"AricCougar" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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>
> Partition Issue (Adding Vista x64 to Vista x32 1TB Drive)
>
> My 1TB drive is set up as follows:
>
> C: Vista x32 IE7 + VMwares 300GB (Primary)
> D: Vista x32 IE8 50GB (Primary)
> E: XP IE6 50GB (Primary)
> F: XP IE7 50GB (Extended)
> G: XP IE8 50GB (Extended)
> H: Win7 IE8 50GB (Extended)
> Unallocated 60GB
>
> I need to put a new Vista x64 in 50GB of the remaining Unallocated
> space but keep getting this error when trying to partition/format it:
> "Disk Management: You cannot create a volume in this unallocated space
> because the disk already contains the maximum number of partitions."
>
> I understand that we only get 4 primary partitions. How can i add this
> unallocated space to the Extended Partition, and thereby make a
> partition within it to load Vista x64 to boot up like all the others?
>
> Appreciate any quick ideas. Thanks.
> --
> AricCougar
What's the reason for creating such tiny partitions as 50GB?
For handling an unallocated space you'd have to use
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