Similar prob using Vista Tool. C Shrink to provide unallocated space now
showing at 66000 MB, but when I right click on unallocated and New Simple
Volume and try to make one It keeps telling me there is not enough room on
the Drive. I am sure I am using an amount well below space in the Unallocated
Space. Also specified New Simple as F and on subsequent trys sometimes shows
G as default with F not in the list. Tried reboot with no diff. Any
suggestions
JH Elliott
"R. C. White, MVP" wrote:
> Hi, Alias.
>
> You don't need a third-party program, like Acronis DD (although I've heard
> good things about it). All you need is built into every version of Vista
> (and Win2K and WinXP). It's called Disk Management. To get there, you can
> Run diskmgmt.msc, or click right-click Computer, then Manage | Disk
> Management.
>
> But no program can create a partition out of thin air - or out of disk space
> that is already included in another partition. Fortunately, the Vista
> version of DM includes some new features, including Shrink Volume. Use this
> on your existing volume, probably Drive C:. Shrink it to the size you want
> it to be permanently. Then right-click on the newly-available Free Space
> and then click New Simple Volume to create a new one. Either use all the
> available space, as it suggests, or use less than the full amount available,
> leaving room for another volume later; it's up to you.
>
> And, yes, you will need administrator credentials to do this.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@grandecom.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Mail in Vista Ultimate x64)
>
> "Alias" <Alias@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:97BDCFAB-014F-4CDA-8D76-2A402AA50571@microsoft.com...
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am running Vista Home Basic and have a 250GB SATA drive. I have tried
> > using various programs (Acronis Disk Director Suite v10, etc) to create a
> > second partition on my drive, but it's not working. It looks like the
> > partition software is working, but when all is said and done and I check
> > the
> > drive nothing has changed.
> >
> > Is Vista somehow protecting the hard drive from other software programs?
> > Any suggestions on how to split my drive is welcome.
> >
> > -A
>
>