Vista - Re: Partitioning so I can dual boot - Says "Access Denied"

11-04-2008

On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:47:07 -0800, G@xxxxxx wrote:

Quote:

> Out of three people that replied to my question....no one has really
> answered my question.
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> Richard Urban doesn't address the question as written. He assumes that
> it isn't my computer. Why is that Richard?
>
> AJR, read the question please. I only want to know how to get past the
> "Access Denied" when I use "Shrink Volume. As far ad the setup for dual
> booting, there IS more than one way to do it.
>
> Ray, I'm NOT using Linux, therefore, I don't have a Gparted Live Linux
> CD.

You don't need to use Linux. All you do is download the ISO file, burn it
to CD, stick it in the drive and reboot.

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> If anyone can address the question, I would appreciate it. Otherwise,
> thanks to the three who tried.
>
> G@xxxxxx
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> "G@xxxxxx" <grdelcarlo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Q64Pk.4171$cx5.1049@xxxxxx

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>> I am partitioning my C drive so I can install Windows Pro as a duel
>> boot to
>> the pre-installed Windows Vista Home Premium 6.0 )build 6001: Service
>> Pack 1) My instructions says that I am to select "Shrink Volume" in
>> Disk Management. It starts to do that then I get a box that drops down
>> that says,
>> "Local Disk Manager" at the top, and below it says "Access is Denied".
>> How do I get past this to shrink the volume?
>>
>> G@xxxxxx
>>

11-04-2008	#1 (permalink)
ray n/a posts	Re: Partitioning so I can dual boot - Says "Access Denied" On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:47:07 -0800, G@xxxxxx wrote: Quote: > Out of three people that replied to my question....no one has really > answered my question. > > Richard Urban doesn't address the question as written. He assumes that > it isn't my computer. Why is that Richard? > > AJR, read the question please. I only want to know how to get past the > "Access Denied" when I use "Shrink Volume. As far ad the setup for dual > booting, there IS more than one way to do it. > > Ray, I'm NOT using Linux, therefore, I don't have a Gparted Live Linux > CD. You don't need to use Linux. All you do is download the ISO file, burn it to CD, stick it in the drive and reboot. Quote: > > If anyone can address the question, I would appreciate it. Otherwise, > thanks to the three who tried. > > G@xxxxxx > > > > > > > "G@xxxxxx" <grdelcarlo@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:Q64Pk.4171$cx5.1049@xxxxxx Quote: >> I am partitioning my C drive so I can install Windows Pro as a duel >> boot to >> the pre-installed Windows Vista Home Premium 6.0 )build 6001: Service >> Pack 1) My instructions says that I am to select "Shrink Volume" in >> Disk Management. It starts to do that then I get a box that drops down >> that says, >> "Local Disk Manager" at the top, and below it says "Access is Denied". >> How do I get past this to shrink the volume? >> >> G@xxxxxx >>
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