Vista - Disk Manager not allowing me to shrink partition...

07-23-2009

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:40:16 -0500, Bill Daggett wrote:
>

Quote:

>> liujing1988 <liujing1988.3vrjzc@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> SPAM

>
>I kind of like the e-mail address he uses :-)
>
>What do you think the odds are that I will try the product?

On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being "definitely" and 1 being "no
freaking way"... 1.

The bozo is posting from Techarena, one of those blasted vBulletin
gateways. The only posts from that address are posts that are touting
that program.

07-23-2009

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:05:46 -0500, Bill Daggett wrote:

Quote:

> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@xxxxxx> wrote:
>

Quote:

>>On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:40:16 -0500, Bill Daggett wrote:
>>

Quote:

>>> liujing1988 <liujing1988.3vrjzc@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> SPAM

>>
>>I kind of like the e-mail address he uses :-)
>>
>>What do you think the odds are that I will try the product?

>
> On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being "definitely" and 1 being "no
> freaking way"... 1.

You're an optimist :-)

Quote:

> The bozo is posting from Techarena, one of those blasted vBulletin
> gateways. The only posts from that address are posts that are touting
> that program.

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

08-20-2009

Hello,

I did all the steps. It has increased the substancial amount of space. But
the original problem is still there. When I try to do shrink partition in
Disk Management, it always says "access denied".

I want to create a new partition. How do I do it?

Thanks

"julzx94" wrote:

Quote:

>
> You need to:
> 1) Disable hibernation through command prompt. Type in elevated prompt:
> powercfg -h off
> 2) Disable system restore: Start Menu, rightclick on My Computer, click
> system protection in left-hand list, uncheck the drive you want to
> disable it on, and confirm your choice.
> 3) Disable the pagefile: Open up System in Control Panel, then Advanced
> System Settings \ Advanced \ Performance \ Advanced \ Change \ No Paging
> File.
> 4) Disable the kernel memory dump. Open up System in Control Panel,
> then Advanced System Settings \ Advanced \ Startup and Recovery \
> Settings \ System Failure \ change drop-down menu to (none).
> 5) Run the disk cleanup wizard and be sure to delete all previous
> restore points and hibernation files.
> 6) Reboot
> 7) Download the 30-day free trial of PerfectDisk 10 Professional.
> 8) In the PD10 interface, select you drive and run a SMARTPlacement
> defrag
> 9) When that is done, do a consolidate free space defrag. This will
> create the largest chunks of fre space as possible.
> 10) When that is finished, in the main page of PD10, right next to the
> size of your hard drive, check the box that says "boot." This will
> defrag Windows system files that can only be moved when Windows is not
> yet booted. This will make it defrag system files EVERY time you boot,
> so you should probably turn it off after the first use.
>
> Using these 10 steps, I went from 3GB available for a partition to over
> 104GB. I would strongly advise against uing GParted and similar
> utilities unless you REALLY know what you're doing. After you have done
> all the partitions you wish, you should probably re-enable system
> restore, hibernation, page filing, and kernel memory dump. I now have a
> 200GB Vista x64 Home Premium partition (main), a 25GB partition for
> testing Windows 7, and a 10GB recovery partition. Cheers!
>
>
> --
> julzx94
>

08-20-2009

"JC" <JC@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:43893900-7E23-45AB-9AA8-B32A9670286E@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Hello,
>
> I did all the steps. It has increased the substancial amount of space. But
> the original problem is still there. When I try to do shrink partition in
> Disk Management, it always says "access denied".
>
> I want to create a new partition. How do I do it?
>

If you are trying to shrink the C or boot partition then it won't. You will
need third-party software to do this.
A favorite is BootIT NG.

**julzx94** · 08-20-2009

Quote:

If you are trying to shrink the C or boot partition then it won't. You will
need third-party software to do this.
A favorite is BootIT NG.

No..... I have personally shrank the C: partition on my computer multiple times.

Quote:

I did all the steps. It has increased the substancial amount of space. But
the original problem is still there. When I try to do shrink partition in
Disk Management, it always says "access denied".

It sounds like you don't have the correct privileges to continue.... are you on an account with Administrative privileges?

07-23-2009	#21 (permalink)
Bill Daggett n/a posts	Re: Disk Manager not allowing me to shrink partition... "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:40:16 -0500, Bill Daggett wrote: > Quote: >> liujing1988 <liujing1988.3vrjzc@xxxxxx> wrote: >> >> SPAM > >I kind of like the e-mail address he uses :-) > >What do you think the odds are that I will try the product? On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being "definitely" and 1 being "no freaking way"... 1. The bozo is posting from Techarena, one of those blasted vBulletin gateways. The only posts from that address are posts that are touting that program.
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07-23-2009	#22 (permalink)
Gene E. Bloch n/a posts	Re: Disk Manager not allowing me to shrink partition... On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:05:46 -0500, Bill Daggett wrote: Quote: > "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:40:16 -0500, Bill Daggett wrote: >> Quote: >>> liujing1988 <liujing1988.3vrjzc@xxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> SPAM >> >>I kind of like the e-mail address he uses :-) >> >>What do you think the odds are that I will try the product? > > On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being "definitely" and 1 being "no > freaking way"... 1. You're an optimist :-) Quote: > The bozo is posting from Techarena, one of those blasted vBulletin > gateways. The only posts from that address are posts that are touting > that program. -- Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
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08-20-2009	#23 (permalink)
JC n/a posts	Re: Disk Manager not allowing me to shrink partition... Hello, I did all the steps. It has increased the substancial amount of space. But the original problem is still there. When I try to do shrink partition in Disk Management, it always says "access denied". I want to create a new partition. How do I do it? Thanks "julzx94" wrote: Quote: > > You need to: > 1) Disable hibernation through command prompt. Type in elevated prompt: > powercfg -h off > 2) Disable system restore: Start Menu, rightclick on My Computer, click > system protection in left-hand list, uncheck the drive you want to > disable it on, and confirm your choice. > 3) Disable the pagefile: Open up System in Control Panel, then Advanced > System Settings \ Advanced \ Performance \ Advanced \ Change \ No Paging > File. > 4) Disable the kernel memory dump. Open up System in Control Panel, > then Advanced System Settings \ Advanced \ Startup and Recovery \ > Settings \ System Failure \ change drop-down menu to (none). > 5) Run the disk cleanup wizard and be sure to delete all previous > restore points and hibernation files. > 6) Reboot > 7) Download the 30-day free trial of PerfectDisk 10 Professional. > 8) In the PD10 interface, select you drive and run a SMARTPlacement > defrag > 9) When that is done, do a consolidate free space defrag. This will > create the largest chunks of fre space as possible. > 10) When that is finished, in the main page of PD10, right next to the > size of your hard drive, check the box that says "boot." This will > defrag Windows system files that can only be moved when Windows is not > yet booted. This will make it defrag system files EVERY time you boot, > so you should probably turn it off after the first use. > > Using these 10 steps, I went from 3GB available for a partition to over > 104GB. I would strongly advise against uing GParted and similar > utilities unless you REALLY know what you're doing. After you have done > all the partitions you wish, you should probably re-enable system > restore, hibernation, page filing, and kernel memory dump. I now have a > 200GB Vista x64 Home Premium partition (main), a 25GB partition for > testing Windows 7, and a 10GB recovery partition. Cheers! > > > -- > julzx94 >
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08-20-2009	#24 (permalink)
Gordon n/a posts	Re: Disk Manager not allowing me to shrink partition... "JC" <JC@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:43893900-7E23-45AB-9AA8-B32A9670286E@xxxxxx Quote: > Hello, > > I did all the steps. It has increased the substancial amount of space. But > the original problem is still there. When I try to do shrink partition in > Disk Management, it always says "access denied". > > I want to create a new partition. How do I do it? > If you are trying to shrink the C or boot partition then it won't. You will need third-party software to do this. A favorite is BootIT NG.
My System Specs

08-20-2009	#25 (permalink)
julzx94 Vista Home Premium 64-bit 26 posts	Quote: If you are trying to shrink the C or boot partition then it won't. You will need third-party software to do this. A favorite is BootIT NG. No..... I have personally shrank the C: partition on my computer multiple times. Quote: I did all the steps. It has increased the substancial amount of space. But the original problem is still there. When I try to do shrink partition in Disk Management, it always says "access denied". It sounds like you don't have the correct privileges to continue.... are you on an account with Administrative privileges?
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