partition in half for dual boot

realmike15

realmike15

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i'm trying to partition my primary drive in half for dual boot. i tried using the Data Lifeguard Tool for WD drives, but i keep getting an error that my drivers for my drive do not support 137GB partitions. it's strange because windows recognizes the full size (250GB) just fine (i'm on Vista).

WDs site says Data Lifeguard Tool supports up to Windows XP. i'm guessing this is why it won't recognize my drive as capable of over 137GB partitions. i noticed Acronis is free for Maxtor and Seagate unfortunately my drives are both WD. is there any software that would do the trick (pref free)? i just want to partition enough space off my primary drive to install a second version of Vista.
 
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im curious about the duel boot system. my question is what kind of partition do ya have to have to install another operating system? is it just another extended partition? then load the 2nd operating system on that? or does this have to be a primary also.
 
i used Easeu-s Partition Manager(ignore the dash). its free. the interface is similar to that of partition magic.

p.s: does any1 know why the word editor censor the word Easeu-s (if spelt without the dash)???:confused:
 
tremmor said:
im curious about the duel boot system. my question is what kind of partition do ya have to have to install another operating system? is it just another extended partition? then load the 2nd operating system on that? or does this have to be a primary also.
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most partition managers now will split the free space from your current partition into free allocated space. you choose how much you space you leave in the old partition and how much is used to created the unallocated space. from there you partition the unallocated space based on what type of operating system you're trying to install. if it's XP, Vista or Windows 7 you're going to install an NTFS partition.

the place i've found it useful is. i play games but i also use my computer for everything else. you generally don't want any extra background services running on a gaming machine or anything else that demands performce. i can have two versions of Vista running on 1 HD. #1 has nothing but necessary drivers and games installed. #2 has all my browsers, utilities, encoders, photograph, illustrator etc.

you can also keep a fresh install on a seperate partition for quick reinstalls, if you're the kinda person who reformats computers often.
 
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