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Another possible option is to image the current system to an external usb drive, partition the drive and put the image back into the preferred partition.

Firm.

-----Original Message-----
From: "Al Puzzuoli" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 6/13/08 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Shrinking the primary partition in Vista?

This is a Del, on which I did a clean install of Vista; However, after
doing the install, I found out that the user wanted a second partition.

  Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions.  I'll see about disabling
the pagefile, etc and or downloading a linux CD.  I suppose at this
point, since the machine is still relatively clean, it might be almost
as easy to simply reinstall; However now, it's become a matter of
principle.  I'm not going to let this bloody OS dictate terms! :)



Al Puzzuoli
Information Technologist                                       
Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities  517-884-1915  120 Bessey
Hall East Lansing, MI  48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.edu

  

-----Original Message-----
From: Vasquez, Timo [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 11:12 AM
To: Al Puzzuoli; [log in to unmask]
Subject: RE: [MSUNAG] Shrinking the primary partition in Vista?

I have had that same request when beta testing, and I found the best
thing was to start from scratch to get my Drives the sizes I needed.  Is
this a prebuilt box from DELL or HP?


Timo Vasquez- D.S.S. Team Member

      Michigan State University

 Administrative Information Services

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       517-353-4420 ext 249

-----Original Message-----
From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Al Puzzuoli
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 11:06 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [MSUNAG] Shrinking the primary partition in Vista?

I'm trying to shrink, and then repartition a machine running Vista
Enterprise.  The full capacity of the drive in question is 160 GB, and
over 100GB of drive space is currently available; However,  I've tried
using diskpart, as well as the gui disk management tool, and in both
cases, Vista will only let me shrink the primary partition by 38 gigs.
I've disabled system restore, which I understand also disables shadow
copies, but Vista is being stingy, and still only wants to relinquish 38
gigs.  Is there anything else I can do short of reinstalling the system
and initially partitioning the way I want?

Thanks,

Al