How do i create a new partition in vista

Vista would have formatted your newly-created partition inside the Disk Management console. I could shrink the volume to only half of its size. Say initially a 60GB dark disk can be shrunk only to 30 and I think this applies mainly to primary partition. Great tutorial. Can you repartition drives in Vista or do it have to be unallocated space? Nirmal, You can shrink the volume to whatever size that is available.

Not necessarily half. This available space may further be restricted by snaphots and pagefiles enabled on that drive. Aseem, Thanks and yes you can and that is what this article is about…you have to shrink an existing drive to create unallocated space and then use this space to create the new partition.

You can shrink, extend, create, and format partitions. What do you mean when you say that you could never change the size of a partition in vista? Infact in vista, you can resize the partition extend or shrink the volume size , without loosing data and without the need for a third party tool like Partition Magic.

If you install multiple Windows versions, the first Windows version installed on your PC must be the earliest, e. You need to install Windows 7 first, use Disk Management from Windows 7 to create the boot partition and then install Windows 8. You can install Windows 10 along with Windows 8. Use the Disk Management from Windows 8 to install Windows 10 on a new partition.

You need to install Windows 7 first, use Disk Management from Windows 7 to create the boot partition and then install Windows Read more at Windows Recovery Disks. The NeoSmart Support Forums , member-to-member technical support and troubleshooting.

Applicable Systems This Windows-related knowledgebase article applies to the following operating systems:. Re: Create new partition of existing C: drive Vista As I suggestion, I will like to tell you do not shrink system partition.

You can create un allocated space from any other partitions but you should not do it from the system drive because it may corrupt the operating system or even some times result in hardware failure.

Alternatively you can use any external drive for storing your data or pictures. Re: Create new partition of existing C: drive Vista Thanks for the help and suggestions Janairo but I read somewhere that Microsoft has embedded a new feature in Vista, an inbuilt tool, to do hard drive partitioning and use the unused space under Computer Management console.

I remember I used such feature in XP as well that worked fine for me. Than whats the problem in Vista? Replies: 5 Last Post: , AM. Replies: 1 Last Post: , PM.