how to create an extended partition with logical drives


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7
       #1

    how to create an extended partition with logical drives


    Hi everyone,

    Just new here, i am right now installing my new-built PC with Windows 7 Enterprise.
    Unfortunately, i have already some problems. My hard drive is a 1 TB WD and on setup i made a primary partition of 50 GB for win7. I thought to partition the rest afterwards and there is the problem. The installation went without any problem, but in diskmanager i cannot see the option as i saw in XP to choose between a primary or an extended partition . I wanted to make a large extended partition of the unallocated space and then divide it into some logical drives to hold my programs, pictures & films,... etc. As win7 makes primary partition always i am limited to 4 partitions and that is not enough.
    Someone who can help me out pls ?

    Thanks in advance !

    Ronny

    UPDATE !!

    Found it using easus, but i still dunno understand why diskmanager is not capable of doing that anymore ...
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 5,807
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
       #2

    computerke said:
    Hi everyone,

    Just new here, i am right now installing my new-built PC with Windows 7 Enterprise.
    Unfortunately, i have already some problems. My hard drive is a 1 TB WD and on setup i made a primary partition of 50 GB for win7. I thought to partition the rest afterwards and there is the problem. The installation went without any problem, but in diskmanager i cannot see the option as i saw in XP to choose between a primary or an extended partition . I wanted to make a large extended partition of the unallocated space and then divide it into some logical drives to hold my programs, pictures & films,... etc. As win7 makes primary partition always i am limited to 4 partitions and that is not enough.
    Someone who can help me out pls ?

    Thanks in advance !

    Ronny

    UPDATE !!

    Found it using easus, but i still dunno understand why diskmanager is not capable of doing that anymore ...
    It might have had just a random hiccup...glad you got it sorted out
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 2
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for replying, Zedane ! I am currently working on transferring my software and data from the old XP machine to the new PC with Windows 7

    Ronny
      My Computer


 

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