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chrisneedsHELP

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I am trying to dual boot windows 7 and windows 8 consumer preview, but first i need to make a new partition in order to do so (I made the mistake of completely wiping my windows seven a few months ago) :$ anyways, when I try to it tells me I have to many partitions, it there a way I can keep my current partitions and still make another one for my windows 8? or am i stuck with only one operating system at a time?
 

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Lenovo / B575
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit

My Computer

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PC/Desktop
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Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
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none; graphics are integrated on CPU
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onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
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Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
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1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
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Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
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Antec Solo II
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Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
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Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
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Pale Moon
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All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
First, you have to shrink C. You can do that by using Disk Management.

That will generate "unallocated space". You then need to turn that unallocated space into a logical partition.

You might be able to do that in Disk Management also, I'm not sure.

If not, you can do it with Diskpart or with the Partition Wizard bootable disc.

I'd try disk management and see how far you can get. You can shrink C for sure with that tool, by right clicking C and choosing shrink from the menu.

You'll have to try it to see if you can then turn the unallocated space into a logical partition in Disk Management.

Do not repeat do not repeat do not accept "dynamic partitions". Just say no if you see that choice.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
lol, so absolutely NO dynamic parition? only logical? and is diskpart a downloadable program? or is it already in windows?
 

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Lenovo / B575
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
Diskpart is in Windows, accessible from a command prompt.

If you say yes to dynamic disks, you are in a world of hurt and may lose your data and have to completely reformat the drive.

Disk Management may offer you dynamic if you have 3 or more primary partitions. Refuse, at the top of your voice.

The alternative to dynamic is extended/logical partitions, but you may not be able to make them in Disk Management.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
okay, i have diskpart open, so how do i use it to make a logical partition out of my unacollated space?
 

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Lenovo / B575
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
Give me a few minutes.

In the meantime, enter this command in diskpart and post exactly what the response is:

list disk
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
im actually about to go to work (yay -.- ) so if you could possibly tell me everything i need to do so when i get back i can finish? that would be so appreciated, and thanks for the help so far :)
 

My Computer

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Lenovo / B575
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
On investigation, I'm not sure how to shrink a partition in Diskpart--although you can make logical partitions with Diskpart if you had unallocated space on the drive. You don't.

Given that, the best thing for you is to forget Diskpart and see how far you can get in Disk Management.

It's possible you will have to use Partition Wizard boot disc since Disk Management is not too flexible.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
Did you even try to shrink C and create a Logical partition in the shrink space?
Partition or Volume - Shrink
Partition or Volume - Create New

Only if it fails to create the Logical or wants to convert to a Dynamic Disk do you need to use Partition Wizard. I linked you in my previous post to a video tutorial on how to Resize (shrink) using PW CD if Disk Mgmt doesn't shrink it enough. Here is the video on how to then create a Logical partition: How to Create Partition with partition manager? Video Help
 
I shrunk my C drive by 25000mb (a bit more then the recommended for windows 8), so have the unallocated space there, the problem is that i didnt know what I could do to that unallocated space to make it a working partition, but i will try this video and hope it helps
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo / B575
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
okay, so i used partition wizard successfully to create a new logical partition with my unacollated space, thanks for the video gregrocker
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo / B575
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
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