Open Windows DISKPART at System Startup

This is an outline of the methods to boot (start) the PC to open DISKPART so you can manipulate the Solid State Drive (SSD) or Hard Disk Drive (HDD) partitions before you start an installation or for any other reason.

Let's get started!

Method One

Windows 7 Full Installer

1) In the BIOS set the boot order to boot first from the CD/DVD Drive, insert the Windows 7 instalation DVD and restart the PC, at the first black/screen hit the space bar for the "Press any key ... " prompt, then at the "Language" screen hold the "Shift" key and hit the F10 hot-key to open a command window.


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2) In the command window that opens type diskpart <enter> to get started.

To close the command window when finished type exit <enter> to leave diskpart, then exit <enter> again to close the command window and get back to the installer.

Method Two

Windows Repair CD

In the BIOS set the boot order to boot first from the CD/DVD Drive, insert the created repair CD and restart the PC.

1) At the first black/screen hit the space bar for the "Press any key ... " prompt, after the "Loading Files" screen, select your language, then it'll do a search.

2) Select the desired OS and click next.

3) In the Choose a Recovery Tool dialog box click Command Prompt, in the command window that opens type diskpart <enter> to get started.

When finished with diskpart type exit <enter> to leave diskpart, then exit <enter> again to close the command window.

Then click Restart in the Choose a Recovery Tool dialog box that's still open to finish up.

Method Three

Vista Full Installer

In the BIOS set the boot order to boot first from the CD/DVD Drive, insert the Windows Vista full installer DVD and restart the PC, at the first black/screen hit the space bar for the "Press any key ... " prompt, then at the "Language" screen click next, at the "Install ... " screen click Repair Your Computer.

From there the steps are exactly the same as in Method Two above, starting at step #1 to get to the command window, also to close the command window and finish up.

Enjoy! :)

Related Tutorials

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• Clean Install Windows 7 : Ahead of Vista
• Clean Install Windows 7 : Ahead of XP
• System Reserved : Create Using Disk Management
• System Reserved : Create for Dual Boot
• System Reserved : Multi Boot from Logical Partitions
• System Repair Disc - Create
• Safe Mode
• Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times
• SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation
• Partition Wizard : Use the Bootable CD
• Dual Boot : Create Partitions Using PWBD
• Partition : Recover Space Used by an Older OS
• Partition or Volume - Shrink
• Partition or Volume - Extend
• Partition or Volume - Create New
• Partition or Volume - Delete
• https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...ndows-7-a.html
• How to "Clean" or "Clean All" a Disk with the Diskpart Command