dynamic disk to basic disk when win 7 is installed on dynamic disk


  1. Posts : 1
    windows 7 home premium x64
       #1

    dynamic disk to basic disk when win 7 is installed on dynamic disk


    ok...
    first time...
    so i got this cool Hp laptop .... nice
    the bad part ...
    I had a single 500 gb Hard disk. only two partitions ... experimented to partition it ...
    1. I upgraded my basic drive to dynamic drive ( got four partitions now)
    2. My OS (win 7 home premium x64) is on one of the partiotion on the dynamic disk.
    QUESTIONS
    How do i convert back to basic... i only have my OS key no install cd?
    Can i take a back up or sys image that i can use later on after converting my hard disk to basic?
    HELP!!!
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  2.    #2

    The only way to convert non-destructively is using Partition Wizard old version 4.12 downloadable from here: partition wizard 4.2 free.zip - Windows Live#

    From PW Disk tab>Convert to Basic.

    Back up your files and a Win7 backup image first: Backup Complete Computer - Create an Image Backup. Use external HD, another HD, DVD's, another computer on your network, or 25gb of free storage on Skydrive with each Windows Live ID.

    Afterwards post back a screenshot of your full maximized Disk mgmt drive map with listings and tell us what you want to do, we will give you the exact steps using PW.
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  3. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 8.1 x64
       #3

    Thank you so much!! This totally saved my Laptop from factory reset!!!!
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