Dynamic and Basic Partitions?!?!

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  1. Posts : 25
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       #21

    gregrocker said:
    Boot Partition Wizard flash stick by tapping the ESC or F9 key at boot, then select the flash stick to boot.

    Highlight the HD by clicking on it, then from Disk tab select Convert DYnamic Disk to Basic: How to convert dynamic disk to basic disk with Partition Wizard?

    Confirm the System partition is marked Active: How to Set Active/Inactive partition -Partition Wizard Video Help.

    Apply steps, reboot. If WIn7 will not boot then you may need to run Startup Repair - Run up to 3 Separate Times.

    Once Win7 starts you can again boot PW to rightclick C to Modify>Set to Logical, click OK.
    then rightclick the deleted WIn8 partition space to Create a new Logical Partition, click OK, Apply both steps. How to Set Active/Inactive partition -Partition Wizard Video Help.
    Partition Wizard Create Partition Video Help
    Thanks for your reply but when I go to select my drive and I right click on it to convert it to basic, the option is not highlighted, therefore I cannot click on it. Please tell me there is a solution to this.
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  2.    #22

    maxell505 said:
    Thanks for your reply but when I go to select my drive and I right click on it to convert it to basic, the option is not highlighted, therefore I cannot click on it. Please tell me there is a solution to this.
    But it doesn't say to right click. Click on the Win7 HD # to highlight it:

    gregrocker said:
    Highlight the HD by clicking on it, then from Disk tab select Convert DYnamic Disk to Basic: How to convert dynamic disk to basic disk with Partition Wizard?
    I provided you a movie to watch how to do this in the blue link. Did you view it?
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  3. Posts : 25
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       #23

    gregrocker said:
    maxell505 said:
    Thanks for your reply but when I go to select my drive and I right click on it to convert it to basic, the option is not highlighted, therefore I cannot click on it. Please tell me there is a solution to this.
    But it doesn't say to right click. Click on the Win7 HD # to highlight it like it says:

    gregrocker said:
    Highlight the HD by clicking on it, then from Disk tab select Convert DYnamic Disk to Basic: How to convert dynamic disk to basic disk with Partition Wizard?
    I provided you a movie to watch how to do this in the blue link. Did you view it?
    Yes I did view it. That is what I meant to say. I mean I did click the disk tab but it did not have the option highlighted to Convert disk from dynamic to basic either.
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  4.    #24

    Is the Disk # highlighted in the drive listings as shown here where Disk 2 has the band that is is lighted up in blue?

    Dynamic and Basic Partitions?!?!-convert-gpt-dynamic-disk-basic-disk2.jpg

    You should see this blue band highlighted before the Disk tab will make that choice available.
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  5. Posts : 25
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       #25

    This is what shows up:
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Dynamic and Basic Partitions?!?!-screenshot.png  
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  6.    #26

    It has converted back to Basic now as shown by the Basic label at the far left of the drive.

    You seem to have lost the small 4gb HP Tools partition at the end of the drive, which may mean that the Recovery partition will also now no longer run from boot. This can be tested later by attempting to queue up HP System Recovery to run, or trying to make your HP Recovery disks if you haven't already done so. If neither will work then you can also delete the HP Recovery partition to reclaim its space, although if time came to run Recovery and you preferred that to getting a Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 we can possibly help you manually run it from that partition by marking it Active first. These are options to consider.

    Without the HP Tools partition you can go ahead an create a fourth Primary partition to install Win8 upon which would be the maximum Primary, or if you intend to add any other partitions create the Win8 partition Logical so that other adjacent Logicals can be added now or later. Partition Wizard Create Partition Video Help

    If you have any questions ask them back.
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  7. Posts : 25
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       #27

    gregrocker said:
    It has converted back to Basic now as shown by the Basic label at the far left of the drive.

    You seem to have lost the small 4gb HP Tools partition at the end of the drive, which may mean that the Recovery partition will also now no longer run from boot. This can be tested later by attempting to queue up HP System Recovery to run, or trying to make your HP Recovery disks if you haven't already done so. If neither will work then you can also delete the HP Recovery partition to reclaim its space, although if time came to run Recovery and you preferred that to getting a Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 we can possibly help you manually run it from that partition by marking it Active first. These are options to consider.

    Without the HP Tools partition you can go ahead an create a fourth Primary partition to install Win8 upon which would be the maximum Primary, or if you intend to add any other partitions create the Win8 partition Logical so that other adjacent Logicals can be added now or later. Partition Wizard Create Partition Video Help

    If you have any questions ask them back.
    Ok. So right now you want me to create another partition right? Do you want me to do anything else before that. I have to be extra careful now haha. What about the unallocated 105 GB partition that I created a long time ago that you told me to erase. Here is a screenshot of my Disk Management:
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Dynamic and Basic Partitions?!?!-screenshot-2.png  
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  8.    #28

    I don't know why Recovery was converted to Logical as it won't boot if it's Logical even if it will still boot without the 4gb HP OEM Tools partition which was somehow deleted.

    You can use the installed Partition Wizard Home edition which takes 20 seconds to install:

    Rightclick Recovery in Partition Wizard to Modify>Set to Primary, click OK.

    Rightclick the empty 105gb space to Create a New Logical Partition, label it Windows 8, click OK, Apply both steps.

    Boot the Win8 installation DVD to install to its partition.
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  9. Posts : 25
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       #29

    Ok I did what you told me too so now am I good to go with the installation of Windows 8 on my laptop? Here are two screenshots of my Disk Management and the Partition Wizard.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Dynamic and Basic Partitions?!?!-disk-management.png   Dynamic and Basic Partitions?!?!-partition-wizard.png  
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  10.    #30

    Yes, good work.

    If you want to add another partition now, you'd use PW CD for safest resize of C from the right or D from the left to create another Logical adjacent to the Windows 8 partition. You can have as many Logicals as you want but they must be together.

    Did you understand what I wrote about your Recovery partition several posts back? You didn't say.
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