big problem at making new partition

[mohamed said]

hello
i have a new laptop yesterday but there are one drive c: (500 gb)
to add a new partition i have shrink drive c to 250 GB and i have now 250 GB unallocated space
when i create a new simple volume at this unallocated space i have this message before formatting

"the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk,if you convert the disk to dynamic you will not be able to start installed OS from any volume(expect the current boot volume)
yes-no
this error doesn't appear at os guide
help please

 

[mohamed said]

this the 3rd support forum that i use ,

 

[geniulmalefic]

hello
i have a new laptop yesterday but there are one drive c: (500 gb)
to add a new partition i have shrink drive c to 250 GB and i have now 250 GB unallocated space
when i create a new simple volume at this unallocated space i have this message before formatting

"the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk,if you convert the disk to dynamic you will not be able to start installed OS from any volume(expect the current boot volume)
yes-no
this error doesn't appear at os guide
help please

Hello,and Welcome.
Try creating the partition witha program,or from BIOS.

 

[mohamed said]

but why this error appear???

 

[geniulmalefic]

but why this error appear???

I have no ideea.

 

[Anak]

but why this error appear???

Hi! mohamed said, welcome to W7F

There are two styles of disk operation Basic, and Dynamic.

It is easier to change a Basic disk to Dynamic, than to return a Dynamic back to Basic.

In either scenario there is the possibility of data loss, but more so to go back from Dynamic to Basic.

The question you need to ask yourself is:

"Do I really need the features of a Dynamic Disk?"

This question that is being asked should be considered more as a Final fail-safe, than an error message

"the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk,if you convert the disk to dynamic you will not be able to start installed OS from any volume(expect the current boot volume)
yes-no

Have you visited these pages?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/26823-convert-basic-disk-dynamic-disk.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/26829-convert-dynamic-disk-basic-disk.html

Enjoy your stay here...Assalaam-O-Alaikum

 

[Robert Cartman]

I think the main question is why on earth is a disk in a new laptop, with one partition formatted in dynamic disk format?

Can you post a screenshot of your Disk Management's window? (Rightclick on Computer > Manage > Disk Management)

 

[Anak]

Hi! RC, Your right.

I knew I saw it somewhere:

Removable disks or disks on a laptop (notepad) cannot be converted to a dynamic disk.

One of Brink's tutorials:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/26823-convert-basic-disk-dynamic-disk.html

 

[gregrocker]

The error message is because the laptop has already used the maximum allowed Primary partitions.

You do not want to convert it to Dynamic under any circumstances!

Use free Partition Wizard bootable CD to create Logical data partitions in the Unallocated space. It can also resize or otherwise manage your partitions perfectly with near-zero failure rate. But back up your files anyway.

http://www.partitionwizard.com/partition-wizard-bootable-cd.html

 

[Robert Cartman]

The error message is because the laptop has already used the maximum allowed Primary partitions.

He told that he has only one partition (C).

May be there is a hidden partition, but those are only two.

We can have four primary partitions on one disk.

He did not used the maximum allowed partitions, or he doesn't know how many partitions he really has.

I'm still waiting for the screenshot.

 

[gregrocker]

On a new factory installed laptop he likely has hidden OEM, Recovery and 100mb SysReserved partition, which in addition to C makes the maximum. This is standard.

As you say we won't know until he posts the screenshot, but that is what the error message is usually about.

 

[mohamed said]

On a new factory installed laptop he likely has hidden OEM, Recovery and 100mb SysReserved partition, which in addition to C makes the maximum. This is standard.

As you say we won't know until he posts the screenshot, but that is what the error message is usually about.

exact i have
c+recovery+hptools(100mb)
which screen shots do u want (mycomputer-or data management

 

[Robert Cartman]

about the disk management

 

[raub]

Could not create a new partition after shrinking the volumw

I just bought a new laptop with windows 7 home premium and I would like to dual boot with xp by shrinking c. I am facing same problem. I think the laptop has the max partitions allowed. I am attaching a picture of the error and the partition table.
I would like to know what are my options to accomplish without touching the recovery partition and windows 7 partition. I am thinking about deleting the hp tools.
Thank you in advance

 

[Hopalong X]

Raub

You can only put four primary partitions on a hard drive.

You are trying to put on five.

Note
A primary partition is a type of partition created on a hard drive that can have a operating system installed on it. A primary partition functions as though it were a physically separate hard drive. By default on a MBR disk, you can create a maximum of 3 Primary partitions and 1 Extended partition with up to 128 logical volumes in the extended partition on a single hard disk.

*You must be logged on in an administrator account to be able to do this tutorial.


Find more info here.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2674-partition-volume-create-new.html

 

[raub]

Thank u Hopalong X,
Would recommand deleting hp tools partition and replacing it with a new one primary?

 

[Hopalong X]

You can but you may miss those tools. I'm not sure what is in there. See what is in there and post a snip of the files. Right click HP Tools and then left click "Open". It will show list of files.
FYI- I marked where to right click in your picture below in yellow.

FYI
Did you burn the HP recovery DVD's? If not that should be done. I realize it is on the hard drive but what if the hard drive messes up? All gone!

raub
I'll check back on you. Send me a PM or public message if I forget.

Mike

 

[gregrocker]

HP's are so loaded with bloatware that many tech enthusiasts find a clean copy Win7 DVD to clean reinstall without the factory bloatware. Until then, they turn off all the useless utilities in msconfig>Startup including the HP Wireless Manager which adds 30 seconds to bootup and drags on the CPU - config Win7 superior wireless connection in System tray.

If you find you don't need or want those useless utilties as well as other programs, you can uninstall them using Revo uninstaller in Advanced mode: it will run Windows uninstaller, but when prompted to restart, click Next instead to delete all the leftover registry keys and files Revo cues up in bold.

As suggested, if you browse that HP utilities partition with folders unhidden in Control Panel>Folders options>View you can decide whether you want to keep any of those utilities. If not go ahead and delete it to create your fourth Primary partition. You may need to use free Partition Wizard to do so: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/93322-partition-wizard-use-bootable-cd.html

 

[raub]

Thank you Hopalong X for taking time to explain things for me. I appreciate it very much. I did find another video guide from hp forums to partition the extra space without touching other partitions. you can take a look at it [Video] How to Dual Boot Windows 7 & Windows XP - HP Support Forum

Thank you gregrocker for sharing some great infos about hp software and tools. I will keep that in mind for future installations.

 

[Hopalong X]

Raub

Glad I could be of some help.

Mike