vista partioning

can Vista partition a drive for dual boot?
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Domey -------------------

Boot from DVD,
When the Windows Vista installer menu appears, choose the first option, Install Now When the option to select your disk appears,
Press Shift-F10 to open a command prompt. Start the disk partitioning utility.
diskpart
Enter the following commands to partition the hard disk: select disk 0 create partition primary
When the partitioning process is complete, click the Reset button to reboot the machine. When the Windows Vista installer menu appears, choose the first option, Install Now -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Domey" wrote in message

can Vista partition a drive for dual boot?
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Domey -------------------

Thanks Andre, now that you mention it, i seem to remember this being posted before. Here goes.
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Domey ------------------- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Boot from DVD,
When the Windows Vista installer menu appears, choose the first option, Install Now When the option to select your disk appears,
Press Shift-F10 to open a command prompt. Start the disk partitioning utility.
diskpart
Enter the following commands to partition the hard disk: select disk 0 create partition primary
When the partitioning process is complete, click the Reset button to reboot the machine. When the Windows Vista installer menu appears, choose the first option, Install Now -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Domey" wrote in message can Vista partition a drive for dual boot?
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Domey -------------------

I apologize for being so dense Andre, but diskpart informed me of insufficient room on the drive for what I am asking. Apparently it needs to know I do not want to make the new partition maximum size and don't have a clue how to tell it. Should I go to a utility after all. . .something not so "native". <g>
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Domey ------------------- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Boot from DVD,
When the Windows Vista installer menu appears, choose the first option, Install Now When the option to select your disk appears,
Press Shift-F10 to open a command prompt. Start the disk partitioning utility.
diskpart
Enter the following commands to partition the hard disk: select disk 0 create partition primary
When the partitioning process is complete, click the Reset button to reboot the machine. When the Windows Vista installer menu appears, choose the first option, Install Now -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Domey" wrote in message can Vista partition a drive for dual boot?
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Domey -------------------

When you say go to a utility or referring to a dedicated tool for partitioning? Sure, I use Partition Magic and I always get great results. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Domey" wrote in message

I apologize for being so dense Andre, but diskpart informed me of insufficient room on the drive for what I am asking. Apparently it needs to know I do not want to make the new partition maximum size and don't have a clue how to tell it. Should I go to a utility after all. . .something not so "native". <g
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Domey ------------------- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Boot from DVD,
When the Windows Vista installer menu appears, choose the first option, Install Now When the option to select your disk appears,
Press Shift-F10 to open a command prompt. Start the disk partitioning utility.
diskpart
Enter the following commands to partition the hard disk: select disk 0 create partition primary
When the partitioning process is complete, click the Reset button to reboot the machine. When the Windows Vista installer menu appears, choose the first option, Install Now -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Domey" wrote in message can Vista partition a drive for dual boot?
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Domey -------------------

LOL! Back to square one. . .I install the Vista-to-be drive as slave to my XP PRO system and partitioned and formatted it prior to Vista install. I installed Vista x86 on the first partition and will go dual boot next with x64 on partition 2. So far so good. . .ain't this fun?
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"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

When you say go to a utility or referring to a dedicated tool for partitioning? Sure, I use Partition Magic and I always get great results. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Domey" wrote in message I apologize for being so dense Andre, but diskpart informed me of insufficient room on the drive for what I am asking. Apparently it needs to know I do not want to make the new partition maximum size and don't have a clue how to tell it. Should I go to a utility after all. . .something not so "native". <g
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Domey ------------------- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Boot from DVD,
When the Windows Vista installer menu appears, choose the first option, Install Now When the option to select your disk appears,
Press Shift-F10 to open a command prompt. Start the disk partitioning utility.
diskpart
Enter the following commands to partition the hard disk: select disk 0 create partition primary
When the partitioning process is complete, click the Reset button to reboot the machine. When the Windows Vista installer menu appears, choose the first option, Install Now -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Domey" wrote in message can Vista partition a drive for dual boot?
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