Vista partitioning problem

Jkt610 · 05-26-2008, 09:29 AM

Hi, I am trying to partition my drive to make room for linux. The problem is that when I hit "shrink volume", it tells me that I can only shrink volume by about 8 gb when I have around 50 gb left on the drive. Can anyone tell me how to solve this. I was to partition my drive by at least 20gb for ubuntu that I'm trying to dual boot on my computer. Thanks.

**sobeit** · 05-26-2008, 09:37 AM

how are you partitioning your drive? try doing a defrag first.

Jkt610 · 05-26-2008, 09:42 AM

The way I'm partitioning my drive is by using the built in Vista partitioning method. Start>Right click Computer>Manage>Disk Management>Shrink Volume. I've already tried defraging multiple times but no luck.

**sobeit** · 05-26-2008, 09:50 AM

Then I really don't know what is going on if you already defrag.

a couple of other options, ubuntu will also partition the drive during the install.
also the newest ubuntu will installl in windows like any other windows program. And you can remove it through add/remove

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1570

That is the way I did it.

05-26-2008, 09:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jkt610 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 13 OS: WinXP	Vista partitioning problem Hi, I am trying to partition my drive to make room for linux. The problem is that when I hit "shrink volume", it tells me that I can only shrink volume by about 8 gb when I have around 50 gb left on the drive. Can anyone tell me how to solve this. I was to partition my drive by at least 20gb for ubuntu that I'm trying to dual boot on my computer. Thanks.

05-26-2008, 09:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
sobeit Mentor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 4,684 OS: windows/linux	Re: Vista partitioning problem how are you partitioning your drive? try doing a defrag first. __________________ Do not feed the trolls.

05-26-2008, 09:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jkt610 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 13 OS: WinXP	Re: Vista partitioning problem The way I'm partitioning my drive is by using the built in Vista partitioning method. Start>Right click Computer>Manage>Disk Management>Shrink Volume. I've already tried defraging multiple times but no luck.

05-26-2008, 09:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
sobeit Mentor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 4,684 OS: windows/linux	Re: Vista partitioning problem Then I really don't know what is going on if you already defrag. a couple of other options, ubuntu will also partition the drive during the install. also the newest ubuntu will installl in windows like any other windows program. And you can remove it through add/remove http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1570 That is the way I did it. __________________ Do not feed the trolls.