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31Jan/090

Repartition hard disk on-the-fly in Windows Vista

In Windows XP or ealier, the Disk Management console tool will only allow you to create a new partition using any unallocated, or free, space on a hard disk. If a single partition takes up the entire hard disk space then you cannot use the Disk Management tool to repartition the hard disk. To repartition the hard disk without reformating the hard disk (after FDISK in DOS), you will need to  invest in a third-party console tool such as PartitionMagic.