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Using Disk Management1. You will first need to shrink a partition or volume from the free space on a disk to create
unallocated space on that disk to use to create the new partition or volume with on the same
disk.NOTE: If this is a new HDD that is allunallocatedspace, then you can skip this step and go
straight to step 2.
2. Open the Control Panel (All Items view), and click on the Administrative Tools icon. thenclose the Control Panel window.
3. Click on Computer Management in Administrative Tools, then close the Administrative
Tools window.
4. In the left pane underStorage, click on Disk Management. (See screenshot below)
5. In the middle pane, right click on the empty unallocated partition or volume and click on NewSimple Volume. (See screenshot above)
6. Click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)
7. Type in how many MB (1 GB = 1024 MB) you want to use from the unallocated partition tocreate the new partition with, then click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE:If you want to use all of the unallocated partition to create the new partition with, thentype all of the maximum disk space shown for the unallocated partition. If you do not use all of
the maximum disk space, then you can use the left over space from the unallocted partition tocreate another new partition with.
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8. Select an available drive letter that you want to be assigned to the new partition in Computer,then click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)
9. Type in a volume label name that you want for the new partition, check the Perform a quickformat box, and click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)
10. Click on the Finishbutton. (See screenshot below)
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11. The new primary partition or volume has now been created with the assigned unalloctedpartition space (step 7). (See screenshot below)
12. Close the Computer Management window. (See screenshot above)
OPTION TWO
Using Diskpart in a Elevated Command Prompt1. You will first need to shrink a partition or volume to create a unallocated partition to use to
create the new partition or volume with.
2. Open a elevated command prompt, or a command prompt at boot.
3. In the elevated command prompt, type diskpart and press Enter. (See screenshot below)
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4. In the elevated command prompt, type list diskand press Enter. (See screenshot below)
NOTE:This is to help you ID the disk number that has Free unallocated space that you want to
create a new partition with. For example, Disk 1 with 80 GB of free space.
5. In the elevated command prompt, type select disk# and press Enter. (See screenshot below)
NOTE:You would substitute # for the disk number listed that you want to create a new partitionwith the free unallocated space there. For example, I want to create a new partition with the 80
GB of free space, so I would type select disk2 and press Enter.
6. In the elevated command prompt, type create partition primary and press Enter. (See
screenshot below)NOTE: This will create a new blankRAW partition with selected disk (step 5) that contains the
unallocated partition free space.
7. In the elevated command prompt, type list volume and press Enter. (See screenshot below)NOTE:Look for the volume number that has the same Size as from the Free space in step 4. For
example, Volume 3.
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8. To Format the Partition or Disk as a NTFS File System NOTE:This would be good for using with Windows 7 or Vista for example.
A) In the elevated command prompt, type format fs=ntfs quickand press Enter. (Seescreenshot below)
NOTE:Havingquickadded at the end of the command will do a quick format instead of a fullformat on the new blank RAW partition (step 6) to make it a new partition.
B) Go to step 10.
9. To Format the Partition or Disk as a FAT32 File SystemNOTE:This would be good for using with a USBkey drive for example.A) In the elevated command prompt, type format fs=fat32 quickand press Enter. (See
screenshot below)NOTE:Havingquickadded at the end of the command will do a quick format instead of a full
format on the new blank RAW partition (step 6) to make it a new partition.10. When it is finished formatting, type exit in the elevated command prompt and press Enter.
(See screenshot below)
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11. Close the elevated command prompt.
12. The new primary partition has now been created. You can now see the new partition inComputer with a drive letter.
In this guide, we will show you how to reinstall Windows 7:
1. Open Start menu, type in Recovery in the search box and then hit enter to launch Recovery
window.
2.ClickAdvanced Recovery methods to open Windows 7s advanced recovery methods.
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3. In the Advanced Recovery window, you will see two options:
# Use a system image you created earlier to recover your computer: If you have created asystem image, you can use it to replace everything on your computer, including Windows,
programs, and all your files, with the information saved on the system image.
# Reinstall Windows (requires Windows installation disc): This option will reinstall Windowson your computer. Afterward, you can restore your files from a backup. Any programs you have
installed will need to be reinstalled using the original installation discs or files. Existing mightremain in the Windows.old folder on your hard disk after the reinstall completes.
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4. ClickReinstall Windows option to start the reinstallation procedure. You will be asked tobackup your files in the next step. Click Backup now option to backup your files such as
document, pictures and music to a USB, DVD orexternal hard disk.
Click Skip and then clickRestart button to restart your PC to start the reinstall process.
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Note: When you use this method (Reinstall Windows), the existing Windows installation will be
moved to the Windows.old directory. You can retrieve data from that location after the restorecompletes. Any programs you have installed will need to be reinstalled.
5. Once you hit the restart button, wait for a few minutes to see the following screen. Select your
keyboard input method and click Next.
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6. In following screen, you will be prompted with reinstall Windows 7 confirmation box. Click
Yes to proceed to the next step.
7. Now insert your Windows 7 installation disc and then clickYes to see the Windows 7installing screen. From here onwards, you need to follow the simple onscreen procedure to
complete the reinstallation procedure (you can refer our Windows 7 installation procedure).
8. Windows will take a few minutes to show the below screen, where you need to enter a
username to your account.
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9. Click Next to see the set password box. If you like to set a password for your account, typeand then retype the password in respective boxes. Click Next to continue.
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10. In this screen, clickUse recommend settings and then select your time zone and again click
next button to select your network type from available Home, Word or Public network.
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11. You are almost done! You have successfully reinstalled Windows 7. You might see theRestore my files box on the desktop. ClickRestore my files button if you have done a backup
in the step 5.
12. Finally, you might want to delete the Windows.old folderduring the reinstallation process byWindows to move your old installation files. Refer ourhow to safely delete Windows.old folder
in Windows 7 guide to free up a few GBs of your hard disk space.
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13. Install all your software and drivers.
Similar to Windows Vista, Windows 7 also has the option to resize partitions, this means you
can shrink or extend partitions. The Disk Management in built utility is able to do the job ofshrinking and expanding partitions and it does not require any 3rd party utilities. To manage your
partitions, open Control Panel and type partitions or hard disk in the search bar on the rightcorner and you can see the link Create and Format Hard Disk Partitions under administrative
tools.
This will open up the disk management utility forWindows 7.
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To shrink any volume, right click on the desired volume and select the option Shrink Volume.This will open up the Shrink Volume window and you need to specify the amount of space you
want to shrink.
If you want to extend any volume in Windows 7, right click on the drive to be extended and
select Extend Volume. In the next step you need to specify the amount of space by which youwant to extend the volume.
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Please note that extend volume for any drive will work only if there is continuous free space
available on your hard disk.
Windows 7 Installation Guide / Tutorial
The Windows 7 is finally here. It's released for beta testers a few days ago and I am here with a small
step by step picture guided tour through the installation process. I downloaded the x86 version of the
M3 build ( build No: 6801) from Microsoft Connect site, which is 2.72 GB ISO. The x64 version is around
3.2 GB in size.
The installation process was just like vista setup and to my surprise completed in just around 20 minutes
in my low end Virtual hardware. This surely indicates the performance improvements Microsoft has put
on this windows vista replacement.
The TestMachine
I decided to install Windows 7 in a VMware workstation first to make sure that the DVD I burned is
perfect. VMware is great for taking screen shots and screen captures also.
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VMWare Version: VMWare Workstation 6.5
Virtual HArddisk : 9 GB
RAM : 512 MB
Processor : Single Core
Windows Version : Windows 7 Ultimate M3 v6801-0-080913-2030
Preparing the DVD from the ISO image
Since most the people are installing Windows 7 in a real hardware, a DVD should be burned from the
downloaded ISO image. You will need a DVD Burner, a DVD burning software and a blank DVD-R or DVD-
RW to prepare the installation disk. I used a Sony single layer DVD-R as media and used Nero 8 as the
DVD burning software. But for those who don't have Nero installed, CDBurnerXP is a free Alternative.
So using the DVD burning software of your choice burn the Windows 7 ISO image to the DVD. Make sure
you choose the a very low burning speed, 4x or 8x, for better results.
Setting up your Computer & BIOS changes ( If required)
Now reboot your computer after popping in the all new Windows 7 DVD you just created in to the DVD
Drive. In most cases if you do this you'll automatically boot in to the Windows 7 Installation DVD. But in
some cases if the Boot device order is changed in the BIOS it may boot in to your older OS, instead of
our DVD. In that case you'll need to change the BIOS settings to gt it done ( More details in a different
tutorial).
Booting Up and First Installation Steps
Steps from here are pretty straight forward. Read the descriptions in each pages before clicking the Next
button to avoid any disasters. IF there is options to choose in these steps you may find them with each
images.
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You may choose your Language options by selecting the dropdowns 'Language to install', 'Time and
Currency format' and 'Keyboard or input method' here. I decided to leave everything to 'US' but it would
be better for selecting the correct settings here for non-english users.
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This screen is where the installation wizard begins. The install now options will leads to the advanced
install options. For repairing a corrupt installation the 'Repair your computer' button located at the
bottom-left can be used. For fresh installs just click the Install now button.
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Tick the 'I accept the license terms' checkbox and click 'Next' to proceed.
Which type of installation do you want?
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This screen provides two options, Upgrade and Custom (advanced). The upgrade option is for those
who wish to upgrade an existing installation of older version of Windows to Windows 7. It is confirmed
that Windows Vista can be upgraded to Windows 7 with out any issues, but Windows XP is still a
problem.
We will opt for the second option here, the Custom install.
Where do you want to install Windows?
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Clicking on the 'Custom' button brings the install location selection screen. In the test machine we have
an un-partitioned empty disk. But in the case of a normal installation all your hard drive partitions (e.g.
C:\ , D:\ etc.) will be listed here. Choose the drive as you like (a 15 GB size is recommended). Make sure
the drive don't have any important data or the Windows 7 installation will wipe-out the contents of that
partition. You can backup the data to another partition (e.g. for installing in D:\ drive move importantfiles from there to say E:\ drive or to an external usb drive) for safe keeping.
Partitioning /Creating or Modifying Partitions
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Click the Drive options (advanced) for advanced partition management options like 'Delete', 'Format',
'New' and 'Extend'. To create a new partition click the New button. But if you have list of partitions in
the previous screen, choose the one where you are planning to install windows 7 and click Format. Then
click 'Next' to proceed.
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The 'New' option provides a text box to enter the size of the partition you wish to create in MBs. A 15
GB (15*1024 = 15360 MB) is recommended. In this case I opted for the full size of my virtual drive, i.e.
9216 MB. Click the Apply button to continue. You may be greeted with a message To ensure that all
Windows features work correctly, windows might create additional partitions for system files. . This is
a new feature in Windows 7 to have a small boot partition for system files. Click Okto continue.
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So here we are, A new primary partition of 8.8 GB is created along with a System type partition of 200
MB. Select the partition you just created and click Next to continue.
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All right, we are all set. The Windows 7 installation begins. time to grab a cup of coffee for and wait for
15 - 30 minutes for the all new OS!