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I have a relatively new computer that runs on Windows 7 (W7). This is my first experience with a Windows OS newer than XP. On systems running XP and older operating systems I was in the habit of using OEM tools for partition management.
This particularly included Partition Magic and GParted. I have a strong preference for partitioning the hard drive into multiple partitions in order to separate the software, from the user data, and the temporary storage files. I'm also in the
habit of running more than one operating system partition. This would include both different operating systems as well as as different instances of the same operating system.
It looks to me like W7 includes more and possibly better partition management software than XP and earlier versions of Windows. One of the fundamental tasks is the need to move partitions around on a drive. Partition management software typically
has resizing capability. I'm accustomed to using such tools where you can either reduce or enlarge the size of the partition. The parameters that you need to supply include the amount of free space that you want to end up with both before and after
an existing partition. It looks like the W7 tools only allow you to specify the size that want when the operation is complete. They do NOT seem to allow you to precisely specify where the resulting partition ends up being located. It sort
of sounds like the resulting partition is always going to start at the same location, which means that these tools don't let you relocate the partition. If so that is most unfortunate and represents a serious deficiency.
Is there something I'm missing? In that, is it possible to move partitions? If W7 cannot do it are there recommended OEM tools with such capability? In that, is there a substitute for Partition Magic?

Hi,
In Windows 7, you can use Disk Management to locate your disk partition. In addition, you can also use Diskpart command in CMD console to allocate the partition.
Please refer to the conents of the link below for more details:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300415
Roger Lu
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