Vista Disk Management

[KeypoX]

If i use vista to dyanmically? partition what is the difference from using XP installer to partition?

Basically what is the difference between basic and dynamic?

EX.

120GB HD partitioned into 3 drives done whiling installing XP. or

120GB HD dynamically into 3 drives done in vista disk managemtn?

I just put my 160GB of two old partitions together to make one. It did give me a warning that i couldnt install a OS on the new dynamic drive.

I know when doing the regular parts it breaks it up and makes seeks times longer. Is this the same in vistas new feature?


Im basically in a boat where i have a 120gb hd partitioned into 3 drives and a 160GB into two drives and i want them all back together again running at optimal performance. I have Vista and xp on the 120GB drive on C and D respectively... not sure where to go from here to get the drives back together? Was thinking about all formats and reinstalling on seperate disks? I only really need XP to game besides that i am happy with vista

 

[Nothinman]

Dynamic disks use a different partition table layout and chances are you don't want that since very few things actually support it. I don't know of any changed to the dynamic disk layouts since Win2K, but I still wouldn't use them unless absolutely necessary.

 

[KeypoX]

so your saying do not use them? People seem so happy about this new feature in vista?

 

[Nothinman]

It's not new to Vista, even Win2K supports dynamic disks so, what people?

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
It's not new to Vista, even Win2K supports dynamic disks so, what people?

Win2k didnt have a native program to do it though. Vista does

 

[Nothinman]

Sure it does, you can create them in the Disk Management MMC plugin just like you do in Vista.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: Nothinman
It's not new to Vista, even Win2K supports dynamic disks so, what people?

Win2k didnt have a native program to do it though. Vista does

I haven't played with Win2k much, but I can vouch for it's inclusion in XP. I'm not sure why it would be a good idea to use it though 😕

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Sure it does, you can create them in the Disk Management MMC plugin just like you do in Vista.

lol i didnt know that ... i think it was left out of XP i only used 2k for a brief time t

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Sure it does, you can create them in the Disk Management MMC plugin just like you do in Vista.

lol i didnt know that ... i think it was left out of XP i only used 2k for a brief time t

😕 See my post above

 

[Nothinman]

lol i didnt know that ... i think it was left out of XP i only used 2k for a brief time t

Nope, it's there too last I checked. Infact I don't think the Disk Management MMC has really changed since Win2K.

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Nope, it's there too last I checked. Infact I don't think the Disk Management MMC has really changed since Win2K.

Yup. It's the same in Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2000 and Server 2003. All offer dynamic disks.

And, unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing, it's a mistake to choose that option. I see WAY too many problems with dynamic disks to ever recommend them.