Install failed on dynamic harddisk "Alan T" <alanpltseNOSPAM[ at ]yahoo.com.au> 7/8/2007 11:28:56 AM I have second hardisk formatted inside XP as dynamic disk type. Now I swap the 2 disks, ie. second harddisk as primary disk and reboot the machine with Vista DVD. At the early stage Vista said this is a dynamic disk cannot be installed. How do I make it non-dynamic in side XP?

Re: Install failed on dynamic harddisk "Rick Rogers" <rick[ at ]mvps.org> 7/8/2007 1:00:40 PM Hi Alan, You have to wipe the disk and repartition it, there's no easy way. Data currently on the drive will be lost, so back it up to removable media before doing anything else. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Alan T" <alanpltseNOSPAM[ at ]yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:%231mEtMVwHHA.5008[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] >I have second hardisk formatted inside XP as dynamic disk type. > Now I swap the 2 disks, ie. second harddisk as primary disk and reboot the > machine with Vista DVD. > At the early stage Vista said this is a dynamic disk cannot be installed. > How do I make it non-dynamic in side XP? >

Re: Install failed on dynamic harddisk Don <don195702[ at ]hotmail.com> 7/8/2007 2:04:59 PM Rick Rogers wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi Alan, > > You have to wipe the disk and repartition it, there's no easy way. Data > currently on the drive will be lost, so back it up to removable media > before doing anything else. > The 'diskpart' command-line utility claims to convert back and forth between dynamic and basic disks. I've never used it, so I can't say if it destroys the data on the disk or not. Anyone know?

Re: Install failed on dynamic harddisk "John Barnes" <jbarnes[ at ]email.net> 7/8/2007 3:07:11 PM Since he wants to install Vista on it, it would not seem to matter if the data were destroyed, however, it does not seem that it is. Caution advised if I misunderstand this. He can access the command prompt on the Vista DVD with shift/f10 "Don" <don195702[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23aft6jWwHHA.4332[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Rick Rogers wrote: >> Hi Alan, >> >> You have to wipe the disk and repartition it, there's no easy way. Data >> currently on the drive will be lost, so back it up to removable media >> before doing anything else. >> > > The 'diskpart' command-line utility claims to convert back and forth > between dynamic and basic disks. I've never used it, so I can't say > if it destroys the data on the disk or not. Anyone know? >

Re: Install failed on dynamic harddisk "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse[ at ]yahoo.com.au> 7/8/2007 11:28:57 PM What I did in XP is Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management - > Disk Management Right click the second disk to select Format... It has to by dynamic, not other option. Can I reformat/delete the partition when I start to install Vista? "John Barnes" <jbarnes[ at ]email.net> wrote in message news:O1onSLXwHHA.4132[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Since he wants to install Vista on it, it would not seem to matter if the > data were destroyed, however, it does not seem that it is. Caution advised > if I misunderstand this. He can access the command prompt on the Vista DVD > with shift/f10 > > "Don" <don195702[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:%23aft6jWwHHA.4332[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > Rick Rogers wrote: > >> Hi Alan, > >> > >> You have to wipe the disk and repartition it, there's no easy way. Data > >> currently on the drive will be lost, so back it up to removable media > >> before doing anything else. > >> > > > > The 'diskpart' command-line utility claims to convert back and forth > > between dynamic and basic disks. I've never used it, so I can't say > > if it destroys the data on the disk or not. Anyone know? > > >

Re: Install failed on dynamic harddisk "John Barnes" <jbarnes[ at ]email.net> 7/9/2007 12:02:53 AM I don't know as those two commands are partition level. Just curious, the format option only shows when you right click on the partition, the convert to basic disk shows when you right click on the drive itself at the far left of the line. I am in Vista so I don't know for sure that XP has the same options. As mentioned earlier, diskpart does have the option. "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse[ at ]yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:efLgDfbwHHA.2040[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > What I did in XP is > Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> > Computer Management - > Disk Management > > Right click the second disk to select Format... > > It has to by dynamic, not other option. > > Can I reformat/delete the partition when I start to install Vista? > > > "John Barnes" <jbarnes[ at ]email.net> wrote in message > news:O1onSLXwHHA.4132[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Since he wants to install Vista on it, it would not seem to matter if the >> data were destroyed, however, it does not seem that it is. Caution > advised >> if I misunderstand this. He can access the command prompt on the Vista > DVD >> with shift/f10 >> >> "Don" <don195702[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:%23aft6jWwHHA.4332[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> > Rick Rogers wrote: >> >> Hi Alan, >> >> >> >> You have to wipe the disk and repartition it, there's no easy way. >> >> Data >> >> currently on the drive will be lost, so back it up to removable media >> >> before doing anything else. >> >> >> > >> > The 'diskpart' command-line utility claims to convert back and forth >> > between dynamic and basic disks. I've never used it, so I can't say >> > if it destroys the data on the disk or not. Anyone know? >> > >> > >

Re: Install failed on dynamic harddisk andy <bogusaddress[ at ]bogusaddress.123> 7/9/2007 9:48:22 PM On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 09:28:57 +1000, "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse[ at ]yahoo.com.au> wrote: [Quoted Text] >What I did in XP is >Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> >Computer Management - > Disk Management > >Right click the second disk to select Format... > >It has to by dynamic, not other option. What does this mean? If you want to convert the disk back to basic, right click in the box that identifies the disk as dynamic. There should be a context menu, Revert to Basic. Select it. > >Can I reformat/delete the partition when I start to install Vista? > > >"John Barnes" <jbarnes[ at ]email.net> wrote in message >news:O1onSLXwHHA.4132[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Since he wants to install Vista on it, it would not seem to matter if the >> data were destroyed, however, it does not seem that it is. Caution >advised >> if I misunderstand this. He can access the command prompt on the Vista >DVD >> with shift/f10 >> >> "Don" <don195702[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:%23aft6jWwHHA.4332[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> > Rick Rogers wrote: >> >> Hi Alan, >> >> >> >> You have to wipe the disk and repartition it, there's no easy way. Data >> >> currently on the drive will be lost, so back it up to removable media >> >> before doing anything else. >> >> >> > >> > The 'diskpart' command-line utility claims to convert back and forth >> > between dynamic and basic disks. I've never used it, so I can't say >> > if it destroys the data on the disk or not. Anyone know? >> > >> >

Re: Install failed on dynamic harddisk "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse[ at ]yahoo.com.au> 7/9/2007 11:44:02 PM Yes, that's correct. Thanks [Quoted Text] > If you want to convert the disk back to basic, right click in the box > that identifies the disk as dynamic. There should be a context menu, > Revert to Basic. Select it.