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• I have windows XP on three partitions, in disk management, I deleted a partition and now I can't boot into the partion, I want to keep.

  I have windows XP on three partitions, especially because I tried to repair my not be able to start. It all started when disk management I deleted a partition, I thought was unnecessary. now, I can't start the partion, I want to keep. Black startup screen says something about disk management cannot find the hard disk of material, something like that. I can start in one of the other partitions, but I want to get back the deleted partition. Windows XP, AMD 64 dual. Help, please.

  Hello Seymour777,

  There is good and bad news for this.

  The good news is that there is a way to do it.

  The bad news is usually the disc at the level of the publishing industry.

  This operation is not in this forum.

  Your best option right now is to look for a data recovery specialist or watch data recovery programs that will do the job for you.

  Best regards

  Matthew_Ha

• Satellite Pro U400 VISTA disk management has 6 primary partitions

  Hi all!

  I have a strange effect on my Toshiba laptop Satellite Pro U400 (but it seems not to be specific to this one that I saw the same symptoms elsewhere, at the same time):

  I had the laptop with a 320 GB drive with recovery-(invisible / "Configuration EISA", 1,46 Go) system (C:, ~ 150 GB) and data (E:, ~ 150 GB) volumes. It's the usual structure of Toshiba,

  pre-installed OS was Vista professional.

  As I plan to install Linux in addition, I have done as a result of preparations:

  Recovery disc Vista created 1.).
  2.) C: shrunk to ~ 100 GB using Vista disk management tool.
  3.) E: shrunk to Go ~ 98 using Vista disk management tool.
  It is suggested that 4.) E: directly behind C: using Parted Magic CD.

  Finally I got a 97 GB of free space at the end of the disc, and everything worked well away. Creating an additional on the free area, Vista disk management, resulted in an extended partition created by Vista. This extended partition contained the extra volume as well as the free space remaining behind.

  To prepare for installing Linux, I've finally created three logical Volumes inside the extended partition with Vista disk management tool.
  After that, I had the following structure of the partition on the disk (indicated by the Vista Disk Manager):

  invisible 1.46 GB, primary
  C:, ~ 100 GB NTFS, primary, active, System
  E:, ~ 98 GB NTFS, primary, data

  ~ 97 GB extended partition, containing:
  2 GB unformatted (planned for Linux swap)
  20 GB unformatted (planned for Linux root "/")
  21 GB unformatted (planned for Linux "/ home")
  Empty remaining 54 GB space

  More on Vista worked properly!

  Recently, I installed OpenSuse 11.1 using the volumes placed within extended partitions (user-specific configuration). The Installation worked correctly. Logical volumes have been formatted to

  2 GB of swap (swap Linux, / dev/sda5)
  20 GB ext3 (Linux root ' / ' on/dev/sda6)
  21 GB unformatted (Linux "/ home" on/dev/sda6)

  during the installation of Linux. Linux and Vista up and running with their scores. If I look at the hard drive with Linux' partitioning tool, I see three main partitions + range, as expected. The scope contains the Linux partitions + empty disk space.

  HOWEVER:
  ========

  If I look at the hard drive with the Vista disk management tool now, I get the following image:

  invisible 1.46 GB, primary
  C:, ~ 100 GB NTFS, primary, active, System
  E:, ~ 98 GB NTFS, primary, data
  2 GB PRIMARY, no format info displayed
  20 GB PRIMARY, no format info displayed
  21 GB PRIMARY, no format info displayed
  Empty remaining 54 GB space

  This means:
  VISTA DISK MANAGMENT ME PRESENT 6 PRIMARY PARTITIONS WITHOUT ANY COMPLAIN
  Although a hard drive on the PC architecture usually only supports maximum 4 primary partitions.

  Issues related to the:

  Have you ever seen a similar behavior?

  Is this a bug of presentation in the Vista disk management tool?

  Or is it a bug in formatting under Linux?

  Is there a solution for this problem?

  At present, the two BONES work very well. However, the disk will be get permanently damaged as soon as I try to create more partitions in the empty space left?

  Sincere greetings and thanks for your comments.

  Girard

  > Have you ever see similar behavior?
  NO.

  > Is this a bug of presentation in the Vista disk management tool?
  I doubt that it is a bug, I think you forgot something.

  As far as I know you can create 4 partitions on the HARD drive and this is the reason why you have the ability to create an extended partition.
  An extended partition can be divided into several logical drives.

  That is why it s wise to create a primary partition for Windows OS for example and an extended partition, which can decompose the in logical drives (partitions) different.

  However, I put t see a problem if everything works properly

  Welcome them

• "disk read error" and "error loading operating system"

  Hello

  I have a problem with my N100 0768 BSG with Windows XP system. When I turned it on there was a screen lenovo with a sign: "to stop the start normal lenovo care press on" as usual. But after that, instead of loading Windows there is a sign: "disc error". I restarted it, rescue and recovery execution and process of recovery.

  However, after about 20 minutes of the recovery process, I saw a blue screen with an error and I could just shut down the computer. When I turned on it again, it was screen lenovo and after that I saw: "error loading operating system". I rebooted it but now I can not even run "rescue and recovery".

  I downloaded a program of diagnosis of lenovo site, he engraved on dvd and run on my lenovo. When he was doing the "test Surface Scan" my drive hard, there was an error: ' error: found incorrigible error data.»

  I thought to buy rescue and lenovo recovery cd, but I heard that they do not sell in Poland.

  Please help me.

  Sorry for my English.

  Because of this:

  "When it was the"test Surface Scan"my drive hard, there was an error: ' error: found incorrigible error given."

  you might need a new hard drive, or need a scanner that can repair bad sectors.

  At the time where you buy new hd and will find the recovery discs,

  It can be expensive!

  I run Linux Mint on my N100 and it works very well. Cost, only the hd.

  Or, if you can get your hands on a disk full OEM version of your current operating system.

  You can use the Microsoft COA on bottom of laptop and install

  from scratch. I did it too, and it works with a phone

  call the automated Microsoft activation, if it will not be activated. Then, you

  install your drivers, etc..

  Remember, you do not sures go back to a "factory-installed",

  because that includes all unnecessary software that comes with the laptop originally

  and is now outdated in 3 years! There are other choices.

• Disk space and lost partition boot camp Windows 10 El Capitan

  Was trying to install windows 10 for the first time and I am unable to locate the Boot Camp partition for the installation of windows after restart alt + in windows installer.

  Disk utility also shows missing 50 GB partition.

  Here are the:

  diskutil list

  Cs diskutil list

  sudo TPG - vv - r see the/dev/disk0

  sudo fdisk/dev/disk0

  dLast login: Fri Mar 18 18:08:26 on console

  WiFi-131-179-43-25: ~ list of Austin$ diskutil

  / dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: GUID_partition_scheme * GB 251,0 disk0

  1: disk0s1 EFI EFI 209.7 MB

  2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 250.1 GB disk0s2

  3: disk0s3 Apple_Boot Recovery 650,1 MB HD

  / dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD GB + 199.0 disk1

  Logical volume on disk0s2

  9B55AED4-119C-44D3-90CC-735356BFD6C5

  Unlocked encrypted

  / dev/disk3 (disk image):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: Apple_partition_scheme disk3 + 18,1 MB

  1: Apple_partition_map disk3s1 32.3 KB

  2: Apple_HFS Flash Player disk3s2 18.1 MB

  WiFi-131-179-43-25: ~ list of Austin cs $ diskutil

  CoreStorage groups of logical volumes (1 found)

  |

  + Logical Volume - Group 822D4439-B5F0-492F-927E-479F175CCDD8

  =========================================================

  Name: Macintosh HD

  Status: online

  Dimensions: 250140319744 B (250,1 GB)

  Free space: 50788065280 B (50.8 GB)

  |

  +-Physical volume BA074CDF-10E2-41F3-BCF1-1500780CE658

  |   ----------------------------------------------------

  |   Index: 0

  |   Disc: disk0s2

  |   Status: online

  |   Dimensions: 250140319744 B (250,1 GB)

  |

  +--> Logical volume family 94ABCFD9-91C2-4542-A81C-9954CA69F1CC

  ----------------------------------------------------------

  Type of encryption: AES - XTS

  Encryption status: unlocked

  The conversion status: complete

  High level queries: secure

  |                        Password required

  |                        Accepts new users

  |                        A visible users

  |                        At the Volume key

  |

  +--> Logical volume 9B55AED4-119C-44D3-90CC-735356BFD6C5

  ---------------------------------------------------

  Disc: disk1

  Status: online

  Size (Total): 198999932928 B (199,0 GB)

  Reversible: Yes (unlock and decryption required)

  Put the situation: Restart required

  Name: Macintosh HD

  Volume name: Macintosh HD

  Content indicator: Apple_HFS

  WiFi-131-179-43-25: ~ Austin$ sudo TPG - vv - r show/dev/disk0

  Password:

  See the TPG: / dev/disk0: mediasize = 251000193024; SectorSize = 512; blocks = 490234752

  See the TPG: / dev/disk0: PMBR to sector 0

  See the TPG: / dev/disk0: Pri GPT to sector 1

  See the TPG: / dev/disk0: GPT Sec at sector 490234751

  start index size summary

  0 1 PMBR

  1 1 Pri GPT header

  2 32 table GPT Pri

  34 6

  40 409600 1 part TPG - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B

  409640 488555312 2 part TPG - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

  488964952 1269760 3 part TPG - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

  490234712 7

  490234719 32 table dry GPT

  490234751 1 dry GPT header

  WiFi-131-179-43-25: ~ Austin$ sudo fdisk/dev/disk0

  Disk: geometry / dev/disk0: 30515/255/63 [490234752 sectors]

  Signature: 0xAA55

  From end

  #: cyl hd s - cyl hd s id [Start - size]

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  1: EA 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [1-490234751] < unknown ID >

  02:00 0 0 0-0 0 0 [0-0] unused

  03:00 0 0 0-0 0 0 [0-0] unused

  04:00 0 0 0-0 0 0 [0-0] unused

  WiFi-131-179-43-25: ~ Austin$

  It is your free space.

  Free space: 50788065280 B (50.8 GB)

  You will have to perform first aid on the drive to get it back.

• Satellite A200-1VM: installed XP on Vista Boot Manager 2 but lost partition

  I own a 1VM A200 and I install Win XP SP2.
  After doing HARD drive into two partitions. XP is installed in different partision.

  I use nLite to add SATA drivers to start the cd. Now XP is fine, but whenever I start, I don't have the possibility to decide what system I want; Vista or XP.
  It starts only XP. Vista still exist on the first partition.

  What can I do to retrieve this option?

  Hello

  Check out this interesting page
  http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed _first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm

  Good bye

• Disk management does not allow me to partition the unused space

  When I was installing windows I deleted my primary partition and an extended partition. I wanted to consolidate the space in a larger primary partition, but the installer would not consolidate the unused space, there were a multitude of unused space in each partition, I hit refresh, I have sailed on the installation and then headed in disk management again and still no dice. But it allows me to create a primary partition, but not a different scope, so I figure wrong install and try again, but within windows, still no dice. The only option available for this space is 'create new simple volume', I can walk through and get ready to create, but when I hit ok on the last window I get an error "There is not enough free space on the disk to complete this operation" if I put it to the maximum or minimum size, I get the same error.

  Is it possible to go back on my partition? or I'll have to scrounge something like partition magic and forget trying to do with windows?

  Hi Devarian,

  Thanks for the replies.

  When you want to extend a partition, for example the primary partition that you have installed on Windows 7, you should right click on the partition and select EXTEND the VOLUME.  Windows look for free space and give you a reading of how much free space is available to extend the volume of.

  Are you right click on the main partition or free space?

  Thank you
  Debbie
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Creation of partition using disk management in Windows 7

  Hi all

  I am setting up a new laptop and I have a question on the partitions.  Creating partition in Windows 7 disk management has the same effect as the creation of a partition before installing the operating system?

  For example, let's say we reduce C drive Windows 7 preinstalled C and D through the Windows 7 disk management tool and use the D drive for drive C for Windows and data.

  If Windows is corrupted at some point in the future, the scores also get corrupted?  If this is the case we gain nothing - so we could have a data folder in the C drive instead of split-C and D.

  Someone told me that the above method is different from creating a partition before installing the operating system.  If the partition is created beforehand, the partition is safe even if the OS is corrupt, so you don't lose your data.

  Is the above correct?

  Thank you!

  Creating partition in Windows 7 disk management has the same effect as the creation of a partition before installing the operating system?

  -> Yes, but you will find that the native disk management refuses to shrink an existing partition by more than 50% (if there are only!).

  If Windows is corrupted at some point in the future, the scores also get corrupted?

  ->, Depends on where the damage occurs, the file system or partition table.

  If this is the case we gain nothing - so we could have a data folder in the C drive instead of split-C and D.

  -> There are two big advantages of having your data on a separate drive:

  -L' backup image you create system partition is much smaller and does not grow.

  -When you restore an image, your data is not overwritten.

  Someone told me that the above method is different from creating a partition before installing the operating system.  If the partition is created beforehand, the partition is safe even if the OS is corrupt, so you don't lose your data.

  -> There is no difference. A partition is a partition, regardless of the way in which you create it.

• Windows 7 does not recognize my external hard drive and it does not appear in Device Manager but not in disk management

  I'm trying to connect to my external hard drive, but the auto test failed
  and I know that the problem is not the cable or anything like this cause it works on other 2 computers
  It won't work on my laptop
  I tried many solutions but most of them that the hard disk appears in disk management

  and they change its trajectory

  but in my case that's not she appears only in management device that I tried to uninstall it but also did not work
  After that I did any suggestions? !

  Go to your computer manufacturer's support web site and search for the latest Windows 7 drivers for your specific model number.

  Download the drivers to a folder on your hard drive and install all of them, from the card mother/chipset drivers, LAN, Audio, USB, Graphics, SATA, Webcam, Etc., and so on.

  List of computer manufacturer support sites:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/contact-support/computer-manufacturers

  If you have an Intel motherboard, you can try the Intel driver update utility: http://www.intel.com/support/detect.htm?iid=dc_iduu

  Tips for solving common driver problems
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/tips-for-fixing-common-driver-problems
  Vista: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Tips-for-fixing-common-driver-problems

  Updated a hardware driver that is not working properly
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/update-a-driver-for-hardware-that-isn ' t-work correctly

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Virtual Disk Manager "the device is not ready".

  I don't know about the format from outside, possibly MAC OS EXTENDED. He was not ejected a Mac and will not mount on an operating system MAC or PC (Windows 7 Professional) using Firewire (800 to 800 and 800 to 400), eSATA and USB 2.0. When I use disk management, disk will appear as not initialized and next to the "disk 33", there is a red arrow pointing down. Whenever I open the Disk Manager, the window to initialize the disk appears, but once I chose a style of partition and press OK, the virtual disk manager pops up saying "the device is not ready". I also tried to wipe the drive using CMD, (disc of DiskPart/list / select disk 33/clean), CMD said the drive was clean, but when I went to disk management, without change.

  I'm looking for a way to clean the drive so that it can be reformatted and reused.

  Hi Catherine,

  The question you posted would be better suited in the TechNet Forums. I would recommend posting your query in the link below.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/Windows/en-us/7e214b16-E415-449a-8f25-4cace51e5106/Virtual-Disk-Manager-error

  Good day!

• Create the logical drive using the disk manager

  I want to create a partition for logical disk on an external hard drive using disk management

  Hello

  Disk management will create primary partitions until you create the 4th one, it is not customizable. If you want more options, you must use the diskpart command line, see: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766465 (WS.10) .aspx Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP Windows help-www.rickrogers.org-http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

• El Capitan Bootcamp disk partitioning suddenly restart and lost as Partition

  Hi all

  MacBook Air 11 '' mid 2012 SSD 128 Gb

  I try to install Win 10 x 64 Enterprise,

  Free space already more than 50 GB,.

  All Driver and Win10 already created using boot camp, USB key

  When the disk partitioning Bootcamp suddenly restart the OSX (I press power button / stop)

  After when the rear I check free space of > 50 Gb for only 23 GB,.

  diskutil list result:

  / dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: GUID_partition_scheme * GB 121,3 disk0

  1: disk0s1 EFI EFI 209.7 MB

  2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 120.5 GB disk0s2

  3: disk0s3 Apple_Boot Recovery 650.0 MB HD

  / dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD GB + 88.1 disk1

  Logical volume on disk0s2

  D9DF129D-6E60-4479-BC67-C9A1336F982B

  Unlocked encrypted

  GPT Fdisk

  Command (? for help): p

  Disk/dev/rdisk0: 236978176 sectors, GiB 113.0

  Logical sector size: 512 bytes

  Identifier (GUID) of disc: 8B19BAA5-8CA4-4C9C-93D0-BE5F70791625

  Partition table contains up to 128 entries

  First usable sector is 34, last usable area is 236978142

  The partitions will be aligned with the boundaries of sector 8

  Total free space is 13 areas (6.5 KiB)

  Starting number (sector) end (sector), Code name of size

  409639 40 1 200.0 of MiB EF00 EFI system partition

  2 409640 235708599 112.2 giB AF05 Macintosh HD

  3 235708600 236978135 619.9 MiB AB00 Recovery HD

  Command (? for help):

  ---------------------------------------------------------

  I try to use GPT Fdisk only show the Partition 3

  already, try using Testdisk but cannot write lost sector said "write error for Protection.

  Is there a solution to recover lost Partition?

  Please after the release of

  Cs diskutil list

• Manager Windows 8.1 and the HP recovery disk manager cannot remove the recovery partition

  I have the following computer: HP ENVY h8 desktop PC - 1437c.  I used the HP Recovery application to do a recovery on a flash drive disk. When you have finished this operation it was not an option to remove the recovery partition (drive D on my computer. I tried to reopen the HP Recovery Manager and try to remove it like that, but to remove it is greyed out. I also tried to delete it using the 8.1 windows Disk Manager, but there is no way to do there either. If I right click on the recovery Partition, I get only an option 'help '. How can I get rid of this partition and recover lost space using it now on my hard drive. Windows and HP did not want to provide more records with their computers, but they do not have a problem of screwing of MY hard drive that I bought and paid for. I should start to charge rent for the space.

  I just used the software and created another partition as drive D using all unallocated space. I can delete probably once again, or maybe I'll just use it as a storage device for my files instead of recovering files sofetware... Thanks for the help

• Windows 7 disk management utility does not allow for creating simple volume: maximum number of partitions exceeded error

  I am trying to create a new partition in Win7 using the disk management utility. Shrank lecteurC existing to create unallocated space. Am not able to create a simple volume with this space unallocated due to the following error message.

  "You cannot create a new volume in this unallocated space because the disk already contains the maximum number of partitions".

  How to fix this or go around with another method to create partitions?

  Hello

  You will need to convert the dynamic disk before creating the extra partition. To do this in disk management:

  -Right-click the disk 0 (gray area) which indicates the total size of your hard drive

  -Select 'convert to dynamic disk.

  Once you have converted to dynamic disk, you will be able to go and create the new simple partition.

  I hope this helps.

  Best regards, Damian

  Damian Coverly

• I bought a sony vgnfz240e made a restore disk that day until something was done with my laptop. It displays errors and now I os__

  I bought a sony vgnfz240e made a restore disk that day until something was done with my laptop.  A little later, they had me try to restore and it did not work said there was something wrong with my hardware. I'm finally back and at that time there there is no notes on the book of sony that I needed to make new disks but I asked the technicians of the company if I were to make a new.  Says no, and now that I went to reset my computer to factory settings it is errors on the disk and is not a corrupt disk either.  I show no operating system, but they say that there is a way.  I need help.  I have vista home Premium can someone help me please.

  http://eSupport.Sony.com/

  Here are the General information relating to the recovery.

  Contact Sony for the exact details.

  How to get Vista recovery Media or the Vista recovery Partition on your computer back to factory settings.

  There is no Vista free download legal available.

  Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

  Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

  In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

  See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

  Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

  Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

  Also ask them if it is possible to do the recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

  They will tell you how to do this.

  Every computer manufacturer has their own way of making recovery disk/s.

  Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
  A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
  The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

  There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

  If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

  Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner