Windows 7 and 8 automatically creates a GPT, do I still diskpart to create the GPT if so in which situations?

Hello

in my thread, I asked last time how to partition 2.2 terabyte disk with TPG, so I got this response

At a command prompt, type: diskpart to start the Diskpart utility: "Diskpart version 0.0" is displayed as well as a Diskpart command prompt.

  1. At the prompt, type: list to list mounted hard disk volumes.
  2. At the prompt, type: select x (where x is the number of the hard disk drive you want to convert to GPT). The following information is displayed: "selected disk = x '.»»
  3. At the prompt, type: new GPT to add the GPT information into the non-volatile RAM (NVRAM).

    NOTE: this step does not create the GPT partition information.

  4. At the prompt, type: create name = "efi system partition" type = efisys Size = 102 to create the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) partition.

    NOTE: the name can be anything you want, but if the name has spaces, the name must have quotes around it. The type must be equal to Efisys, Msres, or Msdata. If a size is not specified, the partition uses the remaining unpartitioned space. To install Windows XP, the Msdata partition must contain at least 2 gigabytes (GB) of free space.

  5. At the prompt, type: create name = "microsoft reserved" type = msres Size = 31 to create the MSR partition.
  6. At the prompt, type: create name = "basic data" type = msdata to create a partition for the unpartitioned space remaining.
  7. At the prompt, type: inspect to display the partition information.
  8. At the prompt, type: exit to leave the Diskpart utility.

I read on the internet with a firmware UEFI, you can install windows 7 or 8 just to choose the UEFI boot disk to start the boot process and it wil automatically create 3 partitions for windows 7

Sys, msres, msdata EFI

and 4 partitions for windows 8

recvery, efi sys, msres data SM.

now my question is

1-do I still need the utility diskpart to create the tables (partitions) as explained above, in certain situations or it wil just create the tables (partitions) automatically in all situations, I read on the internet

.

2. I see in windows 8, there is table (partition) extra for recovery, if I have to manually create these tables (partitions) in windows 8 what I also need to create a partition for recovery.

Thank you

Johan

Hi Johan,.

I understand that you need to know about the disk partition.

I would like to inform you that the recovery partitions are only provided by the OEM and are found only on OEM computers.

DiskPart is a command line that you can use to partition a drive.

You can consult the following Microsoft articles to get a clear idea on the disk partition.

Create a new Partition on a hard disk in Windows 7

http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg309170.aspx

What is UEFI?

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows-8/what-UEFI

DiskPart command-line options


http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766465%28WS.10%29.aspx

Create and format a hard disk partition


http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows7/create-and-format-a-hard-disk-partition

I can I repartition my hard disk?


http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows7/can-i-REPARTITION-my-hard-disk

Create a boot partition


http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows7/create-a-boot-partition

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