Disk Management Problem

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My not be a problem, just my ignorance. I'm dual booting Vista and Windows
7. I created a 150GB partition on a 1.5TB 2nd drive to install 7. I wanted
to shrink that partition to 100GB using Disk Management. It seems like it
runs through the process then gives me an Access Denied error. I'm doing
this from Vista on the main drive (C). What am I doing wrong or can't I
shrink a partition that has an OS present?
 
Mike said:
My not be a problem, just my ignorance. I'm dual booting Vista and Windows
7. I created a 150GB partition on a 1.5TB 2nd drive to install 7. I wanted
to shrink that partition to 100GB using Disk Management. It seems like it
runs through the process then gives me an Access Denied error. I'm doing
this from Vista on the main drive (C). What am I doing wrong or can't I
shrink a partition that has an OS present?
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You can shrink it, but Disk Management has some drawbacks that
third-party disk managers don't have.

Try the freebie EASEUS and see how it performs:

http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm

If you want a really GREAT disk manager, try the Acronis Disk Director
Suite. Sometimes it's worth the money to buy the best.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832200002&Tpk=acronis disk director
 
I have Acronis. I was curious about the "access is denied error" from the
logical disk manager.
 
Mike said:
I have Acronis. I was curious about the "access is denied error" from the
logical disk manager.
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As I said previously, Disk Management has limitations on what it can
do: for one, it can't shrink beyond the point where it finds an
"immovable" file.

Third-party managers don't have that problem.
 
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