Learn to move Windows Vista/7 on separate partition

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Introduction:

Partition Wizard 2.1 Home Edition is a complete solution for managing and optimizing your hard disk to your PC and laptop. Wizard Home Edition 2.1 Partition your hard drive and shows the current layout of partitions, and allows you to easily change the partition structure with help of 1-2-3 wizards. Prepare the new hard disk to installing a new operating system, resize your system started from, change partition parameters or perform professional defragmentation of hard drives. Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 offers flexibility by allowing you to merge partitions, create new or delete, move or copy them. Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 runs in its free version only as a 32-bit and with the following operating systems: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000. Partition Wizard 2.1 Home Edition can also convert the file system from FAT to NTFS.

1. Installation of Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 on Windows 7

Once Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 download directly on the publisher's website, you should have downloaded the file named PAssist_Home.exe. Double click this file to start the installation operation of Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1. Click Next (Next) to continue the installation.

Check the box I accept the agreement (I accept the license agreement) and then click Next (Next)

A warning message indicating that Score Wizard 2.1 Home Edition install folder "C: \ Program Files \ Partition Wizard"click OK to confirm the installation of Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 in this directory.

Leave the box Create a desktop icon (a shortcut on the desktop) checked. Then click Next (Next)

Click Install (Installer) to start the process of installing Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1

Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 is installed on your computer. Click Finish (Finish).

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2. Interface Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 on Windows 7

When you launch Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 you will get this screen:

Choose between:

Extend Partition (The Wizard Can Be Used to help you extend a partition Without The Computer rebooting) Extending a partition (The wizard can be used to help you extend a partition without restarting your computer)
or
Partition Management (You Can Create, delete, format, move and resize your partition by Running the Partition Manager.) Partition Management (You can create, delete, format, move and resize your partition by running the partition manager.)

3. Extending a partition with Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 on Windows 7

In case you simply need to extend your existing partition, use this option. To do this click Extend Partition (Extending a partition).
Note : Extend Partition (Extending a partition) is a utility that can reduce / increase your boot partition system and other partitions. It can fully utilize the free space and unallocated space on disk to meet your needs.

Then follow the wizard to increase the size of your score .... Click Next (Next) and follow the instructions to increase or decrease the size of your partition.


4. Managing partitions with Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 on Windows 7

When you launch Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1, the Welcome screen appears. Click Partition Management (You can create, delete, format, move and resize your partition by running the partition manager.)

Here is the interface of Partition Wizard 2.1 Home Edition, even if the interface is in English it is accessible and easy to understand.

At first, select your hard drive.

Once the drive selected, it will appear just below the functions but with Move and resize (Resize and Move)

Use the button (circled in orange) to more easily change your score

Use the button (circled in orange) to reduce the size of the primary hard drive and partition it into two.

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5. Resizing partition with Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 on Windows 7

You can write directly to the desired size of your partition. Click Resize

At the opening of the window you can indicate with precision the size of your new partition.

You can use the button (circled in orange) to reduce the score faster and refine it in the zone partition size (partition size). To select a number in MB (megabyte) knowing that the rule is: 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 024 megabyte (MB), so if you want to increase the size of your partition of 600 GB (gigabyte), it If so, simply do the math, what you look like this: 600 gigabyte (GB) = 614 400 megabyte (MB). We have refined by using the arrows up and down. Then click OK

Your hard drive will appear in two parts. A partition with the operating system Windows 7 (in blue) and an unallocated partition (in gray)

To validate these changes simply click on Apply (Apply)


6. Create a partition with Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 on Windows 7

Once you've finished resizing your partition, create the partition that Windows 7 in order to acknowledge and to use. This is the same for right-click on the unallocated partition and click Create.

Otherwise, you can also select the unallocated partition and click Create (Creation)

In both cases, you will get this dialog box telling you the settings to create your partition

In the box score label (partition name) enter a name easy to remember and easy identification. We chose to use the name of Disque_600Go. Although this is optional, we recommend that you set then a letter to your reader. For our part we have chosen the letter K (as Kachouri.com). It's your choice and identify the letter of your future hard disk partition. Then click OK

All parameters for the creation of your score are now complete. It remains only to apply for Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 makes these changes and recognize them as Windows 7.

To validate these changes simply click on Apply (Apply)


7. Apply changes and the creation of a partition

Once you click Apply (Apply), you will need to confirm these changes by clicking the Proceed (Continue)
Note : In the Resizing Partition (partition resizing) in blue you have an instruction required reboot (restart required) which means you'll have to restart your computer for the changes being made. Save your open documents before you click Proceed (Continue)

Then click Restart Now (Restart Now)

Restarting Windows 7 is going

Then this message appears: Partition Wizard Will Start immediately, please waits (Partition Wizard starts immediately, thank you wait.)

At this stage it is still possible to undo the changes by clicking any button on your keyboard. Otherwise, the wizard will start partitioning after 4 seconds.

The changes are in progress. Partition Wizard 2.1 Home Edition is currently conducting the required changes. It will take time as Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1 changements. Attention these ends, it is important to be patient and do not restart your computer until the process is not finished, otherwise you may lose access to your computer.

After completion of the transaction you have your partition active and ready to use.

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Conclusion:

In this tutorial we saw how computers change a partition, the reduction or elimination with application Partition Wizard Home Edition 2.1. The partitioning of your hard disk in Windows 7 has certain advantages which are: the backup partition (which allows you to save data), the Multi Boot (multiple operating systems) and access to your data that may be more Fast. Also allow you to move and resize the Windows 7 or Vista to different partition.