Acronis Disk Director 10

Is this utility fully compatible with Windows 7? 64-bit?

Thanks!

 

As far as I know, Windows 7 is 100% functionally compatible with Vista. So no worries.

I would recommend ditching this software, because Vista (and presumably Windows 7), can resize a partition on their own (Control Panel>Admin Tools>Computer Management>Disk Management). You just have to be sure you defrag in Safe Mode, otherwise Windows will hit a brick wall. If defragging in Safe Mode doesn't work (it should), look for Paragon Defrag.

 

But you can't move or extend to the left with the windows utility.

 

What are you trying to accomplish?

 

Multiboot, MultiOS-

At a minimum, dual boot between XP and Windows 7, possibly including Vista.

I'd rather not start from scratch.

 

Gparted will do what you want, and it's free.

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

 

One word of caution. I did a gparted resize only of my boot partitions (one XP, one Vista), and I could no longer boot into XP. Had to do a reformat, reinstall.

 

Man, I'm stuck with setuppad. Incompatible with W7-

I guess either I do this in XP, or burn the live ISO.

Thanks-

 

Whoa! Kind of defeats the purpose of this program-

 

You should be fine. If the MBR gives you trouble, you just do a repair of the MBR with the Windows 7 DVD. I used Gparted to resize my Vista and 7 partitions, and once it was done I had problems booting. I popped in the 7 DVD, repaired the MBR, and all was well.

This isn't just a Gparted problem - any time you play with partitions and the MBR, you can have problems booting when you have multiple OS's installed.

 

My Vista partition was fixed fine with Vista repair, but XP was still hosed even after rebuilding the MBR. It seems this frequently happens with gparted. I guess you're kind of safe with Vista and Win 7 because they'll repair themselves, but XP is FUBAR.

 

D*mn- I need XP-

 

I use Acronis too, but for some reason it wasn't seeing the third hard drive on my desktop, only the first two. So I had to use GParted, not knowing that it would screw up my XP.

In the end I found out that it changed my XP drive letter so I couldn't boot at all. I was able to edit the registry to get it changed, but then other things were screwing up.

 

Will this work?

1 - I have Windows 7 installed now.

2 - Use gParted, create two additional partitions.

3 - Install XP of partition 2

4 - Install Vista on partition 3.

 

I believe you have to install oldest OS first in order to do a multiple boot, otherwise the older OS will overwrite the newer OS MBR. However, if you know how to use BCDedit or just buy VistaBootPro for $10, you should be able to boot to whatever OS's are installed on your system.

 

Unfortunately, I already installed W7-

I guess I'll be in a small slice of an adventure of lifetime here-

Will I still need gparted or Acronis? I'll be swapping between work and play OS, not to mention backup OS ICSHTF*

*In case s**t hits the fan--

 

I had the same problem so I downloaded the free EASUS ( http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/download.htm) partition software and extended my Windows 7 partition to the left. Worked fine for me.

 

Good suggestion. I've heard of EASEUS and think I even tried it once before. But I think I already bought and registered Acronis, so stuck with that.

Although, for the link don't you want Partition Master instead of the Disk Copy you linked to? Also, the free version of Partition Master only has 32-bit support with no bootable CD.

 

Yea I had a triple boot of XP, Windows 7 beta and Vista going untill I formated the beta partition and installed the RC1 version and I lost XP and had to use the Vista disk to recover the Vista partion. XP is still installed, but I can't boot from it anymore.
Anyway so here's what to do: always install the oldest version first. Get an OS on your hard drive and use some software like Acronis to make your partitions. Install your second OS and make sure your still dual booting from your MBR. Then install your third, I used a second HDD in my laptop for my third OS and it worked fine. If you have any problem recognizing Windows 7 or Vista at this point use the setup disk for which ever one and recover with it.
My problem is that 200 MB MBR partition was full and I can't resize it! Anyone know a way around resizing the MBR over 200 MB? That is my question and I hope the rest of my stuff helps out.
Let me know about that MBR.

 

HotRod74 -

Invest in VistaBootPro. It'll save yer arse. Best $10 I've ever spent.

I know you can do it command line with BCDedit, but you have to know really what you're doing. $10 is best peace of mine for me!

Edit: I have since found that there is a freeware option called " EasyBCD". Save yourself $10!

 

Yep, you're right htwingnut, Vista Boot Pro is definetly worth the $10. Thanks now I can rename my boot manager OS names. I didn't like XP being called "Earlier Versions of Windows." I have cloned all three partitions and can now easily delete Windows 7 RC1 and the boot file of it when it expires.
Great stuff thanks!

 

Disk Director Suite 10 is fully compatible w/ Win 7. Also, instead of Gparted try Parted Magic 4.2 (freewasre, opensource), much more versatile and more tools.

And try EasyBCD for the boot manager, also freeware.......

And I have an extended trial version of Acronis Boot Director Suite 10 if anyone needs it- just pm me.....

 

+1 for EasyBCD its free and will let you change the names of your OS installs @ boot, along with priority and auto selection time.

 

i agree easyBCD is great im dual booting vista and ubutnu.

quick question though if i just reformat the ubutnu partition and install windows 7 on that partition will it completely get rid of ubutnu (boot files and all)?

cheers
mtarm1