In order to optimize the performance of servers

In order to optimize the performance of servers, IT administrators should try to shrink some partitions to make the best use of hard disks. Shrinking partitions should be carried out by a Professional Partition Manager software since the Disk Managing function built in Windows Server is unavailable for some operations.

The most recent release of Microsoft Windows' server line of operating systems is Windows Server 2008. Windows Server 2008 is built from the same code base as Windows Vista. So, the architecture and functionality have some in common.

As a Windows Server 2008 user you should already have found that partition management is not an easy task. Unreliable software might destroy all your important data during the process of shrinking partition on Windows Server 2008 Operating System.

Sometimes, you might need to shrink some partitions to ensure the stability and liability of your servers. Such as when a boot partition C: drive is out of place, the server computer will be fighting for the precious space and will run slowly. To start over is a solution but no one would like to waste their time to do it. The most time-saving and easy way is to shrink another partition with a reliable partition server 2008 manager software.

Partition Wizard Server Edition - A Powerful and Professional Partition Manager

Partition Wizard Server Edition is a Professional Partition Manager with innovative designs and powerful functions.

With MiniTool Partition Manager, you can perform Server partition management quickly and easily.

You can shrink server partition on Windows 2008 using the same process as on Windows Vista. For example, if you want to shrink a partition, such as the D: Drive in your Windows Server 2008 Operating System, MiniTool Partition Manager is the perfect choice for you. It allows you freely shrink a partition in Windows Server 2008 without destroying data.

The steps are as follows:
1. Select D: Then click Partitions > Resize/ Move.



On the disk diagram, the current size of all the partitions on your system is displayed. The diagram also depicts free space surrounding the partition if any exists. The maximum sizes that you can shrink a partition depend on the usage of the partition.
2. Position the mouse on the left or right partition handles and drags the handle to shrink to the partition size you want.



3. Reboot your Windows Server 2008 Operating System. You now have a shrunken D: drive. With the unallocated space you can extend other partition as you wish, like C: drive.



Tip: Before shrinking partitions, backing up of your key data is strongly recommended.

If you are a server user with less than 3 machines, you may click to try or buy our Professional Partition Manager - Partition Wizard Server Edition.

On some occasions, you may need to repartition your server

On some occasions, you may need to repartition your server. But the repartition work is by no means an easy task. When repartitioning Windows servers, you need to ensure the safety of your precious data.

As we all know, Windows Server is a brand name for Server Operating System released by Microsoft Corporation. A server is a computer that provides services or resources to other computers. It may be the most important computer in the whole system because it contains much of the critical data and files on the server partitions. So when installing new software, Server users need to choose a safe one that would cause no data loss or system problems.

Some times, you will probably want to adjust your partitions on server. What will do? As introduced before, the "Disk Management" built in Windows Server is not a best choice.

You need a Professional Partition Manager to solve the repartitioning problems of Windows Server.

Partition Wizard Server Edition is a Professional Partition Manager solution that perform repartitions on Windows Servers with ease and absolute safety of your data.

Partition Wizard Server Edition is the best choice for Server Partition Management because of its high reliability and security. With MiniTool Partition Manager, you can perform basic and advanced partition operations on your servers without data loss, including: create and deleted server partitions, resize and move server partitions, Copy Partition, Copy Disk, format partitions, hide and unhide server partitions, set active server partition, etc. Changes of server partition can be previewed before applying to hard disk and all data is completely protected during all operations.

Can I use Partition Wizard Server Edition as a Partition Manager to perform repartition work of Windows Server?

Absolutely, you can perform repartition work of Windows Server without any risk of data loss.

What's more, the process of repartition for Windows Server is much easier than any other method.

1. Launch Partition Wizard Server Edition and you will see its simple yet intuitive user interface.



2.  Select the partition you would like to perform the repartition. Take disk D for example. Position the mouse pointer on the right partition handle; when the mouse pointer changes to a double-headed arrow, drag the handle to the partition size you want. You can repeat the above procedure for the repartition of other partitions or disks.
3. You can also select the partition or disk you want to do repartition work upon, then click the button "Resize/Move" and you will see a pop-up dialogue box. You can either drag the handle to adjust the size of the selected partition or input numbers to define the desired size of this partition or disk.



4. Click OK and finish the operation.

You can also use the Disk copy functions to copy partitions or disk without data loss.

Isn't it amazing? If you are a server user with less than 3 machines and if you are interested in this Professional Partition Manager, please click here to buy or try Partition Wizard Server Edition.


If you are a server user with more than 3 machines, we suggest you try and buy Partition Wizard Enterprise Edition.

Performing partition resizing for Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 is always a headache for many IT administrators

Performing partition resizing for Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 is always a headache for many IT administrators.

On some occasions, you may have the need to resize partitions on Windows Storage Servers. What will you do?

Partition Wizard Server Edition, as a Professional Partition Manager, enables users to resize server partition without having to reinstall systems and programs.

Here is an example of how to perform a repartition task:

1. Launch the software and you will see the current size of the partitions or disks on the disk map. The map also depicts the used and unused space within the partition and the free space surrounding the partition (if any exists). The minimum and maximum sizes that you can resize a Storage Server partition appear below the map.



Second, click D: drive, and position the mouse pointer on the right partition handle; when the mouse pointer changes to a double-headed arrow, drag the handle to the partition size you want. Then, move the D: drive to make the unallocated space next to the C: drive.



Third, click the C: drive. Position the mouse pointer on the right partition handle and resize it with the unallocated space. Click Apply. After reboot, you will have successfully resized your server partition on Windows Server without data loss. You can also use the Partition/Disk Copy Wizard to backup data.



It is easy to see that resizing storage server partitions with this server partition manager is much easier compared with the difficult configurations and command line of Windows Server 2008.

With this Partition Manager, you can also perform data recovery. Partition Wizard Server Edition is only available for usage of at most 3 server computers in one company, including Windows Storage Servers.

As the requirements on computer operating speed are higher and higher

As the requirements on computer operating speed are higher and higher, many computer users prefer computer with UEFI mainboard operating system. Though using UEFI mainboard operating system can speed up the computer, lots of computer users don't know how to carry out Win 7 UEFI installation. Therefore, brief introduction about how to complete Win 7 UEFI installation is given below:
1. Before installing Win 7 operating system, users should make preparation operations – owning mainboard with UEFI mainboard operating system and making a mobile hard drive or U disk set as Win 7 bootable disk.
2. Launch computer to enter UEFI BIOS interface and choose to boot under UEFI model.



3. After entering the installation interface, users should firstly choose "Restore" and then convert disk to GPT disk with the command promoting tool.
4. After that, carry out operations according to the normal operating system installation steps to install Win 7 operating system on computer with UEFI mainboard operating system.

The way to carry out Win 7 UEFI installation is given above. As long as users install Win 7 operating system according to the instruction above, you can install Win 7 operating system on computer with UEFI mainboard operating system with ease. Although users know the way to complete Win 7 UEFI installation, they still have to face the troubles of managing Win 7 partitions. Since Win 7 built-in disk management tool has functional defects, it can only help users complete limited partition management operations. What's worse, most third-party partition magic software can't help manage GPT operations. To avoid encounter unnecessary when managing Win 7 partition, users can adopt the professional partition magic software – MiniTool Partition Wizard.

Manage Win 7 partition with MiniTool Partition Wizard
To manage Win 7 partitions with MiniTool Partition Wizard, users should firstly visit the official website http://www.partitionwizard.com, and then download and install it. After that, start this partition magic software to enter the operating interface displayed on left. Here, to manage Win 7 partitions, users just need to choose corresponding functional module according to the real situations, and then carry out partition management operations by following the detailed operating prompts. Wait until this partition magic software completes all operations, and then users thoroughly accomplish Win 7 partition management.

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Split partitions in Windows 7 by using partition magic MiniTool Partition Wizard

In the process of installing Windows 7, many users allocate a large amount of space to system partition since they are afraid of system partition low disk space, and some users even partition the whole hard disk to one partition. Though this operation can solve the problem of system partition low disk space effectively, users will encounter plenty of problems after using Windows 7 for a long time. For example, it costs much time to look for desired data; computer virus will attack all data quickly. Therefore, more and more Windows 7 users hope to solve these problems through splitting partitions. However, it is not easy to split partitions in Windows 7, because system built-in disk management tool can not accomplish this operation. Of course, users can use this tool to shrink partition and create partition to solve these problems, but operations are troublesome. Well then, is there an easier and safer way to split partitions in Windows 7? With the maturity of software technology, famous software development company MiniTool Solution Ltd. has developed a partition magic which can realize splitting partitions in Windows 7 easily and securely.

Split partitions in Windows 7 by using partition magic MiniTool Partition Wizard
If users want to use this professional partition magic, please free download it from its official website http://www.partitionwizard.com. After installation, please run it to open the main interface, like the following interface shows:



In this interface, users need to select the partition which is so large, and then click the function "Split Partition" from action panel. Then, detailed operating prompts will be shown, and users should take operations according to these prompts. When splitting partitions has been applied to computer, the entire work to split partitions in Windows 7 is finished completely.
If one of your Windows 7 partitions is so large, users can download the free partition magic to split partition in Windows 7.

How to hide partition with MiniTool Partition Wizard

In the process of using computer, many users store the data about personal privacy and business privacy on computer, and these data are not expected to be seen by others without permission. Therefore, these kinds of important data are always hidden to avoid data leak. This is a method for protecting data by hiding private data. However, this method is not so effective, because those users who have evil intention can make these important data displayed easily though it can prevent others from seeing important data unintentionally, bringing many serious consequences. At this time, some users may raise such a question: is there a method which can help us protect private data now that hiding data is unable to avoid data leak effectively? As a matter of fact, it is not difficult to avoid the leak of private data, and hiding partition by using professional partition magic is a good method. For the sake of data security, MiniTool Partition Wizard developed by the famous MiniTool Solution Ltd. is recommended.

Why should we hide partition?
Reading here, many users may raise a question why hidden partition can not be displayed now that hidden data can be displayed easily. Actually, hiding partition here means to delete partition identifier and change internal data structure rather than make partition unable to be seen simply. Therefore, it is not easy to make the hidden partition displayed under operating system. To display the hidden partition, we have to resort to professional partition magic, and MiniTool Partition Wizard is such a kind of professional partition magic. It can hide and unhide partition easily, but will not bring any influence on important data. To get more details, please visit its official website http://www.partitionwizard.com/.

How to hide partition with MiniTool Partition Wizard
As most common computer users are not very familiar with professional knowledge of computer, MiniTool Partition Wizard has been optimized, which gives this partition magic a feature, namely having easy operation. This feature shows it is easy to hide partition if we use this partition magic. If you have installed this partition magic, please run it. Then, the following interface will appear:



This is the main interface of MiniTool Partition Wizard where we can see all disk condition and partition condition. To hide partition storing private data, please select the partition, and then click "Hide Partition" functional button in the left interface. Next, we will see the following change:



This is the very interface after we click "Hide Partition" button. Here, we can see clearly that the drive letter of the destination partition has been deleted and its state is "Hidden". Nevertheless, this is just a preview effect. If we want to get final hidden partition, we need to click "Apply" functional button to perform all former operations.

After seeing the above demonstration, you have felt it is easy to hide partition by using MiniTool Partition Wizard, have you? If you have problems of hiding partition or are doubtful about the functions of this partition magic, you can get more detailed information from its official website.

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Generally, we use the copy disk function to recover data, upgrade disk, and backup data.

You may have noticed that MiniTool Partition Manager offers a function of disk copy. And you may ask why we need to copy disks.

What is the purpose of disk copy?

Generally, we use the copy disk function to recover data, upgrade disk, and backup data.

How to use the copy disk function under Windows Vista?
Upgrade disk: If you want to upgrade your hard disk, you would probably have to copy your disk to keep your data. With this function, you can replace the older smaller hard disk with a newer larger hard disk without having to reinstall the operating system and applications. One thing you should be aware of is that the disk used as destination disk should be of at least the same size as the source disk or larger to ensure all data will be cloned onto the disk without loss.

Rescuing data: In case of hard disks defect, it is especially important to back up data to an intact medium before starting any recovery attempts because the recovery procedure may cause further defects resulting from the inherent exposure of this procedure, while the physical disk clone may cause much less exposure than any other usage due to its linear operation. After cloning, you can perform a recovery on the destination disk without fearing any further damages.

In addition to its ability to copy disks, MiniTool Partition Manager has powerful functions in partition management under Windows Vista. For Vista users, Partition Wizard has different versions of Partition Manager for different types of users.

Partition Wizard has powerful functions in disk copy and partition copy without data loss.

With simple steps, you can copy a partition or disk in minutes.
1. Launch your MiniTool Partition Manager and you will see its user interface:



2. You can copy disks or partitions by clicking Wizard>Disk Copy Wizard or clicking Wizard>Partition Copy Wizard. And you will see the disk copy wizard:



If you do not yet have Partition Wizard Server Edition, you can download a trial version from the Download Centre

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Dual boot Windows XP Windows 7 is the dream of most computer users. Windows XP is the most stable operating system of Microsoft. It has excellent compatibility with almost all software. Windows 7 is the newest operating system of Microsoft. It attracts users by its perfect experience. To own these two operating systems at the same time, dual boot Windows XP and Windows 7 is the best choice.

How to realize dual boot Windows XP Windows 7?
To realize dual boot Windows XP and Windows 7, we should install them both to the computer. At the same time, we need to pay attention to that installing operating system is not like installing third-party software. Some users cannot dual boot Windows XP and Windows 7 as a result of ignoring details when installing. The following are some points needed to be noticed when installing:
1. Before installing Windows XP and Windows 7, we should know about them first. At least, we should know about the system requirement. Windows 7 is a brand-new operating system after Windows XP. It has higher requirement on computer configuration. Therefore, to install them both, we should consider about computer configuration.
2. We should also consider the version issue. Windows 7 is higher so we should install Windows XP and then Windows 7. Otherwise we can not realize dual boot Windows XP and Windows 7.
3. Windows XP and Windows 7 should be installed to different partitions because different operating systems may disturb each other if they are in the same partition. Once the partition is damaged, neither Windows XP nor Windows 7 can start.
4. Windows XP and Windows 7 have different sizes. When creating partition, we should consider the size of operating system, the size need for applications and software, as well as the size of operating systems need to operate normally.
5. Set both Windows XP and Windows 7 system partitions as primary partitions. In addition, set one of the primary partitions as active partition. There can be only one active partition. Generally, we set Windows XP system partition as active partition.

These five points need our attention when we install the two operating systems. What's more, what we need is an excellent partition magic to realize dual boot Windows XP and Windows 7. When installing, MiniTool Partition Wizard will give you the best help. It can create partition, set primary partition and active partition, as well as resize partition easily.

MiniTool Partition Wizard creates condition for dual boot Windows XP Windows 7
The first step is to create two reasonable partitions for Windows XP and Windows 7. If there is not enough space in disk, we can use MiniTool Partition Wizard to delete partition or resize partition and then get some free space. With this free space we can create new partitions.



This is the interface of MiniTool Partition Wizard to create new partition. Through dragging the partition handle or inputting values in the textboxes to create partition you need. Remember to set the partitions as primary partitions. After creating, set one of them as active partition. For more detailed information please visit the official website of MiniTool Partition Wizard: http://www.partitionwizard.com.

At present, Windows XP and Windows 7 have helped many users who want to dual boot Windows XP and Windows 7. MiniTool Partition Wizard also provides you with excellent solutions for your daily partition management to ensure perfectly operating of Windows XP and Windows 7.

Active partition is a disk partition in activated state

Active partition is a disk partition in activated state. In computer booting process, Master Boot Record verifies the partition where boot file is and transfers boot permission to partition boot record of active partition, and then the partition boot record uses boot files to start operating system. In order to avoid errors during guiding operating system, there must be only one active partition in a disk and the active partition must be primary partition.
Many users may have the same conception: active partition is boot partition and system partition. In fact, this view is terribly wrong. Since only one active partition exists in a disk, if we want the operating system to boot normally, the active partition in system disk must be boot partition used to store boot files of operating systems, but active partition can also become other primary partition in the disk, and it can not lead operating system to booting. And, the active partition is not always system partition. For example, in the installing process of Windows 7, there is a hidden partition of 100MB in front of system partition, namely boot partition storing boot files of operating system, and it is set to be active partition by default. Seen from this, active partition may not be system partition. Seeing here, many users may raise this question: now that only active partition is boot partition can operating system is used, then if active partition is modified by computer viruses, how to restore it?

How to set active partition?
In computer use process, many users may have encountered the situation: computer viruses modify partition state, so active partition in hard disk is not boot partition and the operating system fails to boot. What should we do at this time? If we have the partition magic MiniTool Partition Wizard, we can use the distributed MiniTool Partition Wizard Bootable CD to boot computer and then employ Set Active function of MiniTool Partition Wizard to set boot partition as active partition. After that, we can reboot the operating system. Next, we'll demonstrate the operation, guiding users through the partition magic.
If users have downloaded the partition magic from the website of Resize Server Partition http://www.partitionwizard.com, please use MiniTool Partition Wizard Bootable CD to boot computer. The following interface will be shown.



In the interface, select the boot partition and click "Set Active" button in the left "Operations" area.



In the main interface, we can see the boot partition has become active partition, but this only a preview effect. Please click "Apply" button. After the partition magic finishes setting active partition, we can restart the operating system normally.

If your partition state has been modified by viruses and the system fails to boot normally, just use MiniTool Partition Wizard to set boot partition as active partition. The partition magic will not disappoint you.

Windows 7 has been released recently, and it is already been hailed as one of Microsoft's best releases.

Windows 7 has been released recently, and it is already been hailed as one of Microsoft's best releases.

Windows 7 is another Operating System released by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and Professional desktops, laptops, Tablet PCs, net books and media center PCs. Windows 7 is intended to be an incremental upgrade for Vista, with the goal of being fully compatible with device drivers, applications, and hardware which Windows Vista is already compatible with.

The hardware requirements for Windows 7 are listed below:

Windows 7 Beta recommended specifications
	Beta Recommended Specs
Processor Speed	GHz(Either 32-bit or 64-bit)
Memory (RAM)	1 GB
Graphics Card	DirectX 9.0 Capable
HDD Free Space	16 GB
Other Drives	DVD-ROM
Audio	Audio Output

Disk Management Tool in Windows 7.

There is no obvious improvement of Disk Management Tool in Windows 7. Maybe Microsoft though it is good enough, or Microsoft is afraid of monopolization, so the Disk Management Tool in Windows 7 is nearly the same with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

So some advanced partition management in Windows 7 is still unavailable. People have to seek 3rd party partition software for Windows 7. However, Windows 7 is still in the beta version, and there is no partition software that supports Windows 7.

Partition Wizard is the exception.

Partition Wizard is a professional partition manager that proved to be fully supported by Windows 7. With MiniTool Partition Manager, you can perform both basic partition operations and advanced partition operations.

With MiniTool Partition Manager you can perform the following operations under Windows 7:

Features	Partition Wizard	Windows 7 Disk Management
Extend NTFS system partition without reboot
Create
Delete
Format
Change Drive Letter
Set Active
GPT Disk
Extend FAT
Extend NTFS
Shrink FAT
Shrink NTFS
Move
Hide
Delete All Partition
Partition Scheme
Label Partitions
Check Partitions

To resize your partition under Windows 7, whether you file system is FAT or NTFS, just perform the follow steps below.
1. Launch MiniTool Partition Manager and you will see its main interface.



2. Select the partition you would like to resize, click Resize/Move or right click the selected partition and click resize/move on the pop-up menu.



3. A popped-up dialog box indicates the current size of the selected partition. The box also depicts the used and unused space on the partition and the free space surrounding the partition (if any exists); the minimum and maximum sizes that you can resize a partition; cluster size of the partition.



4. Position the mouse pointer on the right partition handle. Drag the handle to the partition size you desire when the mouse pointer changes to a double-headed arrow and click OK.

Last, Click OK, and you've just resized a Windows 7 partition!

It is without a doubt that Windows 7 is much better than Windows Vista. It has garnered positive reviews even though it is still in beta version. So prepare your new computer for the coming Windows 7, and enjoy it in the near future.

With MiniTool Partition Manager you will surely enjoy Windows 7 without worrying about Partition problems.

What's more, Partition Wizard Home Edition is completely free. What are you waiting for?

Partition Wizard Server Edition and Partition Wizard Enterprise Edition have more powerful functions in server partition management.