Gaming Increasing my Windows 7 partition

[Egonny]

I recently installed Windows 7.
Now I see 30GB isn't enough for all my programs & additional stuff.
So I want to increase the partition but it somehow doesn't work, both using the built-in disk manager and the Acronis Disk Director (tried in both Vista and 7).
Any help?

 

[Golfman560]

Normally with the Acronis stuff you can increase the size.


Oh wait I remember. You ahve to decrease the size of a partition that has free space, then you can increase the size of the other partition.

 

[Egonny]

Normally with the Acronis stuff you can increase the size.


Oh wait I remember. You ahve to decrease the size of a partition that has free space, then you can increase the size of the other partition.

Doesn't work.
Whenever I try to add free space, it says that the partition has reached it maximum and then stops.

 

[Golfman560]

So then Windows 7 somehow locked the partition size or when you made the partition you locked the size. I have no idea how to unlock it though.

 

[Sarvesh50]

http://www.symantec.com/norton/partitionmagic

And underworld you need

 

[Golfman560]

Not for Vista!!! Norton products suck on Vista

 

[da_head]

that symantec product is actually good. personally i used g parted (a linux software), but you have to be careful with it. it deletes your boot stuff

 

[Egonny]

http://www.symantec.com/norton/partitionmagic

And underworld you need

Thanks, I'll try it.

 

[Egonny]

Nvm, accidentally pressed twice on send.