Diskmgmt.msc - Coolest Inbuilt Control ( Xp )

Don't know how many have you used this but try out the Diskmgmt.msc control utility.Goto Start > Run and type diskmgmt.msc and press Run.You will see a correctly populated virtual representation of our hard disk partitions. Now the best part is what is considered a head ache otherwise is solved just by right clicking and selecting. Its more efficient that most tools available in Linux.One important thing that will be seen is we can create multiple primary partitions in our hard disks. We can have at most 3 primary partitions and 1 extended partition, or at most 4 primary partitions.If you are a novice and are afraid of command line tools like fdisk and diskpart, here is a way of doing the deed with complete safety. Now obviously you can't run this tool without windows xp and hence you wont have access to it incase xp crashes and even safe mode doesn't run. In that case you will need to boot from XP CD and use the partitioning tool within the setup.

Edited January 8, 2006 by miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG (see edit history)

You can also get there by right clicking on my computer and then choose 'manage'.And then under storage (?) you can use the diskmanagement.Works pretty good, I've been using this for a long time (pretty handy if you have a PATA>SATA convertor, hotplugging old PATA disks )

Doesnt work!

Diskmgmt.msc - Coolest Inbuilt Control ( Xp )

 

Mine doesnt work! it comes up with the 'windows cannot open this file' box with the options to select a program from a list or the net. ***

 

-reply by jeff

Diskmgmt.msc should work when you run it in Windows XP. Are you sure you didn't misspell the name of the disk management console? If the file is missing or corrupted, then there is something wrong with you operating system. See link for a similar topic.

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

It is part of Disk management under Computer Administration in Administrative Tools. It is in a way similar to GParted in Ubuntu that allows you to edit partitions, but in a limited functionality though (doesn't allow resizing or expanding).Is there a similar tool in Windows Vista though? I tried looking under System and Maintenance, but I couldn't find it.

I still rather use QTParted on a Live Linux CD than to use the Windows thingy. I only use it to delete or create Windows partitions. Else, I just use QTParted.xboxrulz

Oh cool i never knew about that i guess theres all kinds of features i don't know about made in windows xp but i'm on linux most of the time and so i can't use it on linux but theres prob some tools like it on linux anyways thanks.

You can also get there by right clicking on my computer and then choose 'manage'.And then under storage (?) you can use the diskmanagement.
Works pretty good, I've been using this for a long time (pretty handy if you have a PATA>SATA convertor, hotplugging old PATA disks )

Another way to "Open" DIsk Management>>
Click the Windows-START button, then "Run" DiskMgmt.msc (characters are case-insensitive), --billsivula

awesome thanks... now i'm wondering if anyone knows how to get to a network connection property - i mean instead of typing ncpa.cpl then right click on network connection to view properties... is there a run command for it? cheers

awesome thanks... now i'm wondering if anyone knows how to get to a network connection property - i mean instead of typing ncpa.cpl then right click on network connection to view properties... is there a run command for it?
cheers

Really? Are you asking about network management inside a disk management topic?

Really? Are you asking about network management inside a disk management topic?

falls between Networking and Windows Command really... so yea i think its appropriate to ask here, just came into my mind when i read the thread...

ncpa.cpl gets one to Network Connections... but i would like a run command for getting to a Connections Properties... especially if its only one Network Connection available

i would like a run command for getting to a Connections Properties... especially if its only one Network Connection available

You want to know or to change the properties ?
To know the properties, just type

ipconfig /all

Of course, it's "ifconfig -a" if you are on a Unix or a Linux system!
And, to change the properties on a windows system, what about righ-click or left-click on the small network icon? Or right click on the "network" icon on your desktop? That's what is done by most of the sytem administrators which happen to be as lazy as I am!

You want to know or to change the properties ?To know the properties, just type

ipconfig /all

Of course, it's "ifconfig -a" if you are on a Unix or a Linux system!
And, to change the properties on a windows system, what about righ-click or left-click on the small network icon? Or right click on the "network" icon on your desktop? That's what is done by most of the sytem administrators which happe to be as lazy as I am!

hehe... i was just curious if theres a run command for firing up Network Properties for a particular connection... instead of the right-clickings which i do as well...