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Vista drive capacity limit
Configuration data for dynamic disks is stored on all dynamic disks, so the information about which disks are owned by the system is lost when all dynamic disks fail. Any existing volumes on the foreign disk become visible and accessible when you import the disk. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?

dynamic disks
I am now able to boot in to Vista without any crashes. IndustrialParts wrote: I was able to connect a 100GB SATA HDD and see the install complete. There is an error that says: 'Windows cannot be installed to the selected partition because it has one or more dynamic volumes' How do I proceed?

Vista Beta 2 install
Dan D...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public storage Hello All, I am trying to convert 2 basic disks to "dynamic" disks in Vista. I have tried to convert the disk via both the Disk Management UI as well as the command line utility. I am getting an error in both situations. The more discriptive error is coming

Welcome Vista, Goodbye Dynamic Disks (Unless You Pay Extra)
Cz26OGU...@schestowitz.com> From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@schestowitz.com> Subject: [News] Welcome Vista, Goodbye Dynamic Disks (Unless You Pay I tried to convert a basic disk to dynamic disk in vista premium, and was given an error message telling me that dynamic disks are not supported in windows vista.

Vista Beta 2 install
Then I can divide up the extended partition into volumes where I can put each of the several Windows versions I typically run, plus larger volumes for apps and data. I can delete and recreate volumes as my needs change - and they have quite often changed. I never used dynamic volumes until Vista, and still have

Disk Management Question re converting to dynamic disks
Hope with the diskless iSCSI boot they will manage to turn it ON again :) iSCSI mirroring (with dynamic disks) is available on Vista (ultimate) with MS initiator (can't check the version, file version is 6.X), and probably also with longhorn. I can make a mirrored volume with 2 iSCSI disks.

Convert to Basic Disk?
Blah blah blah: Unfortunately XP and Vista both only support one "disk group", and so even if you have just a "Simple volume" on one of your dynamic disks, and another "Simple volume" on another of your dynamic disks, if you try to boot with only one of these disks present, then I bet you'll get the above error

Dynamic Disks Windows XP and Windows Vista
As I said, my experience with dynamic volumes is very limited. Before Vista, my understanding was that dynamic volumes were kind of like marriages: very easy to I can delete and recreate volumes as my needs change - and they have quite often changed. I never used dynamic volumes until Vista, and still have only

Dynamic Disks and Dual Boot Windows XP and Windows Vista
Bill Condie billcon...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup He wrote the same kinda book about the Mac years ago, a publishng gimmick. But be warned about Dynamic Disks! Except Vista already warns you if you try to invoke it "Barry" <cb...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

dynamic disks created in XP
From the limited info I could find on the subject it looked like all versions of Vista support dynamic disks. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Vista won't recognize HDD
The first one, which is a "basic" disk on which the XP and Vista partitions are, works well on bot OSes. However, the other two, which are "dynamic" disks, It might be a problem specific to dynamic disks. Is it possible that Vista has modified the data structure of the disk so that it is not accessible from XP

RECLAIM EXISTING DYNAMIC HARD DRIVE ON VISTA HOME EDITION
"Chopper" wrote: This from Ned Buckmaster: After further research, I found that Home Basic and Home Premium do NOT handle dynamic disks." Apparently if you have Vista Home and you're running any dynamic hard disks you're in a bit of trouble.... anyone out there know of a solution to this one?

Dynamic disk problem?
There is a warning/message during the MCX setup process related to dynamic disks, though I understand your desire to see it earlier. Looking forward, this isn't an issue as it has been addressed for Windows Vista. -- This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Convert USB disk to dynamic
... you uninstall it leaves a registry entry for a something.sys driver that creates a bluescreen error. it's a pain to fix, but I thought it was only in vista. The downside being you'll have to convert the volumes to dynamic disks. Otherwise you'll probably have to use a 3rd party disk cloning/imaging utility.

Disk Management Question re converting to dynamic disks
You can compare the working and the non-working disks, perhaps you notice a difference. online - might bring the volume online? setid - could perhaps be used to set the id from 42 (dynamic) to 07 (basic), function is probably blocked. ... some minutes later ... Several reports that _maybe_ Vista Home does not

Can't see SATA XP Hard drive with in Vista 64bit
If so, I might solve my problem by deleting the D partition and then extending the C partition. I just answered my own question. Yes I can! Vista is way cool. Well, I have you to thank for it. :). When you suggested that my setup was a hardware version of dynamic disks so why mess with it, the solution presented

Dynamic Disks not being detected
Hello, I have a machine that had XP Pro where I had 1 Drive with my OS & then 2 additional where in Windows I set them up as a RAID 0 Dynamic Volume. I now formatted that OS Drive & installed Vista Ultimate 64bit. When I plug those other 2 Dynamic Volume Drives in, the BIOS detects them but when I boot into Vista

LDM: Fix for Windows Vista dynamic disks
Kerry Brown ke...@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m microsoft public windows vista general Dynamic disks are only supported in Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise. I have Vista Premium, I upgraded a machine originally running XP Pro with 4 hard drives converted to Dynamic disks spanned (so as to make one large disk)

Dynamic disks in Windows Vista
DCMonkey someone microsoft public windows vista general Following the instructions at the following pages should allow you to convert a Dynamic Disk back to a "Dave" wrote: I'm not familiar with dynamic disks, but I found this. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927520 It appears that Vista Home does not support

Dynamic Disks Windows XP and Windows Vista
Absurd or no the conversion to a basic disk from a dynamic disk is a destructive process, see :- How To Convert to Basic and Dynamic Disks in Windows XP Professional http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309044 http://www.lockergnome. com/nexus/it/2007/04/19/basic-and-dynamic-disks-in-vista-part-ii/