From XP to Win7

stabiz · 03-16-10, 09:22 AM

Looking for some win7 professors here.

I installed win7 on a 640GB drive, but partitioned 200GB for the system. i can only see those 200GB, where is the rest of the disk? It does not show up like in XP.

Also, how do I get shortcuts to much used programs in the lower right corner like in XP?

Arclight · 03-16-10, 10:59 AM

Think you still need to partiton the rest of the drive. Go to 'disk management' section in 'Computer Management', gives you a clear picture of the state of your drives.

Do you mean quicklaunch? Create a new toolbar and put this in the folder line: %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

stabiz · 03-16-10, 11:55 AM

Arclight to the rescue!

Arclight · 03-16-10, 12:00 PM

Okay then, glad you got it sorted.

Forgot to mention you may need to enable display of 'administrative tools' in 'Start menu' properties, but guess that wasn't needed anyway.

stabiz · 03-16-10, 01:10 PM

Nah, just wrote "computer management" in the start box. Ahhhh, now UAC (?) is disabled (that was driving me nuts, yes I know what I want to do, dammit) and after wild clciking and swearing the quick launch buttons are where they are supposed to be.

Time for a break.

Arclight · 03-16-10, 01:35 PM

"compmgmt.msc" works too.

UAC is the first thing I disable after install. And right after that comes customizing the whole appaerance and functioning of Start Menu and the likes. Takes a little time, but makes it so much more pleasant to work with.

Wolfehunter · 03-16-10, 02:59 PM

I use fdisk to partition disk.. maybe I'm just old school hehehe.

Arclight · 03-16-10, 04:11 PM

It's all good.

Disk manager just gives nice graphic display of your drive; how many partitions there are, and if there's any unpartitioned space.

03-16-10, 09:22 AM	#1
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	From XP to Win7 Looking for some win7 professors here. I installed win7 on a 640GB drive, but partitioned 200GB for the system. i can only see those 200GB, where is the rest of the disk? It does not show up like in XP. Also, how do I get shortcuts to much used programs in the lower right corner like in XP? __________________

03-16-10, 10:59 AM	#2
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Think you still need to partiton the rest of the drive. Go to 'disk management' section in 'Computer Management', gives you a clear picture of the state of your drives. Do you mean quicklaunch? Create a new toolbar and put this in the folder line: %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-16-10, 11:55 AM	#3
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Arclight to the rescue! __________________

03-16-10, 12:00 PM	#4
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Okay then, glad you got it sorted. Forgot to mention you may need to enable display of 'administrative tools' in 'Start menu' properties, but guess that wasn't needed anyway. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-16-10, 01:10 PM	#5
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Nah, just wrote "computer management" in the start box. Ahhhh, now UAC (?) is disabled (that was driving me nuts, yes I know what I want to do, dammit) and after wild clciking and swearing the quick launch buttons are where they are supposed to be. Time for a break. __________________

03-16-10, 01:35 PM	#6
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	"compmgmt.msc" works too. UAC is the first thing I disable after install. And right after that comes customizing the whole appaerance and functioning of Start Menu and the likes. Takes a little time, but makes it so much more pleasant to work with. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-16-10, 02:59 PM	#7
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	I use fdisk to partition disk.. maybe I'm just old school hehehe. __________________

03-16-10, 04:11 PM	#8
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	It's all good. Disk manager just gives nice graphic display of your drive; how many partitions there are, and if there's any unpartitioned space. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.