Partitioning Help 5930G

hi guys



this is my HD it was prepartitioned into these 4 Primary Partitions (i did resize C and extended the D partition) any way i know the 1st partition is the recovery but what about that last one?

now i wanna install windows 7 beta to try it out for real (I did try it in VM) so i want to dual boot it with the pre installed Vista Home premium SP1
the problem is i can't create any partitions bcuz i already have 4 primary partitions.

with Paragon Partition manager i can convert the D partition to Logical partition but will my data be safe ... i wanna be sure about that first.


any help is appreciated ...... thanks

 

I think converting deletes all data.

 

so what should i do?
and what about that 3GB partition at the end ... is it safe to delete?

 

That 3 Gb partition is th AcerArcade media stuff. If you never use it, delete it. If you do, then don't.

Why don't you copy the D partition to backup your data, then delete it. Make another smaller partition for 7, and append the remaining space onto C as a logical drive?

 

thanks man
i guess i don't have other choice ... if i made an image of that 3Gb partition i think i will be able to recreate it if i needed it in the future .. right?

 

Theoretically, yes.