A free partition manager for Windows 7 – free Windows 7 partition manager

With the sales of Windows XP ending and the formal release of Windows 7, the large market occupancy of Windows XP will be history forever and we are to embrace the brand-new age of Windows 7, which integrates the merits of the easy-to-use Windows XP, eye-pleasing Windows Vista as well as trend-setting Mac OS X. Though excellent, Windows 7 operating system needs plenty of disk space. Hence, user may fall into insufficient disk space situation where user must turn to third-party Windows 7 partition manager to help manage partition. Speaking of free Windows 7 partition manager, MiniTool Partition Wizard is my top recommendation.

Features included on Windows 7
1. Easier-to-use: Windows 7 is added with many user-facilitating designs, such as quick maximization, half screen and quick system error reparation, etc.
2. Faster: booting speed is greatly reduced on Windows 7.
3. Simpler: Windows 7 makes the search and using information simpler, including local, network and internet search functions.
4. Safer: Windows 7 expands the data protection and data management to peripheral devices, improving the role-based computer plan and user account management, bridging data protection and strong cooperation as well as launching enterprise-level data protection and right permission.
5. Better connection: Windows further strengthens mobile working ability to allow any device to access data and application at anytime in anywhere.

Create partition for Windows with MiniTool Partition Wizard
Here is a demo on create new partition with our free Windows 7 partition manager.
First, download MiniTool Partition Wizard at http://www.partitionwizard.com for free and then install it to computer. Launch MiniTool Partition Wizard to create new partition:



This is the main interface of MiniTool Partition Wizard. To create a new partition, please first compress the disk to spare unallocated space for new partition. So click "Move/Resize" to activate next interface.



Adjust the unallocated size in this window by dragging the scrollbar. After setting, click "OK".



Now after backing to main interface, an unallocated space can be clearly seen.
Next, click this unallocated space and then click "Create" at the toolbar.



Set partition properties such as partition size, file system, cluster size and much more at will, and then click "OK".



Last, click "Apply" to execute all pending operations employed by both resizing and creating partition to successfully create a new partition on Windows 7 with our partition manager MiniTool Partition Wizard.

A free partition magic for Windows Vista

The arrangement of the partition space in a system is very important. In order to promote the best performance from a system, we should do partition work on the hard disk.

As we all know, the C: drive is where the Operating System reside. The number of partitions in a hard disk depends on the user. In order to store the Operating System separately from other kinds of data, multiple partitions are created. One advantage of multiple partitions is that we can delete a single partition while retaining the rest of the data. Furthermore, multiple partitions allow computer users to quickly recover from viruses, root kits, and Trojan horses or an otherwise damaged, corrupt or compromised Operating System.

The disadvantages of multiple partitions are that they are difficult to manage. A Professional Partition Manager is a must. With the help of a Professional Partition Manager Software, we can perform partitioning work as an expert so that the performance of our computers would be greatly optimized.

How to Resize Partition under Windows Vista?

You may have been racking your brains in finding a solution to partition problems on vista. Sometimes, you would like to enlarge or shrink your system partition C, but you find that there are certain risks such as data loss.

You no longer need to worry about data loss when resizing your partitions from now on!

MiniTool Partition Manager has powerful functions in partition management under Windows Vista. For Vista users, Partition Wizard has different versions of Partition Manager for different users.

If you a home user, you can use Partition Wizard Home Edition as a professional Partition Manager at home.

If you are a Professional user, you can use Partition Wizard Professional Edition as a Partition Manager for Professional computers.

You can resize partitions under Windows Vista by the following simple steps:

Whether you are a Professional user or home user, just launch MiniTool Partition Manager and you will be greeted with its user-friendly interface.



Next, select the partition you want to resize.
Click the button Resize/Move and you will see a pop-up dialogue-box just like the screenshot below.



Position your mouse pointer onto the left or right side of the dialogue box and you will see the mouse pointer change into two arrows with different directions. Then, drag the handle to resize the partition, or input the size number in the blanks below.

At last click OK and you're done!
Isn't it easy? If you want to try it yourself, just go to the Download Centre to download free Partition Manager for a trial.

Increase partition size for Windows Server 2003

For users of Windows Server 2003 operating system, managing partition is an essential operation and increasing partition size in Windows Server 2003 is even more common. However, it is not easy to increase partition size in Windows Server 2003 due to the defects of the built-in disk management tool.



The above picture is the main interface of the built-in disk management tool of Windows Server 2003, from which we can see it only has some basic functions like Change Drive Letter, Delete Local Drive and Format Partition, unable to extend partition size. So we have to resort to the third-party partition magic. However, the idea is hard to realize because much partition magic of function defects appears in the software market along with users' increasing demands for partition mangers. Once used, that kind of software may lead to data losses, let alone increase partition size in Windows Server 2003. To avoid the dangerous situation, the partition manager server MiniTool Partition Wizard, published by the renowned software development company MiniTool Solution Ltd., is suggested.

Increase partition size in Windows Server 2003 with MiniTool Partition Wizard
If we want to extend partition size in Windows Server 2003 with MiniTool Partition Wizard, we should firstly visit the official website http://www.partitionwizard.com to download the partition manager server and install it to the computer. After that, launch the partition magic and we can see the following interface.



This is the main interface of MiniTool Partition Wizard, from which we can see there is no unallocated space in Disk 1. If we want to increase Partition C:, we need to shrink other partitions to get unallocated space. So select Partition E: and click "Move/Resize" and the following interface will be shown.



In this interface, we can drag the two triangles or input exact value to shorten Partition Handle, thereby shrinking Partition E: (here, we'll drag the left triangle rightward). The result is shown in the following interface.



Now, click "OK" to go back to the main interface.



In the main interface, we can see an unallocated space appears in Disk 1. Now we can extend Partition C:. Select it and click "Move/Resize".



In this interface, drag the right triangle rightward to extend partition and then click "OK" to return to the main interface again.



In the main interface, we can see Partition C: has been extended and two pending operations appear in "Operations Pending" area. Please click "Apply". After all operations are finished, increasing partition size in Windows Server 2003 is achieved successfully.

Those above are all operations about increasing partition size in Windows Server 2003. For more information of the partition manager server, please visit its official website.

How to extend partition on Windows 8?

In the process of using Windows 8, have you ever encountered the situation where system partition of Windows 8 is out of space? When system partition is short of space, running efficiency will be influenced largely. Therefore, when Windows 8 system partition runs out of space, in order to use Windows 8 better, the best way is to extend partition in Windows 8.
As known to all, Windows 8 built-in disk management tool is able to extend partition and shrink partition. However, users who have used this tool to extend partition know extending partition should be on the condition that there is unallocated space behind and adjacent to target partition. If there is no unallocated space which can meet the above conditions, Windows 8 built-in disk management tool can not help you extend partition in Windows 8. At this time, third-party partition magic becomes an indispensable tool.

The best way to extend partition in Windows 8
We have said professional partition magic can help us extend partition in Windows 8. However, which professional partition magic is best since partition magic is overflowing? Since Windows 8 is a brand new Windows operating system, we should consider compatibility at first. Then, security and function follow. Here, a perfect partition magic which has good compatibility, security and all-sided functions is strongly recommended. It is MiniTool Partition Wizard.

Extend system partition in Windows 8 without data loss
If we want to extend system partition in Windows 8 when there is no unallocated space behind system partition, we should shrink the neighboring partition to release unallocated space. Then, extend system partition with the unallocated space.

Shrink partition in Windows 8
After downloading the partition magic from http://www.partitionwizard.com and installing it to computer, we open it to enter its main interface:



Select the partition neighboring to system partition and click "Move/Resize" button to get the following interface:



To shrink partition, drag the border of partition handle to shorten it and click "OK" to go back to main interface.

Extend partition in Windows 8
In the main interface, select the system partition and click "Move/Resize" button to extend partition in Windows 8. Then, we can see the next interface:



To extend system partition in Windows 8, just drag the border of partition handle to lengthen it and click "OK" to go back to main interface:



Here, we can see system partition of Windows 8 has been extended. So, we click "Apply" button to perform all pending operations to computer.

Does your Windows 8 partition run out of space? Do you want to solve the problem by yourself? If you say yes, download the partition magic MiniTool Partition Wizard. It is the best way to extend partition in Windows 8.

Analysis about Windows 8

 Since the release of Windows 7 on October 22, 2009, when Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer announced the release of newest Windows operating system – Windows 7, this operating system has won much popularity among computer users because of its distinguished performance, gorgeous interfaces, and higher security. It has become another master piece of Windows after Windows XP. When users are enjoying the brand new experience of Windows 7 and giving rather good reputation to it, Microsoft has given a piece of news to release the stronger Windows 8.

  

Speaking of Windows 8, many users who are enthusiastic about new products are familiar with it. Windows 8 has become the hottest topic at present because it is very likely to surpass the very popular Windows 7, and it is the symbol of Microsoft marching into operating system market of mobile devices like tablet PC. It is reported that Windows 8 is in testing phase, and in the middle of 2012, Microsoft will release this brand new operating system. At that time, the first tablet PC with Windows operating system will also be born. After reading this news, I think many royal fans of Windows operating systems will be rather excited. However, some sober users are worrying about the security of this new Windows operating system.

I have to admit it. With more and more frequent use of computers, the value of our data saved in computers keeps higher and higher. However, as Windows operating systems are always in the front line of defending computer viruses, many Windows users have encountered the situation of suffering from viruses. Sometimes Windows users win, but if they lose, terrible result will bring them down. That's why Windows has lost many users. I wonder if Windows 8 can change this situation.

  

It is said Windows 8 is improved very much in security. It has built-in anti-virus program, and data protection software running in Windows 7 is also perfectly compatible with Windows 8. Some experts predict that Windows 8 will become the most secure operating system at this age. We can see that Microsoft has prepared enough to fight against viruses. We can't predict which one of them will survive, but as common Windows users, we absolutely hope Windows will win. At the same time, we should do perfect virus defense work in computer.

  

How can we prepare for virus defense work as Windows 8 have not been released yet? In fact, we can prepare in advance before Windows 8 is released. Let me share my Windows 8 security solutions with you. Firstly, I prefer third-party anti-virus software instead of Windows 8 built-in anti-virus program.

  

Secondly, I will do well in backing up important data. As I can't realize backing up data anytime, I think it is better to employ a professional data recovery software in computer. Since software for Windows 7 is also compatible with Windows 8, I prefer the one I have always been using – MiniTool Power Data Recovery. It can help me recover lost data in time. With these methods, I think I can build a perfect data protection framework for Windows 8. Let's wait patiently for the coming of Windows 8.

  

These are my own opinions about preparation for Windows 8 data security protection. Welcome to discuss with me if you have any different views. We can share our ideas together so that we can avoid potential data disaster.

Is security of Windows really lower than MAC OS?

 A few days ago, I was browsing community sites in the office, and reading an article about security of Windows and MAC OS. It held the opinion that MAC computers had higher security than Windows so it was less likely to be attacked by virus. After reading, I felt it unfair for Windows operating systems. I tried to write something but I was on duty. So I continued reading the replies. I couldn't believe that most of them agreed about the opinion. But I knew they agreed because they didn’t know much about these two kinds of operating systems. I had to express myself as a senior user of both Windows and MAC OS.

  

Through some struggle, I decided to express my own opinions here. Firstly, I think the judgment that MAC OS is safer than Windows because MAC OS is less often attacked by virus is not fair for Windows. You should know that as Windows always occupies major part of operating system market and market share it holds is almost 90%, most computer viruses are aiming at Windows operating systems. The development of Windows viruses never stops. However, market share of MAC OS is much smaller than Windows, so MAC OS is not the main goal for hackers. This is also the main cause of MAC OS being seldom attacked by virus.

  

Some MAC user may say this isn't enough to prove Windows has better security than MAC OS. As a senior user of both these two operating systems, I want to say that it is hard to judge the security of them when they are newly developed. But as more and more attacks are aimed at Windows and more and more patches are added to Windows operating systems, leaks of Windows are getting less and less. On the contrary, MAC OS always stays away from virus attack so once it becomes the main goal of virus attack, leaks of it will be much more than Windows.

  

In addition, many computer users know that Windows has a very large third-party software market than any other operating systems have. When Windows operating systems are attacked by virus, there are many choices of anti-virus software to protect them. When important data is lost in Windows, there are various kinds of professional data recovery software like MiniTool Power Data Recovery for Windows users to recover lost data conveniently. It reduces the losses caused by virus as possible as it can. Nevertheless, MAC OS has no such rich choices. Not only choices of MAC anti-virus software are few, but finding a MAC data recovery software is also very difficult. Therefore, these factors all reduce the security of MAC data.

  

In conclusion, I think the view that MAC OS is safer than Windows only judged by the frequency of virus attack is very unfair. After using both of these two operating systems, I think Windows has stronger capability of solving problems than MAC OS. If I have to decide which one is better between them, I prefer Windows. These are only my own opinions. If you have any objections, welcome to discuss with me.

Why are so many people obsessed with Mac?

Macintosh, Apple computer sometimes, is also called Mac because Mac OS independently developed by Apple Inc. is installed. Since Mac is expensive and the Mac OS is incompatible with common PC hardware, Mac hasn't got poplar. But Mac still has a large number of fans. Why? Before answering the question, we should know something about Mac.

Mac OS X

Operating is the soul of a computer. Mac OS X based on Darwin kernel, the operating system in Mac, is enhanced in system stability, property and response speed. Through SMP, Mac OS X shows its advantages of Dual Processing and provides incomparable 2D, 3D and multimedia image properties and spread font support and integrated PDA function. in the aspect of processing graphs and images, Mac has much superiority unmatched by common PC. Seeing this point, you may have known why Mac is used in advertisement and printing industry. The Apple's minimalism is fully expressed in Mac OS. Compared with Windows operating system in PC, the interface of Mac is simple but magnificent and the operations are easy, highlighting the feature of man-machine interaction. But Mac OS is not compatible with Windows software, so users getting used to Windows operating system may be familiar with Mac after a long-time use.

Main hardware of Mac

Power Pc chip

Power PC chip adopted in Mac is RISC (Reduce Instruction Set Computing) chip while PC adopts CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computing) chip. Power PC operates via multiple pipeline control combining superscalar instruction set and CISC operates in the way of single thread.

CPU

Mac specialized CUP includes Power PC G3, Power PC G4 and Power PC G5, which are jointly designed and made for Apple computer by IBM, Motorola and other big enterprises. Power PC G4, in particular, is able to work with 128 bit operation. There is no CUP cooling fan in Power Mac G4, only a cooling fin equipped, so computer operating noisy is reduced. It suggests that Power PC has the advantages unmatched by Pentium and Thunderbird. Since 128 bit operation is adopted, the 64-bit CPU is too far behind to catch up with its speed. When graphics software is operated, Mac operating speed can be improved manyfold. Therefore, in people's mind, Mac is another name of specialized use of graphics and images and its floating point arithmetic ability is far higher than PC.

Mainboard

The mainboard adopted by Mac is fitted out with 64-bit PCI slot of 33MHz, two external IEEE 1394 400Mbps FireWire interfaces, built-in 10/100 Base-T network card, 56K Modern and 4 DIMM memory slots.

Hard disk

The file system used in Mac hard disk partition is HFS+ and it can only read NTFS partition.

Appearance

The appearance of Mac is translucent, which seems elegant. iMac G3 is epoch-making, integrating the main engine and displayer perfectly, with the polychrome semitransparent  colors, popularizing quickly all over the world. Mac of fashionable appearance is like work of art, which is the main reason for many young men being obsessional about Mac.

In conclusion, Mac has big difference from PC of Windows operating system no matter in software or hardware. Its entire property and the beautiful appearance are far better than PC, so we can take it for granted that Mac has been admired by many persons. Although Mac has strong practical utility, users will encounter many troubles when using Mac because Windows applications are incompatible. For example, if data loss occurs in Mac due to accidental operations or some other reasons, what should we do when data recovery software is not in support of Mac?  The professional Mac data recovery software MiniTool Mac Data Recovery is recommended, which runs under Mac perfectly. This free Mac data recovery software is equipped with four function modules and the module Digital Media Recovery is specially designed to recover photos, videos and audios. If you are using Mac, please download, just in case.