OK. Let's shrink Win7 to 200 GB. Diskpart can't do this and you will need extra software.

Download BootIt BM. There is a 30 day trial usage. Unzip the file and make a boot CD.

 
 double click makedisk.exe, next
 dot in BootIt Bare Metal, next
 dot in I accept the agreement, next
 don't select Image for DOS (GUI), next
 dot in Mouse Support Enabled, next
 dot in VESA Video, next
 dot in Video Mode 1024*768 - 64K Colors, next
 dot in Partition Work (Don't put a dot in Normal), next
 don't choose any Device Options, next
 tick in Enable USB 1.1 (UHCI), next
 tick in Align Partitions at 2KiB
 tick in Use Windows 7 MBR, next
 ignore Additional bootitbm.ini Options, next
 select your CD burner drive letter (you can use a CD-RW or a CD-R disc)
 Finish

More shortly. Let me know when you have the CD.

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TheElder777 wrote:

Why would I expand my original Win7 partition after copying it? I thought I would just format or erase everything on my original HDDs..

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Sure. That's OK.

is it possible to make a boot usb? I don't have empty disks.

I just installed and I got prompted with a "MakeDisk-Image for DOS v2" wizard.

I click next.

I accept agreement

I get a "Device and Checkbox option (optional)" menu. Assuming i don't need any of them I leave them all unticked and click next

I get a "Global geometry and MBR options (optional)" menu. Assuming i don't need any of them I leave them all unticked and click next

I get a "Additional IFD.INI Options (optional)" menu. Assuming i don't need any of them I leave everything blanck and click next

Then it says select target...

I have no idea what i'm doing or what to do.. I was hoping we didn't have to resort to third party sofware. 

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TheElder777 wrote:

Then it says select target...

 

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That is the drive letter of your burner.

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Brian_K wrote:

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TheElder777 wrote:

Then it says select target...

 

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That is the drive letter of your burner.

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By burner you mean cd drive?

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TheElder777 wrote:

I just installed and I got prompted with a "MakeDisk-Image for DOS v2" wizard.

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It shouldn't say Image for DOS. Did you download BootIt BM?

Yes, CD drive. But you may have the wrong download.

http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads-bootit-bare-metal.htm

Oops, I downloaded the wrong one, you were right. Thanks. Let me give this another try.

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Brian_K wrote:

OK. Let's shrink Win7 to 200 GB. Diskpart can't do this and you will need extra software.

 

Download BootIt BM. There is a 30 day trial usage. Unzip the file and make a boot CD.

 
 double click makedisk.exe, next
 dot in BootIt Bare Metal, next
 dot in I accept the agreement, next
 don't select Image for DOS (GUI), next
 dot in Mouse Support Enabled, next
 dot in VESA Video, next
 dot in Video Mode 1024*768 - 64K Colors, next
 dot in Partition Work (Don't put a dot in Normal), next
 don't choose any Device Options, next
 tick in Enable USB 1.1 (UHCI), next
 tick in Align Partitions at 2KiB
 tick in Use Windows 7 MBR, next
 ignore Additional bootitbm.ini Options, next
 select your CD burner drive letter (you can use a CD-RW or a CD-R disc)
 Finish

 

More shortly. Let me know when you have the CD.

 

 

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Where you said: "tick in Align Partitions at 2KiB" 
that would be the equivelent of: "Align partitions on 2048 Sectors" right? or would it be:

"Align partitions on cylinder?"