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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	Honestly I'm such a twerp at times. It seems that I have converted my new not yet used 80gig HD to Dynamic and now I find I cannot install Ubuntu to it. Ihave tried to use Disk Management to convert it back but I get blocked with the message "The service database is locked" as soon as I click on Disk Management in the Computer Management console. I am using XP Pro. I have also tried Partition Magic but get blocked there also. I am logged as an Admin. I have tried from the command prompt as well running diskmgmt.msc but get the same message as before "The service database is locked" I wanted to partition this drive before installing either Ubuntu or Kubuntu but Dynamic drives can not be partitioned and I can not delete the Dynamic drive either. Glumsville Arizona. Any help loved to bits. [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/5635] [img]http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v199/TaoBoogie/taoboogie.gif[/img] [/url] Loading...
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