Convert dynamic disk to basic disk

Question

I accidentally converted my computer's disk to a dynamic disk. Since my system disk is a little bit small I want to install the system to another partition, but I got this error:

Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space; the partition contains one or more dynamic volumes that are not supported for installation.

It seems to suggest to convert the disk back to a basic disk, but to do that I have to delete the system volume which I can't do. How can I work around this? Can I use a USB live Linux to convert to a basic disk?

Answer 1

You can use a Live CD to redo this usually. If not there is a way to switch it back with a Hex editor.

http://strangelyperfect.tv/6415/how-to-convert-a-dynamic-disk-to-basic-disk-in-windows-7/

Download the Hex Editor here. Next

Open up your hex editor with admin rights. Go under Options and turn off Read Only.

Find Sector 0 Position 1C2 and verify that it is currently 42. Change from 42 to 07.