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Size specifies the size of the partition to create, in megabytes.

Values

size_in_megabytes

Specifies the size of the partition that you create, in megabytes.

For example, to create a 2 GB partition, set Size to 2000.

Note

If you specify a size for the partition by using this setting, do not set Extend. If a value for Size is specified and Extend is set to true, no partition is created. An error is logged, and installation terminates.

Valid Passes

windowsPE

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Setup | DiskConfiguration | Disk | CreatePartitions | CreatePartition | Size

Applies To

For the list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Setup.

XML Example

The following XML output for the DiskConfiguration setting shows how to create three partitions on a hard drive.

<DiskConfiguration>
   <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
   <Disk>
      <DiskID>0</DiskID>
      <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
      <CreatePartitions>
         <CreatePartition>
<!-- Create primary partition, 20 GB -->
            <Order>1</Order>
            <Type>Primary</Type>
            <Size>20000</Size>
         </CreatePartition>
<!-- Create extended partition and fill the rest of the hard disk -->
         <CreatePartition>
            <Order>2</Order>
            <Type>Extended</Type>
            <Extend>true</Extend>
         </CreatePartition>
<!-- Create logical partition within the extended partition, 6 GB -->
         <CreatePartition>
            <Order>3</Order>
            <Type>Logical</Type>
            <Size>6000</Size>
         </CreatePartition>
      </CreatePartitions>
   </Disk>
</DiskConfiguration>

See Also

Concepts

CreatePartition