Delete restore partition help please...

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Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive. I want
to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim that space in the
C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or doing a fresh install and the
original XP back up is in the hiddenpartition . I have it on DVD as well
so it is now going to be redundant.

Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is a combine
feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness for this task.
 
IDAssociatesLLC said:
Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive. I want
to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim
that space in the C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or doing
a fresh install and the original XP back up is in the
hiddenpartition . I have it on DVD as well so it is now going to
be redundant.
Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is a
combine feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness
for this task.
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If you are doing a clean install - use Vista to delete the partitions and
create your new partition(s) the way you want.
 
I am wondering if a fresh Vista install will present me with an fdisk type
screen to allow me to combine the hidden partition with C and leave D alone.
Or will I need to copy D onto a DVD and then do a repartition of the entire
drive at once ?
 
We're all waiting on manufacturers to write drivers for Vista. At best, most
are still beta.
Why anyone would purchase Vista now for an XP machine is beyond me.
 
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IDAssociatesLLC said:
Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D
drive. I
want to delete the contents of the hidden partition and
reclaim that
space in the C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or
doing a
fresh install and the original XP back up is in the
hiddenpartition .
I have it on DVD as well so it is now going to be redundant.

Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is
a combine
feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness for
this
task.
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Before you blow up your restore partition make sure your DVD
can actually reinstall XP.

Personally, I'd leave the restore partition in place. You
bought a computer from a company that was too cheap to include
a real XP installation CD. How accommodating do you think
they're going to be when you have to contact them because you
lost your DVD or it's scratched? When it comes to computers,
"redundant" isn't a bad idea.

Also, do some research before you upgrade to Vista. I think
you're going to find that in order to use an upgrade version
you have to start the installation from within XP.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
I have a full version of XP Pro on CD + Vista Ultimate upgrade ( I used a
$150 coupon on Amazon ) so it seemed to make sense to give it a shot. I
plan on waiting a month or so while all vendors carch up.

MS advised me that an upgrade Vista disk plus an original XP will do a full
fresh install.

Any more thoughts on how I can dump the restore partition now ?
 
IDAssociatesLLC said:
I have a full version of XP Pro on CD + Vista Ultimate upgrade ( I used a
$150 coupon on Amazon ) so it seemed to make sense to give it a shot. I
plan on waiting a month or so while all vendors carch up.

MS advised me that an upgrade Vista disk plus an original XP will do a full
fresh install.

Any more thoughts on how I can dump the restore partition now ?
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Do a clean install of XP. Arrange your partitions any way you want
during that clean install (deleted partitions, create, format). The
Vista upgrade must be started from within the running XP install.


Malke
 
Boot with your Partition Magic floppy disc set. Delete the partition you
don't want (the hidden partition). Resize the partition you are keeping.
This will expand that partition to include the space left when you deleted
the hidden partition. Click OK and when finished remove the floppy and
reboot.
 
Use Partition Magic. Don't merge the partitions. Just delete the offending
partition and resize the partition (C) to utilize all the space left over
when you deleted the hidden partition.
 
Thank You !

I did it first on a cloned drive and all was well so I went for the drive
currently in use ( and the proposed Vista drive ). Then went for the active
drive. It sat at 44% for an uncomfortable amount of time but finally
finished. Thanks again !


Harry Ohrn said:
Use Partition Magic. Don't merge the partitions. Just delete the offending
partition and resize the partition (C) to utilize all the space left over
when you deleted the hidden partition.

--


Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


IDAssociatesLLC said:
Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive. I
want
to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim that space in
the
C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or doing a fresh install and the
original XP back up is in the hiddenpartition . I have it on DVD as
well
so it is now going to be redundant.

Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is a combine
feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness for this task.
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http://www.partitionwizard.com/index.html
Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive. I want
to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim that space in the
C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or doing a fresh install and the
original XP back up is in the hiddenpartition . I have it on DVD as well
so it is now going to be redundant.

Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is a combine
feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness for this task.
If you are doing a clean install - use Vista to delete the partitions and
create your new partition(s) the way you want.
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http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial133.html
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On Monday, January 29, 2007 8:21 AM Harry Ohrn wrote:
Boot with your Partition Magic floppy disc set. Delete the partition you
don't want (the hidden partition). Resize the partition you are keeping.
This will expand that partition to include the space left when you deleted
the hidden partition. Click OK and when finished remove the floppy and
reboot.

--


Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


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On Monday, January 29, 2007 8:23 AM Harry Ohrn wrote:
Use Partition Magic. Don't merge the partitions. Just delete the offending
partition and resize the partition (C) to utilize all the space left over
when you deleted the hidden partition.

--


Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


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