Hi Steve,
> I understand that I need to first create the bootable floppy and install
> BootIt NG.
You don't need to install it. Just create the floppy and boot it. Cancel the
install, then enter maintenance.
> Should I then delete the volumes in the extended partition and then resize
> the primary partition to take up all the remaining space?
Yes, BootIT NG does not have a merge feature.
> Will I still see D: and E: drives in Windows Explorer?
No, once deleted they will no longer be there to be enumerated.
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"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a 6 GB drive that has been split into 3 x 2 GB partitions. The
> primary holds Windows 2000 Pro SP4 and program files. The other 2 are in
> the extended partition and are empty. All are formatted as NTFS.
>
> I would like to use BootIt NG to merge all three partitions into a single
> 6 GB C: partition. Can anybody give me an outline as to the procedure?
>
> I understand that I need to first create the bootable floppy and install
> BootIt NG. Should I then delete the volumes in the extended partition and
> then resize the primary partition to take up all the remaining space? Will
> I still see D: and E: drives in Windows Explorer?
>
> Basically, I want to merge C:, D:, and E: into a single C: and since there
> is no data that needs to be saved in D: or E: it is an operation of
> increasing the primary partition to fill the whole drive.
>
> Also, once I have accomplished this I would like to uninstall the program
> to ensure users do not accidentally activate it.
>
> Thanks for the help. It may be the terminology that is holding me up more
> than anything (resize vs. merge vs. slide).
>
> Steve
>
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