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Andrew
I have 2 ext13int partitions that are empty.
How do I get rid of them ?
Thanks,
Andy
How do I get rid of them ?
Thanks,
Andy
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Paul
Andrew said:
Does Disk Management have a "Delete Partition" option ?
Right-click on the partition and examine your options.
Start : Run : diskmgmt.msc
Paul
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Andy
They don't show up in disk management.
Andy
Andy
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Nil
Maybe it's just me, but I might think that if I was really looking for
help, I would mention how the partitions were created in the first
place. I might also consider using the same tool that created them to
delete them.
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Paul
P
philo
Andy is a troll, he posts crap like that all over Usenet.
A
Andy
Clueless aren't you ?
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Ben Myers
Andrew said:
Delete them.
Ben
J
JJ
This is a general Windows newsgroups. Not a programming newsgroups.
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Andy
Nothing to do with programming.
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Andy
I found out that the partition types are XINT13.
PARTITION_FAT32_XINT13
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff563751(v=vs.85).aspx
Windows 95/98: Specifies a partition that uses extended INT 13 services.
I recently tried to install Win98 on one of my partitions.
I can find anything in my registry.
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Ben Myers
Andy said:
Double-check disk management. The bottom window sometimes has scroll
bars which can be used to view all the items. I usually just maximize it. If they aren't
there, please repost with more information, including the reason you think they exist.
Ben
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Paul
Andy said:
Correlate your table against this. See the pattern ?
http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/partitions/partition_types-1.html
Your table doesn't define numeric values. This table
from Microsoft, assigns numbers. Now the pattern becomes
clearer.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa381635(v=vs.85).aspx
PARTITION_FAT32_XINT13 0x0C
In other words, it's just a "regular ole FAT32" partition.
It should show up in Disk Management.
It can be deleted via Disk Management. Click and select
Delete from the menu. Done. The area should then show up
as "Unallocated" or the like.
*******
A partition type could be a Primary one. Suitable
for a brand new OS installation. The table in the
MBR, has room for four entries of that type.
A partition can also be Logical, contained in an
Extended envelope. That mechanism allows a lot more
partitions to be defined. Multiple logical partitions
can live in a single Extended envelope. You can
have three primaries, then, an Extended being the
fourth MBR entry, and in there, have a ton of
logical partitions defined.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_boot_record
Disk Management should still do a fine job of
displaying the partitions, in either case. And if for
any reason, the Disk Management display is illegible,
you can use the command line "DiskPart" utility,
to do any deletes you might need.
Paul
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Andy
Disk Management is not showing it.
I am not going to worry about it anymore.
Andy
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Paul
Andy said:
Fire up the command line DiskPart.
And live a little
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300415
We'll make a disk wizard out of you yet...
Paul
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Andy
The phantom disk mysteriously disappeared.
Andy
Andy
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Paul in Houston TX
Andy said:The phantom disk mysteriously disappeared.
Andy
They do that every now and then.
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Paul
Paul said:
They play possum.
http://www.paulmberger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Playing-Possum.jpg
This is a section of the Disk Management screen
on my machine right now. It's claiming the disk
is "unreadable", whereas the partition in there,
mounted just fine.
http://i44.tinypic.com/2iqinh1.gif
The only thing wrong with this, is the inability to use
Disk Management or DiskPart right now, as long as it
behaves this way. I can copy files on and off the
partition just fine. For safety, all the files
are coming off that partition, as we speak. Then,
it'll be time to "nuke and pave" Disk 3 FTW.
Paul