Combining two partitions on XP

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I just bought a new laptop that is preconfigued with 2
partitions. How can I combine them and just have one?
Im not afraid of losing any data or info I just don't
want 2 partitions, i only want one c drive. Thanks for
your help.
 
Third-party programs (like PartitionMagic 8.0) would allow you to combine
them without losing data at all, but you could always reformat/repartition
the drive using FDISK, which would require you to reinstall the OS and
anything else (ie. wipes your drive clean).
 
heidi said:
I just bought a new laptop that is preconfigued with 2
partitions. How can I combine them and just have one?
Im not afraid of losing any data or info I just don't
want 2 partitions, i only want one c drive. Thanks for
your help.
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Partition Magic should do it without losing Data.

But if you truly aren't afraid of losing anythig.. Reinstall with whatever
partitioning you want.
 
I just bought a new laptop that is preconfigued with 2
partitions. How can I combine them and just have one?
Im not afraid of losing any data or info I just don't
want 2 partitions, i only want one c drive. Thanks for
your help.
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The other partition is likely a recovery partition. If you delete it,
you will lose the recovery features that your OEM installed.
 
Kent said:
The other partition is likely a recovery partition. If you delete it,
you will lose the recovery features that your OEM installed.
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Clean install and delete the current partitions during the setup.
You boot from the CD and do a clean install.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address bar.
How to clean install XP.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
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I just bought a new laptop that is preconfigued with 2
partitions. How can I combine them and just have one?
Im not afraid of losing any data or info I just don't
want 2 partitions, i only want one c drive. Thanks for
your help.
Click to expand...

Clean install and delete the current partitions during the setup.
You boot from the CD and do a clean install.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address bar.
How to clean install XP.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
--
Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
(e-mail address removed)
http://michaelstevenstech.com
For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
 
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