Connecting same hard drive partitions

[Karl]

I somehow formatted only 6GB of my 20GB hard drive when I
loaded XP Professional. How do I link the 14GB of free
space with the 6GB that make up the c drive now?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The only way you can create, delete, resize or merge existing partitions,
and not harm your existing Windows installation, is to purchase and use
a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8.
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/

The alternative is to perform a "clean install" of Windows XP:

How to Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313348&Product=winxp


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
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|I somehow formatted only 6GB of my 20GB hard drive when I
| loaded XP Professional. How do I link the 14GB of free
| space with the 6GB that make up the c drive now?