Delete OEM Partition

[BChat]

Can I use Disk Management in Ultimate 64 to delete the 1st partition on the
drive - OEM Partition?
Dell XPS Gen 5 computer - Western Digital 74 GB Raptor drive.

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

Can I use Disk Management in Ultimate 64 to delete the 1st partition on
the
drive - OEM Partition?
Dell XPS Gen 5 computer - Western Digital 74 GB Raptor drive.

No.. Windows can't delete itself..


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[BChat]

Can I use Disk Management in Ultimate 64 to delete the 1st partition on
the
drive - OEM Partition?
Dell XPS Gen 5 computer - Western Digital 74 GB Raptor drive.

No.. Windows can't delete itself..


NOT the Windows partition - the OEM partition (180MB) before it on the
drive.
Windows is on the 2nd partition.

 

[David B.]

Provided you'll never need to use it to recover your system, delete away.

 

[BChat]

Thanks Dave - I haven't figured out how to do it yet.

Provided you'll never need to use it to recover your system, delete away.

 

[David B.]

Vista may not be able to, you may need a 3rd party app.

 

[BChat]

I have Acronis Disk Director I can install, and 3 other HDs to fool around
with - I'll get'er done somehow.


Vista may not be able to, you may need a 3rd party app.

 

[Bill Sharpe]

Can I use Disk Management in Ultimate 64 to delete the 1st partition on the
drive - OEM Partition?
Dell XPS Gen 5 computer - Western Digital 74 GB Raptor drive.

Be careful. I did this on my HP Pavilion computer and completely hosed
Windows. Computer couldn't find Windows on boot up as it was now on a
differently-labeled drive. Fortunately I had an Acronis True Image
backup available.

Check with Dell to see if they have a utility that deletes the restore
partition.

Bill

 

[BChat]

Bill,
I got it deleted - for matted it - now just have to make it ''ACTIVE"
I have 4 HDs in the machine - this is an experiment - fun stuff ;-)

Can I use Disk Management in Ultimate 64 to delete the 1st partition on
the
drive - OEM Partition?
Dell XPS Gen 5 computer - Western Digital 74 GB Raptor drive.

Be careful. I did this on my HP Pavilion computer and completely hosed
Windows. Computer couldn't find Windows on boot up as it was now on a
differently-labeled drive. Fortunately I had an Acronis True Image
backup available.

Check with Dell to see if they have a utility that deletes the restore
partition.

Bill

 

[Rick Rogers]

If it's the system volume (aka: active, the one the system boots from), then
don't do this unless you have a manner of repairing the boot files
(generally you need a real Vista disk for this).

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