Getting rid of partitions...

[Guest]

Good afternoon.

I want to reinstall Vista my computer. I have the Ulimate Edition upgrade.
The 64 bit version is already on there and I want to revert to the 32 bit
version (for compatability). My thoughts to do this would be to:

1. Reinstall Windows XP on the system (formatting the drive in NTFS). I
have the full version of XP Home.
2. Install Vista in 32 bit version.

My problem (if you want to call it that) is that the drive is partitioned,
basically in half. It is a 150 gig drive with two 75 (roughly) gig
partitions.

How do I go about formatting the drive into just one large 150 gig
partition? When I go to install XP, I can format or even delete partitions,
but it doesn't seem to add the space back into a previous partition. I was
hoping there was an easy way to do this without having to purchase additional
software.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Nepatsfan]

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Good afternoon.

I want to reinstall Vista my computer. I have the Ulimate
Edition upgrade.
The 64 bit version is already on there and I want to revert
to the 32 bit
version (for compatability). My thoughts to do this would be
to:

1. Reinstall Windows XP on the system (formatting the drive
in NTFS). I
have the full version of XP Home.
2. Install Vista in 32 bit version.

My problem (if you want to call it that) is that the drive is
partitioned,
basically in half. It is a 150 gig drive with two 75
(roughly) gig
partitions.

How do I go about formatting the drive into just one large
150 gig
partition? When I go to install XP, I can format or even
delete partitions,
but it doesn't seem to add the space back into a previous
partition. I was
hoping there was an easy way to do this without having to
purchase additional
software.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

Early in the XP installation process you are given the
opportunity to delete partitions. Delete both existing
partitions so that your entire hard drive becomes unpartitioned
space. You can now create a single partition that will use all
the available space on your hard drive.

Note: Don't be alarmed if after creating your single partition
you see 8MB of space reserved as unpartitioned space. This is
normal behavior. XP sets this space aside in case you wish to
convert the hard drive from a basic disk to a dynamic disk at a
later date.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Guest]

Nepatsfan: Thanks for that.I've been tearing my hair out trying to get rid of
"Manufacturers" partition on my 60gb laptop drive...with progs like Partition
Magic...then you come along ang it'sthen allso simple.Again thanks.