unpartitioning in Vista

[J Lunis]

I have a USB HD I partitioned in XP. Now, in Vista hOME Premium, I want
to unpartition (if that's a word) the HD. Can't find how to do it.
Help please.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Click Start, and type: diskmgmt.msc
hit enter
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the
password or provide confirmation.
Right-click the volume, such as a partition or logical drive, that you want
to delete, and then click Delete Volume.
Click Yes to delete the volume.

 

[J Lunis]

Click Start, and type: diskmgmt.msc
hit enter
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type
the password or provide confirmation.
Right-click the volume, such as a partition or logical drive, that you
want to delete, and then click Delete Volume.
Click Yes to delete the volume.

OK, did all that. Still have 3 partitions showing for the drive. 2
labeled 'RAW,' and one (the just deleted drive) labeled 'Free Space.'
Now, what is step 2?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

You can delete one Raw drive and expand one to take all of the free space.

 

[AJR]

You need to adequately explain what is your goal. If there is nothing of
value on the USB HD and you want one partition - simply reformat.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have a USB HD I partitioned in XP. Now, in Vista hOME Premium, I want
to unpartition (if that's a word) the HD. Can't find how to do it.

Exactly what do you want to accomplish? Am I correct in assuming that
you have two or more partitions, and you want to end up with just a
single partition, using all the available space?

If all you did was literally unpartition the drive, it would then be
unusable until you re-established one or more partitions on it.

 

[J Lunis]

Exactly what do you want to accomplish? Am I correct in assuming that
you have two or more partitions, and you want to end up with just a
single partition, using all the available space?

If all you did was literally unpartition the drive, it would then be
unusable until you re-established one or more partitions on it.

currently the HD is divided into 3 partitions of roughly equal size.
No data of any consequence on any of the three. I can delete/reformat
to my heart's content.
I want to end up with 'undecided' - one or two partitions. Does it matter?

 

[Bill in Co.]

currently the HD is divided into 3 partitions of roughly equal size.
No data of any consequence on any of the three. I can delete/reformat
to my heart's content.
I want to end up with 'undecided' - one or two partitions. Does it matter?

There is no "undecided". Either you end up with one or two, and it's not
ambiguous.

 

[J Lunis]

There is no "undecided". Either you end up with one or two, and it's not
ambiguous.

Ummm, as we speak, the decision is still not made - thus, undecided.
Most likely, I will end up combining the 3 into 1 partition. Most
likely, but not cast in stone.

 

[Allan]

I have a USB HD I partitioned in XP. Now, in Vista hOME Premium, I want to
unpartition (if that's a word) the HD. Can't find how to do it. Help
please.

I take it you want to "repartition" your USB HD. This question may be better
directed at a NG dedicated to Vista, not XP.