A guide on partition a hard drive

Thanks, oh just one more thing to add if i want to get back the space from the LinuX partition back into my c drive can i do or not?
 

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Bare Foot Kid said:
Hello.


It may be better to use WUBI Linux to start with instead of doing the install. It actually installs into Windows and can be booted as usual but does not create any confusion when/if it ever needs uninstalled/removed. ;)

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If you want the easiest, most convenient trouble-free experience then give this a go; if/when you are done it's as easy as deleting a file from Windows to remove WUBI.
 

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Thanks but i wanna know about how to recover the space from the disk partition :)
 

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If you haven't actually installed Linux yet to that Extended/Logical partition, then right click the Extended and click delete, then delete the Free Space that creates, then right click the C: Primary and click Extend to expand C: into the unallocated space.

If you have already installed Linux to that space you are screwed.
 

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Ok thanks no didnt installed Linux yet doing it tommorow just wandering
 

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OK mate good to see you getting it sorted.
 

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Hey everyone thanks for all the help I got Linux installed and I love it, plus everything is working properly, so thanks really appreciate it.
 

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Good to see you getting it sorted, thanks for the update.


Did you use WUBI or did you actually install to a separate partition.
 

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Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
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8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card(s)
ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays
1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
PSU
Corsair 620HX
Case
Cooler Master RC-690
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Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
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Microsoft 500
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Razer Diamondback 3G
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14 Mb/s
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I used the Ubuntu windows installer then I selected it to install to the separate partition, it did all the work within 5 minutes, including formatting the filesystem to what it uses etc.
 

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HP P6715f
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
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MS-7613 (Iona-GL8E)
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5GB DDR3
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Intel HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2211X
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
1.5 TB Hard Drive
PSU
250W
Keyboard
HP USB Keyboard
Mouse
HP USB Optical Mouse
If you don't mind post another maximized snip of Windows 7 disk management, just 'cause I'm curious.
 

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W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU
Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory
8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card(s)
ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays
1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
PSU
Corsair 620HX
Case
Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Keyboard
Microsoft 500
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
14 Mb/s
Other Info
1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
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