Windows 7 - Remove Windows Vista from Dual Boot with Windows 7

Hello,
I am trying to remove Windows Vista which is my active and main OS that came with my laptop and I had my uncle install Windows 7 for me. He had installed it onto my Recovery Drive so I had to shrink my C: (Windows Vista) and add some space to D: ( Windows 7). Now that I have the space and have been using Windows 7 for a few weeks I would like to get rid of Windows Vista but after reading some things online I do not know how to get rid of Windows Vista because of the boot files that are on them? Is it possible to remove windows Vista and then expand D: with the space that was used for Windows Vista and how would I go about doing this? I am not very technical about computers so please do give clear steps that I can follow by please.
P.S. I created another partition RECOVERY A: because Windows 7 gave me a notification that I should backup my files, but that partition is too small. So how much space should I leave for Recovery? I can not free up any more space from C: (Windows Vista) but I can free some up from my D: (windows 7)

Here are some of the images of the partitions and etc.

Also I am trying to get this done tonight so my replies will be almost as right away after you reply unless I'm following your instructions on doing something.

Hello Vokerain, welcome to Seven Forums!



First things first, let's make it so you can remove Vista.


The first thing to do is mark the D: partition (Windows 7 right?) as "Active" so Windows will know where to create the new boot files needed to start Windows 7; after that you will need to run 3 separate startup repairs with a system restart between each repair to create the files to the Windows 7 partition; it's really easier than it sounds.

All the info needed to do this is in this tutorial at the link below and be sure to post back with any further questions you may have and to keep us informed.


Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times

Is having two partition Active mess anything up? I thought I read something similiar to this question somewhere but could not recall it.

When you mark a partition active (on the same HDD) it removes the "active" from the first partition.

I do not have the Boot Disks or anything to do the repairs with. What should I do? Can I continue with your guide?

There is a link to create a repair disk in the tutorial but here is the link.


How to Create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc

Oh okay. I am sorry for the stupid questions I will ask.

okay I am still working on getting the repair disk. I downloaded the .torrent file of it but now I can't do anything with. do I just copy and paste it onto my flash drive?

Have a look at this tutorial, that file is an ISO try this.


USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive - Create