Help Installing Windows7 and merging two partitions

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    1.Windows7 32bit 2. Win7 64 bit
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    Help Installing Windows7 and merging two partitions


    I need help before installing new Windows7. My present configuration is Drive D: WinXP (Home office) 59 GB for general use
    Drive F: WinXP (Home Studio) 40 GB for music
    Drive C: Win7 RC - have been testing it since RC launch.
    Now I want to install a new win7 32-bit . I intend to have more space for it. I plan to merge Drives C and F, format and install win7 on it.
    secondly convert Home Office to Home Studio and shrink Drive D to 40GB.
    My question is how to do it. My experience is with Win XP. If it were WinXP,I would boot from CD and delete partition / create partition. Is it same with win7. Can I start this way.
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  2. Posts : 12,177
    Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
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    patmos said:
    I need help before installing new Windows7. My present configuration is Drive D: WinXP (Home office) 59 GB for general use
    Drive F: WinXP (Home Studio) 40 GB for music
    Drive C: Win7 RC - have been testing it since RC launch.
    Now I want to install a new win7 32-bit . I intend to have more space for it. I plan to merge Drives C and F, format and install win7 on it.
    secondly convert Home Office to Home Studio and shrink Drive D to 40GB.
    My question is how to do it. My experience is with Win XP. If it were WinXP,I would boot from CD and delete partition / create partition. Is it same with win7. Can I start this way.
    Please fill in your specs, this will allow us to understand your hardware so we can give better answers.

    For all the information use this free program:
    SIW - System Information for Windows

    If you can get a snip or screen shot of Disk Management it will let us see what your trying to do.
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  3. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #3

    Hi patmos

    Have look at this tutorials:

    Clean Install Windows 7
    Partition or Volume - Shrink
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  4. Posts : 53
    1.Windows7 32bit 2. Win7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
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    Thank you for reply. I've installed SIW but do not know what you need to know from it.My PC is Win XP/windows7 32bit SP2 RAM=4GB DDR2 667MHz kingston ,INTEL Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz
    GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R
    GIGABYTE Nvidia GEFORCE 9500GT 512MB (Twin DVI)
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    Windows 7 x64 finally!
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    Patmos, please filll in your specs in the "My system Specs" session. You can get to it clicking the link on the left bottom of your posts. It will allow people to see them without having to come back to this post
    Has theog answered your doubts? If not, another possibility is to use Gparted to move / format / resize the partitions around. It is a good program for that.
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  6. Posts : 12,177
    Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
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    patmos said:
    Thank you for reply. I've installed SIW but do not know what you need to know from it.My PC is Win XP/windows7 32bit SP2 RAM=4GB DDR2 667MHz kingston ,INTEL Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz
    GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R
    GIGABYTE Nvidia GEFORCE 9500GT 512MB (Twin DVI)
    At the top tool bar of any page you will see "User CP" click on this, it will bring you to your User Control Panel.
    Near the top left side you will see "Edit System Spec", click it
    Fill in as much as you can, list all hard drives that you use, IDE or SATA, Size, Internal and external, brand name etc.

    Click "Save Changes" at the bottom when you are done.
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  7. Posts : 53
    1.Windows7 32bit 2. Win7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
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    cannot find user cp on the toolbar. Here is my screen.All partitions are on my 160GB drive.
    Thank you theog. I think I got most of the answers on the tuto links.
    one more question. since my first winxp is on drive D, I understand it has the boot.ini. That's why I told I would keep it though I would prefer to keep Home Studio on Drive F. Is it possible to delete the first WinXP and keep the second?
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    Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
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    patmos said:
    cannot find user cp on the toolbar. Here is my screen.All partitions are on my 160GB drive.
    Thank you theog. I think I got most of the answers on the tuto links.
    one more question. since my first winxp is on drive D, I understand it has the boot.ini. That's why I told I would keep it though I would prefer to keep Home Studio on Drive F. Is it possible to delete the first WinXP and keep the second?
    The system specs go in the Seven Forums web site, not in SIW.

    First, be sure to backup your hard drive in case things don't work like we hope. Keep the backups in a separate physical HD or media.

    To move your MBR:
    How to Restore the Windows 7 MBR (Master Boot Record)

    If your comfortable using Diskpart or Gparted these will do the job for you.

    As another option you can try the free program:
    Partition Wizard

    It will move the partitions and keep the data intact.
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  9. Posts : 53
    1.Windows7 32bit 2. Win7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Ok thanks. already updated.
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  10. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
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    Click on the link in my sig and fill yer specs out.. If you are unable to do this simple thing, how do you expect to follow the suggestions of those trying to assist you?? Im not trying to give you a hard time, I'm just saying.....
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