Windows 7 - Recover Second Partition

**BigOnTech** · 10-30-2009

When I first started using Windows 7 I had a windows XP partition along with a windows vista. I had all 3 OS's running smoothly and of course fell in love with 7. After getting my hand on a copy of 7 Ultimate I decided to buh bye Vista and Hello 7 as a whole OS, mind you I kept the XP installation running as well. After thinking about it for a while I decided to get rid of XP for good and just go with 7 to rule my PC, and somehow in the process I have the partition that used to be XP unoccupied but yet cannot use it. It says it is a Health (system, Active Primary partition) this is a 150GB partition which completes the other half to where my windows 7 is. I want to recover that space so I can have one full 300GB. How can I do that, and any ideas how I messed that up? My system is working fine as it is, and I can really live with it, but mind you that's 150GB of space that's just not being used.
I was thinking partition Magic could help me on this one.

Any helps on how I can get that back?

Thanks in advance.

-B.O.T

**rsvr85** · 10-30-2009

Partition magic could indeed help. Is it possible to post a screenshot of your 'Disk Management'?

**Minotar** · 10-31-2009

Hi

You can use Partition Wizard to expand your current drive.
Download Partition Wizard Home Edition 4.1 - A free partition manager for home users. - Softpedia

You could try Control Panel>system>admin tools>computer management>Disk management

And use this guide
Partition or Volume - Extend

Hope that helps.

Dan

**BigOnTech** · 10-31-2009

Yeah I thought about doing that. Here it is

**BigOnTech** · 10-31-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Minotar

Hi

You can use Partition Wizard to expand your current drive.
Download Partition Wizard Home Edition 4.1 - A free partition manager for home users. - Softpedia

You could try Control Panel>system>admin tools>computer management>Disk management

And use this guide
Partition or Volume - Extend

Hope that helps.

Dan

I dont get the option to extend that partition, only one available is to shrink it.

**Minotar** · 10-31-2009

Could you upload a bigger pic and copy the IMG link over?

**Dave76** · 10-31-2009

Edit: You guys are fast today...

Welcome to Seven Forums.

That can be adjusted, it's your boot files.

Can you post a screen shot of disk Management?

Use the Snipping tool on the start button.

How to Post a Screenshot in Seven Forums

**DocBrown** · 10-31-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Dave76

Welcome to Seven Forums.

That can be adjusted, it's your boot files.

Can you post a screen shot of disk Management?

Use the Snipping tool on the start button.

How to Post a Screenshot in Seven Forums

I agree with Dave76,

I think there are some boot files still on the XP partition

**Minotar** · 10-31-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by BigOnTech

I dont get the option to extend that partition, only one available is to shrink it.

Ok,i got the same thing so i used Partition Wizard.

Personally id follow whatever advice of rsvr85 can give you,if they've got the badge,they know their sh.. lol

**BigOnTech** · 10-31-2009

Ok i posted the image...sorry the first one didnt work. And thanks Dave76 on the tip to add the image. Major Kudos.

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