Yes easy enough with diskpart but some people don't doing things via command prompt.
I almost always use (free) Partition Wizard (v7) over Disk Manager. A good one to fix up your unallocated. It definitely allows you to easily flip a partition from active to non actve & V a V. Link in free programs section.
The clone idea work out out well if for example, you clone the drive and remove it from the PC.
Later down the line if something happens, you have a seperate HD thats ready to go, just as it was the day it was made.
But personally, I think your better off just making images.
They can not only be used to restore the current drive, but to a new drive entirely.
To me, its just easier.
Just make sure you have your recovery CD for whichever imagaing program you choose :)
Glad you got everything sorted out.
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