Cannot Extend C: Partition

I tried creating a 110mb partition and well, yeah.

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smarteyeball said:

You can't extend "backwards" using Windows software.

What do you mean, extend backwards?

Have you tried 'shrinking' the unallocated space? Once done you should then be able to 'extend' the C: partition.

See what options you have for the 'unallocated space'

If unallocated is on left (it is) it can cause you grief. When booting windows looks to the first drive and the first partition first. When you boot do you still get the option to pick vista or win 7? the cleanest option would be to re-install your OS of choice in drive 0 part 0. Then if you want shrink so you can intall whatever on right. Something like this.

Hope this helps some
Ken

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To the person above, no it does not ask for me to boot into Windows Vista or Windows 7, just boots into seven as normal. :P

If you haven't already....

1 other option is to boot from the Windows 7 DVD & treat it as if you were installing it. Choose custom and highlight the partition you want to delete and click drive options this will give you the option to delete the partition & create a new 1.

This should re-activate the partition. Exit the installer and you should get the option within Windows to delete it & extend your c: drive.

DarkNovaGundam said:

What do you mean, extend backwards?

Disk management cannot extend the partition to the left, or "backwards" from it's current position.

Using the Install disc to convert the unallocated space will simply create another partition. You still won't be able to extend.

You need to use something like the free GPARTED or Paragon to extend the partition to the left.

GParted -- Welcome

The other alternative is to delete the C:\ partition and start again.

Orbital Shark said:

If you haven't already....

1 other option is to boot from the Windows 7 DVD & treat it as if you were installing it. Choose custom and highlight the partition you want to delete and click drive options this will give you the option to delete the partition & create a new 1.

This should re-activate the partition. Exit the installer and you should get the option within Windows to delete it & extend your c: drive.

Yeah tried it just now, didn't work.

smarteyeball said:

Disk management cannot extend the partition to the left, or "backwards" from it's current position.

Using the Install disc to convert the unallocated space will simply create another partition. You still won't be able to extend.

You need to use something like the free GPARTED or Paragon to extend the partition to the left.

GParted -- Welcome

The other alternative is to delete the C:\ partition and start again.

Well now, thats.. odd.. but okay I'll give Paragon a try.

That would completely distroy the Windows 7 install. It will then need completely re-installing.

DarkNovaGundam said:

Well now, thats.. odd.. but okay I'll give Paragon a try.

More like a pita

Depending on how much stuff you have installed, it can take awhile.