Recover Second Partition

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  1. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 x64 ULTIMATE
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    Recover Second Partition


    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
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    Last edited by BigOnTech; 31 Oct 2009 at 00:13. Reason: Adding image
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  2. Posts : 1,065
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #2

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


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  3. Posts : 901
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #3

    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
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  4. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 x64 ULTIMATE
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Yeah I thought about doing that. Here it is

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  5. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 x64 ULTIMATE
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Minotar said:
    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.
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  6. Posts : 901
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #6

    Could you upload a bigger pic and copy the IMG link over?
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  7. Posts : 12,177
    Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
       #7

    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
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  8. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
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    Dave76 said:
    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
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  9. Posts : 901
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #9

    BigOnTech said:


    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
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  10. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 x64 ULTIMATE
    Thread Starter
       #10

    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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