partioning help!

[AussieGuy92]

i installed windows 7 64 bit on my acer laptop with an 80gb hard drive the drive is divided into to equal parts windows installed some system files on the second hard drive i want to un partion the hard drive and make it one windows drive is a way with out having to reinstall windows?

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Yes.

Do you mean that Windows installed some system files on a second hard drive?

Or do you mean that Windows installed some system files on a second partition on the only hard drive in your computer?

Can you post a screen shot of disk management on your computer?

 

[AussieGuy92]

windows installed files on the second partion on the only hard drive on my laptop

 

[AussieGuy92]

so these are the folders that windows installed. on the (D) data partion

 

[ignatzatsonic]

There are ways to do what you want to do, but they involve installing and using other software. I am not familiar with that software, but others on this forum are.

Why do you think some Windows files are on the wrong partition?

Do you want to get rid of the recovery partition also?

 

[Dave76]

What operating system did you have installed before?

 

[AussieGuy92]

i had vista 32 bit and windows moved it to a folder windows.old and i think cause i upgraded to 64 bit that there was not enough room for all of windows to properly install. i want to make it one windows partion with out hopefully having to re- partion it and re install windows. yes i guess i want my recover partion gone cause it does not show up in my computer and i don't really have a use for it?

it is a easy way to do this or will i have to pay a computer technition 100 dollars to re-slove this issue.

 

[BSkiLLs]

Why not use a ghost program to back up the OS in full and then re-partition it or un-partition it. then reload the back up where you want it ??

or for that matter why not just reformat it real fast that will wipe it all and partitions clean then install factory fresh..

 

[AussieGuy92]

ok so how would i wipe a partitions so the drive is blank cause i dont mind re installing windows is there a guide?

 

[aem]

Assuming this is dualboot. Your C:\ from the image is your current 'live' OS which is w7, right?

But w7 is not you original OS which you would have installed on the original C parition. Vista is. Currently Vista is on D:\.

Now you want to remove the D:\ which is your original system partion which has all the boot files in it. If this is the case you will need to transfer those boot files to your current C:\.

As for which program to resize your partition, i have used Acronis Disk Director and it does it's to perfect.

 

[BSkiLLs]

ok so how would i wipe a partitions so the drive is blank cause i dont mind re installing windows is there a guide?

i replied back to your email man.

also another post of yours in a different section kinda u asking related to this.

As said there just depends on how you have it set up plus computer itself if it is a recovery partition or factory or if you made them. Plus if it is a upgrade win7 or a full version.

Check your mail and ill send you that prgm im talkin about for this plus backup and/or recreating partitions and wiping them clean and explain what you asked me in the mail as well.

 

[AussieGuy92]

ok i got the two main partitions one is there a way to get rid of the recovery with out having to re install windows again.

 

[BSkiLLs]

Yes but with one of the mentioned programs but.. why would you want to do that anyways ?? It's awesome feature and always good to have on there just incase.

Can maybe make another partition tho next to it or splityour main or even on your EHD if have one. i forget what your working with and trying to do "exactly" again. can you refresh me ?

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never mind i just read back some so.. Yeah as you said you dont mind re installing windows so.. uhm.. do you have or did you make the recovery disc's ?? as that will whip everything out and reinstall the main C and your OS plus create the back up recovery partition again as well so its like factory.

If you wanted to not use that recovery drive yes you could whip it out by cleaning whats in it and use it for something else. ( as far as im thinking right now you can with no problems i dont believe) But i really wouldnt advise it anyways as i said thats a good thing and feature to have on there.