Solved Too many Partitions created on new computer

[seavixen32]

It doesn't matter whether it is logical or primary.

Just to clarify: a primary partition is a simple volume as a single entity. A logical drive is an area of drive space that is part of an extended primary partition.

The reason logical partitions are so useful is that you are only allowed four primary partitions on a hard drive. A logical partition as part of an extended primary partition is a way of getting round this restriction.

 

[theog]

that it is not a genuine copy of Windows,

Not if you use the Fujisu DVD.

all those black looking boxes look like I am somewhere in the Bios.

NO, you would be in Diskpart.

 

[ronecc]

If I delete the E drive. Where will the GB's go. Will they join the 7GB free or one of the other drives C or Unallocated??

 

[seavixen32]

If you delete the E drive and the free space then you'll be left with an area of blank space on which you can create one single data partition as shown in theog's screenshot of Fujitsu's disk layout.

 

[theog]

If you delete the E drive and the free space then you'll be left with an area of blank space on which you can create one single data partition as shown in theog's screenshot of Fujitsu's disk layout.

NO,that would be 4 partitions, therefore partition 4 will be logical. I only have 3 partitions.

 

[ronecc]

Thanks for all your help guys. It is all looking very complicated to me. You all obviously know what you are doing, but looking at all those screenshots where non of the GB numbers change when they are supposed to be being deleted, confuses me.
I think I am going to have to get a pro to do it if the supplying company will not help.

 

[seavixen32]

I stand corrected.

However, a logical partition will be OK to use for your data storage.

 

[theog]

I stand corrected.

However, a logical partition will be OK to use for your data storage.

C: is to small.

 

[seavixen32]

Thanks for all your help guys. It is all looking very complicated to me. You all obviously know what you are doing, but looking at all those screenshots where non of the GB numbers change when they are supposed to be being deleted, confuses me.
I think I am going to have to get a pro to do it if the supplying company will not help.

Obviously, it's your decision, but if you have a set of Fujitsu recovery discs you should be able to restore the computer to its out-of-box factory state without resorting to professional help that is going to cost you.

 

[theog]

IMO, Do a clean install & repartition.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52291-partition-hard-drive-windows-7-install.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html?ltr=C

 

[seavixen32]

I agree.

 

[ronecc]

I just tried to make the unallocated partition useable, but it will not let me because it says there are already enough partitions, so the only option is to try another re-install and hope all those screen shots make sense when I see them. I do not want to end up with a blocked system.
What do you think about using a HDD cleaner like Dban.

 

[mjf]

I would think
1) Factory restore may be the easiest way out
2) Clean install probably better if you have the Windows 7 installation disk and are prepared to do a little partitioning. I strongly recommend you make the system reserved ~200MB instead of the default 100MB (good reasons I won't go into). Make sure system reserved is set as the only ACTIVE partition prior to the Windows install.

I personally wouldn't attempt to recover from what you have at the moment. That is I would start afresh.

 

[ronecc]

Thanks again. I have been at this all day and my brain has seized up. I will try again tomorrow after I have had 4 new tyres fitted to my car. All comes at once.

 

[theog]

I would think

2) Clean install probably better if you have the Windows 7 installation disk

A fujitsu DVD is a Windows 7 installation disk.

 

[mjf]

I would think

2) Clean install probably better if you have the Windows 7 installation disk

A fujitsu DVD is a Windows 7 installation disk.

Ok so clean install would be better - but make system reserved 200MB.
It strikes me that as long as you have some time it doesn't matter if you even muck up the next installation. Redo until it's right.

 

[gregrocker]

Boot the Win7 DVD you apparently have and clean reinstall following these tips to get a perfect reinstall of Factory OEM: Reinstalling Windows 7

While installing I would use the Custom Install>Drive Options shown in this tutorial Clean Install Windows 7 to delete all existing partitions, then create your partitions as you wish, or just delete all then click Next and Win7 installer will create it's own partition and format it for you. You can later shrink it in Disk Management to add another partition if you want.

If you know how you want to set up your partitions then you can Create them now with the Drive Options, format and install Win7 to the first partition - ignoring the 100mb System Reserved boot partition Win7 will create for you.

 

[whs]

Is your Disk Management still the same as in your post #7 - if yes, I think it can be easily fixed without a reinstall.

 

[mjf]

........... Thinking for some reason this computer wanted me to manually set partitions, I clicked yes and adjusted the percentage to 75%/25%, presuming that would give me 'C' Drive of 375GB and 'D' Drive of 125GB.............

I would tend to also think this is where you came unstuck. You could of course do another "auto everything" install and expect a sensible partition structure. You can then change this if you want.

 

[AddRAM]

Have yet to see a computer sold asking the End User to set it up like that.:shock:
Having a dual core has nothing to do with partitioning, only whether or not it can run a 64 bit OS. Which today is commonplace.