Solved Win7 Help Switch Primary/System Partition + Format

[qlael]

Hi, I've had this issue for a while now. I have Windows 7 32bit ultimate with 1 hdd with 2 partitions both windows 7, both have files etc. my C drive is primary with 200gb (This is the one that i need) and a D drive system partition of 800gb (this one i need to format) basically i cannot have the files on C drive (primary) to be formatted because i have hwid locked programs that i need. I need to completely get rid of D drive and transfer all unallocated space to my C drive partition.

Any help appreciated, thanks.

 

[professorturtle]

...I don't actually entirely understand what you want to do - but from the looks of it; you want to nuke your D drive - and use the space within the C drive so by the end of it - you'll have a 1TB drive. If I remember right - you can't re-add space to the boot partition using Windows so you'll want this. Start the program and wipe your D drive. Then - expand the space into your C drive. It should then ask for a reboot to complete the operation. Reboot and let it do it's work. Go have a coffee or something, it'll take awhile. Once it's done - your C drive and D drive are once again 1TB.

 

[Kaktussoft]

please post screenshot of disk mangement

 

[Kaktussoft]

...I don't actually entirely understand what you want to do - but from the looks of it; you want to nuke your D drive - and use the space within the C drive so by the end of it - you'll have a 1TB drive. If I remember right - you can't re-add space to the boot partition using Windows so you'll want this. Start the program and wipe your D drive. Then - expand the space into your C drive. It should then ask for a reboot to complete the operation. Reboot and let it do it's work. Go have a coffee or something, it'll take awhile. Once it's done - your C drive and D drive are once again 1TB.

totally wrong!! You can delete D disk in disk management. Unless it is the boot partition, has pagefile or hibernation file on it.
Afterwards you can extend C within windows, but only if free space is on the right, not on the left.

That's why I wanna see disk management screenshot! I can see what is on D and if it's left or right of C

 

[qlael]

Ok i have tried on my own a few things earlier, i just noticed that it went to system partition on its own after i actived the primary partition and did fixboot with windows 7 livecd.. so no need help with that anymore.. all i need now is to put all the unallocated space from D into C.

 

[qlael]

 

[Kaktussoft]

Right click on D in disk management and then delete it. Disk D is gone then
then download from Free download Magic Partition Manager Software, partition magic alternative, free partition magic, partition magic Windows 7 and server partition software - Partition Wizard Online the HOME edition the first one, it's free. And install it. Run it
Then resize/move partition.
How to resize Partition for Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 or Windows XP/7/Vista with partition magic manager software? Move/Resize Partition Help.
It's quite easy. Make space before 0 and after 0. post results

 

[qlael]

Alright i have gotten the tool, wiped partition, but i dont see any option to add the unallocated space into C?

 

[edwar]

Not sure the Above step will work correctly. Windows is Notorious for placing Boot files on the First partition of the first drive in the system. If you Delete the D partition, that somehow comes before, not after, the C partition you may not be able to boot the system.

Best thing to do first is create a Image of that complete drive with a program like Acronis True Image or some other imaging program so after you delete that partition if the system doesn't boot you can restore that image to get back up and running.

 

[qlael]

I also did the move/resize its not doing anything. after i click ok its still same amount unallocated
Ok what its doing is splitting the unallocated space into another seperate place, doesnt add it to my C drive

 

[edwar]

Alright i have gotten the tool, wiped partition, but i dont see any option to add the unallocated space into C?

Place the cursor in the space between the Unallocated and C partition and an Arrow head should show up. Drag to the left to include the unallocated space into the C partition.

 

[Kaktussoft]

Alright i have gotten the tool, wiped partition, but i dont see any option to add the unallocated space into C?

use move/resize as told you in previous post!

 

[Kaktussoft]

Alright i have gotten the tool, wiped partition, but i dont see any option to add the unallocated space into C?

use move/resize as told you in previous post!

Why did you wipe partition D? deleting it was enough. It takes a long time to wipe

 

[qlael]

Kaktussoft - I did move/resize, it automatically selects all the unallocated space, but once i click OK on the operation it doesnt move it to C, however if i select only half (or any other size other than all of it) it will split the unallocated space. but not add it to C

 

[qlael]

Kaktussoft - I've wiped it first, done like you asked, same result, then i tried to delete, same result.
edwar - i dont get that cursor you speak of when i place my mouse in the center of C and unallocated..

 

[Kaktussoft]

Kaktussoft - I did move/resize, it automatically selects all the unallocated space, but once i click OK on the operation it doesnt move it to C, however if i select only half (or any other size other than all of it) it will split the unallocated space. but not add it to C

click undo a few times. So wiping D and deleting D is undone in "work to do que".
Now delete D and aplply. Succeeds succesfully?

Now select C and do a move/resize. space before=0 space after=0
post screenshot

 

[Kaktussoft]

Did you delete D using disk management in win7? If so: close partition wizard and start it again. Post screenshot

 

[qlael]

Ok i did all that, undid everything, deleted D, went to C -> Move/Resize. and i cannot make it space 0 before and 0 after. C is the one i need the space to be transferred to.

 

[gregrocker]

STOP! :busted:

Never use the installed PW Home Edition for resizing a System partition as it can fail with total data loss. Only PW CD and Disk Mgmt will never fail, in countless thousands of these operations we've helped with here.

You want the boot CD downloaded from same link to burn to CD by rightclicking ISO to choose Windows Image Burner or ImgBurn.

Boot the CD, rightclick C, drag left border all the way to the left, click OK, Apply.

Even though we've never had a failure with the boot CD you should always have your files backed up anyway, plus a Win7 backup image to be safest.

 

[qlael]

I would love to boot from cd, but unfortunately i do not have a cd-rom. however i do have usb but it already has windows 7 liveboot on it just incase i run into some boot problems.