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  #1  
Old January 29th 07, 01:08 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
IDAssociatesLLC
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Default Delete restore partition help please...

Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive. I want
to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim that space in the
C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or doing a fresh install and the
original XP back up is in the hiddenpartition . I have it on DVD as well
so it is now going to be redundant.

Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is a combine
feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness for this task.


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Old January 29th 07, 02:04 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Shenan Stanley
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Default Delete restore partition help please...

IDAssociatesLLC wrote:
Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive. I want
to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim
that space in the C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or doing
a fresh install and the original XP back up is in the
hiddenpartition . I have it on DVD as well so it is now going to
be redundant.
Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is a
combine feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness
for this task.


If you are doing a clean install - use Vista to delete the partitions and
create your new partition(s) the way you want.

--
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


  #3  
Old January 29th 07, 03:01 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
IDAssociatesLLC
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Default Delete restore partition help please...

I am wondering if a fresh Vista install will present me with an fdisk type
screen to allow me to combine the hidden partition with C and leave D alone.
Or will I need to copy D onto a DVD and then do a repartition of the entire
drive at once ?


"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
IDAssociatesLLC wrote:
Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive. I want
to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim
that space in the C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or doing
a fresh install and the original XP back up is in the
hiddenpartition . I have it on DVD as well so it is now going to
be redundant.
Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is a
combine feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness
for this task.


If you are doing a clean install - use Vista to delete the partitions and
create your new partition(s) the way you want.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



  #4  
Old January 29th 07, 03:07 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Pete
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Default Delete restore partition help please...

We're all waiting on manufacturers to write drivers for Vista. At best, most
are still beta.
Why anyone would purchase Vista now for an XP machine is beyond me.


"IDAssociatesLLC" wrote in message
...
Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive. I want
to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim that space in
the
C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or doing a fresh install and the
original XP back up is in the hiddenpartition . I have it on DVD as well
so it is now going to be redundant.

Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is a combine
feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness for this task.




  #5  
Old January 29th 07, 03:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Shenan Stanley
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Posts: 10,523
Default Delete restore partition help please...

IDAssociatesLLC wrote:
I am wondering if a fresh Vista install will present me with an
fdisk type screen to allow me to combine the hidden partition with
C and leave D alone. Or will I need to copy D onto a DVD and then
do a repartition of the entire drive at once ?


http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial133.html

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


  #6  
Old January 29th 07, 03:22 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Nepatsfan
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Default Delete restore partition help please...

In ,
IDAssociatesLLC wrote:
Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D
drive. I
want to delete the contents of the hidden partition and
reclaim that
space in the C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or
doing a
fresh install and the original XP back up is in the
hiddenpartition .
I have it on DVD as well so it is now going to be redundant.

Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is
a combine
feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness for
this
task.


Before you blow up your restore partition make sure your DVD
can actually reinstall XP.

Personally, I'd leave the restore partition in place. You
bought a computer from a company that was too cheap to include
a real XP installation CD. How accommodating do you think
they're going to be when you have to contact them because you
lost your DVD or it's scratched? When it comes to computers,
"redundant" isn't a bad idea.

Also, do some research before you upgrade to Vista. I think
you're going to find that in order to use an upgrade version
you have to start the installation from within XP.

Good luck

Nepatsfan


  #7  
Old January 29th 07, 04:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
IDAssociatesLLC
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Default Delete restore partition help please...

I have a full version of XP Pro on CD + Vista Ultimate upgrade ( I used a
$150 coupon on Amazon ) so it seemed to make sense to give it a shot. I
plan on waiting a month or so while all vendors carch up.

MS advised me that an upgrade Vista disk plus an original XP will do a full
fresh install.

Any more thoughts on how I can dump the restore partition now ?


"Nepatsfan" wrote in message
...
In ,
IDAssociatesLLC wrote:
Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive. I
want to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim that
space in the C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or doing a
fresh install and the original XP back up is in the hiddenpartition .
I have it on DVD as well so it is now going to be redundant.

Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is a combine
feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness for this
task.


Before you blow up your restore partition make sure your DVD can actually
reinstall XP.

Personally, I'd leave the restore partition in place. You bought a
computer from a company that was too cheap to include a real XP
installation CD. How accommodating do you think they're going to be when
you have to contact them because you lost your DVD or it's scratched? When
it comes to computers, "redundant" isn't a bad idea.

Also, do some research before you upgrade to Vista. I think you're going
to find that in order to use an upgrade version you have to start the
installation from within XP.

Good luck

Nepatsfan



  #8  
Old January 29th 07, 04:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Malke
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Default Delete restore partition help please...

IDAssociatesLLC wrote:
I have a full version of XP Pro on CD + Vista Ultimate upgrade ( I used a
$150 coupon on Amazon ) so it seemed to make sense to give it a shot. I
plan on waiting a month or so while all vendors carch up.

MS advised me that an upgrade Vista disk plus an original XP will do a full
fresh install.

Any more thoughts on how I can dump the restore partition now ?


Do a clean install of XP. Arrange your partitions any way you want
during that clean install (deleted partitions, create, format). The
Vista upgrade must be started from within the running XP install.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
  #9  
Old January 29th 07, 02:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Harry Ohrn
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Default Delete restore partition help please...

Boot with your Partition Magic floppy disc set. Delete the partition you
don't want (the hidden partition). Resize the partition you are keeping.
This will expand that partition to include the space left when you deleted
the hidden partition. Click OK and when finished remove the floppy and
reboot.

--


Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"IDAssociatesLLC" wrote in message
...
I have a full version of XP Pro on CD + Vista Ultimate upgrade ( I used a
$150 coupon on Amazon ) so it seemed to make sense to give it a shot. I
plan on waiting a month or so while all vendors carch up.

MS advised me that an upgrade Vista disk plus an original XP will do a
full fresh install.

Any more thoughts on how I can dump the restore partition now ?


"Nepatsfan" wrote in message
...
In ,
IDAssociatesLLC wrote:
Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive. I
want to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim that
space in the C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or doing a
fresh install and the original XP back up is in the hiddenpartition .
I have it on DVD as well so it is now going to be redundant.

Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is a combine
feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness for this
task.


Before you blow up your restore partition make sure your DVD can actually
reinstall XP.

Personally, I'd leave the restore partition in place. You bought a
computer from a company that was too cheap to include a real XP
installation CD. How accommodating do you think they're going to be when
you have to contact them because you lost your DVD or it's scratched?
When it comes to computers, "redundant" isn't a bad idea.

Also, do some research before you upgrade to Vista. I think you're going
to find that in order to use an upgrade version you have to start the
installation from within XP.

Good luck

Nepatsfan





  #10  
Old January 29th 07, 02:23 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Harry Ohrn
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Posts: 572
Default Delete restore partition help please...

Use Partition Magic. Don't merge the partitions. Just delete the offending
partition and resize the partition (C) to utilize all the space left over
when you deleted the hidden partition.

--


Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"IDAssociatesLLC" wrote in message
...
Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive. I want
to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim that space in
the
C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or doing a fresh install and the
original XP back up is in the hiddenpartition . I have it on DVD as well
so it is now going to be redundant.

Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is a combine
feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness for this task.




  #11  
Old January 29th 07, 07:01 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
IDAssociatesLLC
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Posts: 5
Default Delete restore partition help please...

Thank You !

I did it first on a cloned drive and all was well so I went for the drive
currently in use ( and the proposed Vista drive ). Then went for the active
drive. It sat at 44% for an uncomfortable amount of time but finally
finished. Thanks again !


"Harry Ohrn" wrote in message
...
Use Partition Magic. Don't merge the partitions. Just delete the offending
partition and resize the partition (C) to utilize all the space left over
when you deleted the hidden partition.

--


Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"IDAssociatesLLC" wrote in message
...
Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive. I
want
to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim that space in
the
C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or doing a fresh install and the
original XP back up is in the hiddenpartition . I have it on DVD as
well
so it is now going to be redundant.

Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is a combine
feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness for this task.






  #12  
Old October 26th 10, 08:38 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Dragon
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Default Delete restore partition help please...

http://www.partitionwizard.com/index.html

On Sunday, January 28, 2007 7:08 PM IDAssociatesLLC wrote:


Running XP on a drive with a hidden partition and a C and D drive. I want
to delete the contents of the hidden partition and reclaim that space in the
C drive. I am either upgrading to Vista or doing a fresh install and the
original XP back up is in the hiddenpartition . I have it on DVD as well
so it is now going to be redundant.

Thanks for your help. I have partition Magic 7 and there is a combine
feature there but I am unclear as to its appropriateness for this task.



On Sunday, January 28, 2007 8:04 PM Shenan Stanley wrote:


IDAssociatesLLC wrote:

If you are doing a clean install - use Vista to delete the partitions and
create your new partition(s) the way you want.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



On Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:01 PM IDAssociatesLLC wrote:


I am wondering if a fresh Vista install will present me with an fdisk type
screen to allow me to combine the hidden partition with C and leave D alone.
Or will I need to copy D onto a DVD and then do a repartition of the entire
drive at once ?


"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...



On Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:07 PM Pete wrote:


We're all waiting on manufacturers to write drivers for Vista. At best, most
are still beta.
Why anyone would purchase Vista now for an XP machine is beyond me.



On Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:10 PM Shenan Stanley wrote:


IDAssociatesLLC wrote:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial133.html

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



On Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:22 PM Nepatsfan wrote:


In ,
IDAssociatesLLC wrote:

Before you blow up your restore partition make sure your DVD
can actually reinstall XP.

Personally, I'd leave the restore partition in place. You
bought a computer from a company that was too cheap to include
a real XP installation CD. How accommodating do you think
they're going to be when you have to contact them because you
lost your DVD or it's scratched? When it comes to computers,
"redundant" isn't a bad idea.

Also, do some research before you upgrade to Vista. I think
you're going to find that in order to use an upgrade version
you have to start the installation from within XP.

Good luck

Nepatsfan



On Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:06 PM IDAssociatesLLC wrote:


I have a full version of XP Pro on CD + Vista Ultimate upgrade ( I used a
$150 coupon on Amazon ) so it seemed to make sense to give it a shot. I
plan on waiting a month or so while all vendors carch up.

MS advised me that an upgrade Vista disk plus an original XP will do a full
fresh install.

Any more thoughts on how I can dump the restore partition now ?


"Nepatsfan" wrote in message
...



On Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:15 PM Malke wrote:


IDAssociatesLLC wrote:

Do a clean install of XP. Arrange your partitions any way you want
during that clean install (deleted partitions, create, format). The
Vista upgrade must be started from within the running XP install.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User



On Monday, January 29, 2007 8:21 AM Harry Ohrn wrote:


Boot with your Partition Magic floppy disc set. Delete the partition you
don't want (the hidden partition). Resize the partition you are keeping.
This will expand that partition to include the space left when you deleted
the hidden partition. Click OK and when finished remove the floppy and
reboot.

--


Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"IDAssociatesLLC" wrote in message
...



On Monday, January 29, 2007 8:23 AM Harry Ohrn wrote:


Use Partition Magic. Don't merge the partitions. Just delete the offending
partition and resize the partition (C) to utilize all the space left over
when you deleted the hidden partition.

--


Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"IDAssociatesLLC" wrote in message
...



On Monday, January 29, 2007 1:01 PM IDAssociatesLLC wrote:


Thank You !

I did it first on a cloned drive and all was well so I went for the drive
currently in use ( and the proposed Vista drive ). Then went for the active
drive. It sat at 44% for an uncomfortable amount of time but finally
finished. Thanks again !


"Harry Ohrn" wrote in message
...



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