unpartitioning in Vista

I have a USB HD I partitioned in XP. Now, in Vista hOME Premium, I want
to unpartition (if that's a word) the HD. Can't find how to do it.
Help please.

Click Start, and type: diskmgmt.msc
hit enter
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the
password or provide confirmation.
Right-click the volume, such as a partition or logical drive, that you want
to delete, and then click Delete Volume.
Click Yes to delete the volume.

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"J Lunis" wrote in message
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I have a USB HD I partitioned in XP. Now, in Vista hOME Premium, I want to
unpartition (if that's a word) the HD. Can't find how to do it. Help
please.

Mark L. Ferguson wrote:
Click Start, and type: diskmgmt.msc
hit enter
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type
the password or provide confirmation.
Right-click the volume, such as a partition or logical drive, that you
want to delete, and then click Delete Volume.
Click Yes to delete the volume.

OK, did all that. Still have 3 partitions showing for the drive. 2
labeled 'RAW,' and one (the just deleted drive) labeled 'Free Space.'
Now, what is step 2?

You can delete one Raw drive and expand one to take all of the free space.

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"J Lunis" wrote in message
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Mark L. Ferguson wrote:
Click Start, and type: diskmgmt.msc
hit enter
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type
the password or provide confirmation.
Right-click the volume, such as a partition or logical drive, that you
want to delete, and then click Delete Volume.
Click Yes to delete the volume.

OK, did all that. Still have 3 partitions showing for the drive. 2
labeled 'RAW,' and one (the just deleted drive) labeled 'Free Space.' Now,
what is step 2?

You need to adequately explain what is your goal. If there is nothing of
value on the USB HD and you want one partition - simply reformat.


"J Lunis" wrote in message
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I have a USB HD I partitioned in XP. Now, in Vista hOME Premium, I want to
unpartition (if that's a word) the HD. Can't find how to do it. Help
please.

On Fri, 30 May 2008 13:35:00 -0400, J Lunis
wrote:

I have a USB HD I partitioned in XP. Now, in Vista hOME Premium, I want
to unpartition (if that's a word) the HD. Can't find how to do it.


Exactly what do you want to accomplish? Am I correct in assuming that
you have two or more partitions, and you want to end up with just a
single partition, using all the available space?

If all you did was literally unpartition the drive, it would then be
unusable until you re-established one or more partitions on it.

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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Fri, 30 May 2008 13:35:00 -0400, J Lunis
wrote:

I have a USB HD I partitioned in XP. Now, in Vista hOME Premium, I want
to unpartition (if that's a word) the HD. Can't find how to do it.


Exactly what do you want to accomplish? Am I correct in assuming that
you have two or more partitions, and you want to end up with just a
single partition, using all the available space?

If all you did was literally unpartition the drive, it would then be
unusable until you re-established one or more partitions on it.


currently the HD is divided into 3 partitions of roughly equal size.
No data of any consequence on any of the three. I can delete/reformat
to my heart's content.
I want to end up with 'undecided' - one or two partitions. Does it matter?

J Lunis wrote:
Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Fri, 30 May 2008 13:35:00 -0400, J Lunis
wrote:

I have a USB HD I partitioned in XP. Now, in Vista hOME Premium, I want
to unpartition (if that's a word) the HD. Can't find how to do it.


Exactly what do you want to accomplish? Am I correct in assuming that
you have two or more partitions, and you want to end up with just a
single partition, using all the available space?

If all you did was literally unpartition the drive, it would then be
unusable until you re-established one or more partitions on it.


currently the HD is divided into 3 partitions of roughly equal size.
No data of any consequence on any of the three. I can delete/reformat
to my heart's content.
I want to end up with 'undecided' - one or two partitions. Does it matter?

There is no "undecided". Either you end up with one or two, and it's not
ambiguous.

Bill in Co. wrote:
J Lunis wrote:
Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Fri, 30 May 2008 13:35:00 -0400, J Lunis
wrote:

I have a USB HD I partitioned in XP. Now, in Vista hOME Premium, I want
to unpartition (if that's a word) the HD. Can't find how to do it.

Exactly what do you want to accomplish? Am I correct in assuming that
you have two or more partitions, and you want to end up with just a
single partition, using all the available space?

If all you did was literally unpartition the drive, it would then be
unusable until you re-established one or more partitions on it.

currently the HD is divided into 3 partitions of roughly equal size.
No data of any consequence on any of the three. I can delete/reformat
to my heart's content.
I want to end up with 'undecided' - one or two partitions. Does it matter?

There is no "undecided". Either you end up with one or two, and it's not
ambiguous.


Ummm, as we speak, the decision is still not made - thus, undecided.
Most likely, I will end up combining the 3 into 1 partition. Most
likely, but not cast in stone.

"J Lunis" wrote in message
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I have a USB HD I partitioned in XP. Now, in Vista hOME Premium, I want to
unpartition (if that's a word) the HD. Can't find how to do it. Help
please.
I take it you want to "repartition" your USB HD. This question may be better
directed at a NG dedicated to Vista, not XP.