WR - Extend Partition on XP

01-08-2008, 10:57 PM

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Extend Partition on XP

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Okay, I have a Dell Dimension 9100. I have a 160GB hard drive that's listed as Disk 0 and is partition into 2 partitions, 1 at 40GB and 110GB for the second. I need to extend the 40GB to the entire drive due to programs I'm installing. Running out of room and don't want to have to reformat and re-install everything again.

What can I do to make this (C) drive of 40GB and (F) drive of 110GB, on the same disk of 160GB, into just a (C) drive??????

Thanks for the help,
Mike

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01-09-2008, 06:56 AM	#2
CWB hells' troubleshooter Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: phobos west Posts: 6,163/5.04 Threads: 34 Friends Network Gold Member	Re: Extend Partition on XP try checking these addys : http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...e.mspx?mfr=true http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/p/partitio.htm http://www.pcstats.com/articleview....id=1681&page=27 this should explain what you need to know to get you going . there is something i recall about not being able to extend the partition where the OS resides ... however , it was a "long time ago" and not with XP . partition magic or similar programs can be an asset ... they bypass most of the technical bent and make it a lot easier to deal with . in any case , back up all your essential files/data to an external drive first ... it sure beats going ; "oh hell no !!" .

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01-09-2008, 07:51 AM	#3
BarryG whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 659/0.52 Threads: 2 Friends Network	Re: Extend Partition on XP Acronis disk director is very good. B

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01-09-2008, 07:56 AM	#4
Devone16 whore Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: fayetteville nc Posts: 607/0.83 Threads: 20 Friends Network	Re: Extend Partition on XP it depends on which drive the operating system is on. I used partition magic to fix the same problems because my c drive was rapidly filling up with programs. The only problem is that you cannot completely delete the 2nd partition, only transfer 99% of the space which was good enough4 me. I think to get rid of the second partition, you will have to reinstall windows, but i could be wrong.

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01-09-2008, 08:34 AM	#5
CWB hells' troubleshooter Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: phobos west Posts: 6,163/5.04 Threads: 34 Friends Network Gold Member	Re: Extend Partition on XP aaannnd speaking of filling up space on a hd ... every program i have downloaded or installed was either copied or directed to a special "pgm dl folder" that had separate folders within in it for each program and any codes/passwords/info needed . zips and rars were extracted to the same folder and once the program was installed the zip/rar was deleted leaving the exe in place for future reference/re-installation . i have a lot of public domain/open source programs ... this makes it easy to find a program when i want to share it with someone . this also makes it easy to "find" stuff and keeps the file system somewhat "neater" and easier to deal with . some of the programs want to dl/extract/install/work from the desktop or that ever so bloated "my documents" folder ... i don't think so ! . i also scan the files with two different "anti" programs before and extraction and before executing the install ... i have saved myself some grief and misery this way .

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