[SOLVED] Problematic Partitions

Daverick · 05-03-2008, 01:12 AM

Hey, to start off, this is the HDD I have Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive.

After putting this system together I installed a copy of Windows XP Home SP1. While I was installing it it asked me if I wanted to create a partition, I thought this partition was going to be seperate for the Windows install (I chose 10GB). Instead I ended up with 10GB of HDD space, which is laughable; I know I can set up a new partition with the rest of the space, which I already have (E:), DVD drive is set to D.

My question is, is it possible to reconstruct my HDD to just have it as one big partition, rather as a small one and a large one. My reason for asking is because some programs assume a root in C: which is turning out to be quite problematic, I know there are ways around it but I want to see if I can fix this up.

Thanks in advance,
Dave

**Deleted090308** · 05-03-2008, 03:02 AM

Hi

You can delete the E: partition, then resize the C: partition with Partition Magic or Parted Magic.

Daverick · 05-03-2008, 11:30 AM

Thanks!

**Deleted090308** · 05-03-2008, 11:32 AM

You're welcome.

05-03-2008, 01:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
Daverick Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 42 OS: Win XP	[SOLVED] Problematic Partitions Hey, to start off, this is the HDD I have Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive. After putting this system together I installed a copy of Windows XP Home SP1. While I was installing it it asked me if I wanted to create a partition, I thought this partition was going to be seperate for the Windows install (I chose 10GB). Instead I ended up with 10GB of HDD space, which is laughable; I know I can set up a new partition with the rest of the space, which I already have (E:), DVD drive is set to D. My question is, is it possible to reconstruct my HDD to just have it as one big partition, rather as a small one and a large one. My reason for asking is because some programs assume a root in C: which is turning out to be quite problematic, I know there are ways around it but I want to see if I can fix this up. Thanks in advance, Dave

05-03-2008, 03:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Problematic Partitions Hi You can delete the E: partition, then resize the C: partition with Partition Magic or Parted Magic.

05-03-2008, 11:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
Daverick Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 42 OS: Win XP	Re: [SOLVED] Problematic Partitions Thanks!

05-03-2008, 11:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: [SOLVED] Problematic Partitions You're welcome.