unpartitioning my drive

Micro

Hi,

Due to a virus a a friend of mine partitioned my C drive and put windows xp pro on it - I now use this limited (not much memory space) drive for internet access. All my docs, photo's etc are still on the other part of the drive that wont boot up properly.
I have backed all my docs onto an external drive so I wont lose anything.
I now want to unpartition the drive so that I make all the space avalible but keeping xp pro as my OS.
I havent got any OS disks with me at the mo so would want to try and do this with what is on here at the mo.
Any one have any advice ?

[Deleted User]

Could you use something like this to delete your current unused partition then extend the OS one?

http://www.download.com/Easeus-Partition-Manager/3000-2248_4-10863346.html?!!!!!mncol;pop&cdlPid=10982635

nikzGfx

Deleted_User wrote: »

Could you use something like this to delete your current unused partition then extend the OS one?

http://www.download.com/Easeus-Partition-Manager/3000-2248_4-10863346.html?!!!!!mncol;pop&cdlPid=10982635

Was also going to recommend this, works a treat.

Micro

Thanks both. The only thing is it wont let me delete the c drive partition from windows i.e. when im in the software that you have suggested

[Deleted User]

I've not used it personally but does the help section describe how you'd go about doing this before booting into windows? E.g. make a boot disk?

Micro

Deleted_User wrote: »

I've not used it personally but does the help section describe how you'd go about doing this before booting into windows? E.g. make a boot disk?

So you cant do it whilst in windows - makes sense ! Stand by !!

basmic

Your best bet would be to reinstall XP again. During the installation of XP, you can choose to delete and create partitions.

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Micro

When I'm about to delate all partitions a warning message comes up saying at the computer may not boot up if I do so. I take it from that if I remove the partition the OS wont boot up ?

Micro

basmic wrote: »

Your best bet would be to reinstall XP again. During the installation of XP, you can choose to delete and create partitions.

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Thanks but I havent got the disks !! I know - its a !!!!!! !


Actually - thats wrong - Ive got one disk but it stops installing half way thu and asks for a 2nd disk. I dint realise there was one. How do I get to this page without this 2nd disk ?? If I could I would be ok

basmic

Do you have a working serial number for XP, that is your own?

If so, you could (legally) download an ISO for XP, burn the ISO image to CD and use that - so long as you use your own serial number.

Micro

basmic wrote: »

Do you have a working serial number for XP, that is your own?

If so, you could (legally) download an ISO for XP, burn the ISO image to CD and use that - so long as you use your own serial number.

Yes I do. Right I'll give that a go - google the ISO yeah ?