Re: Using Disk Management in XP for Partition Management
From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 12/10/04
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Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:08:10 +0000
Rich wrote:
>I am looking at upgrading from 98se to XP. When I upgrade, I will be
>converting my HD (C drive) to NTFS.
Comment - make sure that your CPU is up to it and that you have *more*
than the officially recommended 128 MB RAM.
>My computer has 1 physcial drive, but 2 partitions. C drive (where the OS
>will go) with 8 GB. D drive with 4 GB.
>Will the Disk Management in XP allow me to delete D drive and then when it
>is deleted, recognize a single drive C with now 12 GB? I realize everything
>on D drive will be gone, that's OK.
What you can do in principle is delete the D: drive (use 98 FDISK for
that before you start) and then use the XP Recovery console command
diskpart to expand into the space. But I have never had occasion to try
>If Disk Management in XP won't "create" a single C drive with 12 GB, I
>presume that I will have to purchase something like Partion Magic to
>"painlessly" (read w/o formating) achieve the desired single 12 GB C drive?
Unless you are prepared to clean the disk entirely and make a new
partition for the XP as part of setting it up - which loses the benefits
of doing an upgrade - that is the way to go.
What I would do is run the XP upgrade from the 98 installation. Then
use BootIT NG, from http://www.BootitNG.com ($35 shareware - 30 day
full functional trial)
Download, to its own folder, extract from the zip, run the bootitng to
make a boot floppy.
Boot the floppy, Cancel Install, entering maintenance, then click on
Partition work. Highlight your unwanted D: (smaller, second entry) ,
click Delete. If it was a logical drive enclosed in an Extended
partition delete that too (this is likely in a 98 setup). Then
highlight the C and Resize. Once done, click Slide and use the 'Align
for NTFS' so that you can then safely proceed to the conversion to NTFS
from XP. See more on that point at www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm
-- Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
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