Re: Recover unallocated space?

"Runswithfish" <Runswithfish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
I'll give the long version, so others might think twice before ending up
where I am. Today I decided to give ubuntu a try, just to give me something
new to play with due to the fact that I can currently dish out about $500 for
vista ultimate :( I'm not new to computers, as I work with them every day,
though not a "geek" by any means. After installing the latest version,
letting it partition my drive, ect., I started having minor issues. All in
all, it seems decent enough, but looks like it is still heavily depends on
command lines.

Simple things such as my resolution being to low, turned into a nightmare. I
searched their forums, tried changing drivers, editing the config files and
so on, just to end up with it crashing on me. Might be a good system, but
DEFINITLY not user friendly. So after some searching, discovered how to get
rid of the dual boot menu, then delete the partitions. Now everything seems
fine, except I now have almost half my drive set as unallocated space.

Now the short version. How can I get back the lost space without having to
pay for software such as partition magic (that looks to be the answer
everywhere I search)? Is there some way through windows to get it back, or at
least a freeware solution thats not to complex?

Windows XP pro SP2
Western Digital HD 250g

If you are go to Vista, look at Acronis Disk Director Suite version 10 which is Vista compatible in the latest build. BootIt NG also works in Vista. Partition Magic does not.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

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