Re: Disk Management Unallocated disk space

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 01/21/05 

Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:55:38 -0600

XP's DiskPart utility is capable of only partitioning a hard drive that is empty
or has "unallocated" free space.
For example, if you were to install a new second drive, DiskPart can be
used to partition and format it. DiskPart cannot segregate current files from
free space, therefore, only a sophisticated third-party partitioning program,
such as Partition Magic 8 , can be used with a drive that already has Windows XP
installed.

The only way you can create, delete, resize or merge existing partitions,
and not harm your existing Windows installation, is to purchase and use
a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8.
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/

The alternative is to perform a "clean install" of Windows XP:

How to Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313348&Product=winxp 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
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"Falmengista" wrote:
| Hi. My internal hard drive is partitioned into two: C  and D. I wanted to 
| free up more space in C, where the system sits, so i (i know--foolishly) 
| deleted the D partition. Didn't work. Cs still the same size and D shows up 
| "unallocated" in the Disk Management box and does not appear at all on "my 
| computer"/msexplorer.
| 
| Is there anything i can do short of reinstalling xp again?

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