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    Delete Vista Partition

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ORLY, Jun 22, 2009.

  1. ORLY

    ORLY Notebook Consultant

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    After dual booting with Vista+w7 for a while I have decided to completely remove the partition with Vista on it and merge it with the w7 partition. However I cant do this as apparently its a "system" partition. Whats the correct way to remove this Vista partition?
     
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Reformat the partition using GParted Live CD.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jun 22, 2009
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  3. gazzacbr

    gazzacbr Notebook Evangelist

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    wait until windows 7 is released officially. rumours are that you will (should do anyway) have to do a clean install, microsoft are not recommending that you upgrade a beta. at that time you can delete and resize your harddisk when you reload. if you need the space just remove the big folders manually from vista. i assume you are dual booting from vista with vista on first. it can be removed (google) to leave only windows 7. you will have to edit the boot files manually. if you are not confident to do it then leave it alone. like i said, better to wait.
     
    gazzacbr, Jun 22, 2009
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  4. ORLY

    ORLY Notebook Consultant

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    OK thanks for the advice, didn't know it got as complicated as editing boot files.
     
    ORLY, Jun 22, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    It is not complicated. The problem we have is that we are dealing with a beta OS.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jun 22, 2009
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  6. sgilmore62

    sgilmore62 uber doomer

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    You could buy another hard drive--you can get a 320gb 7200 for about $50 and put 7 on that keeping the original as a backup.
     
    sgilmore62, Jun 22, 2009
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