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    vista and partition issues

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by showtime, May 30, 2007.

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    showtime Notebook Guru

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    Originally I had windows xp dual booted with windows vista and tried to delete xp by just removing the xp partition. The problem with that was vista was on a logical partition and so it wouldn't boot after. I installed vista again on the deleted partition so now I have two windows vista partitions.

    Here's my problem. I want to make the the vista partition that's installed on the logical partition my primary and only partition and remove the other one. Is that possible? I believe that in order for it to be the main partition, it must be a primary partition and it must be active but I cannot make it primary. So is it possible to do or must I reinstall everything again? Thanks.
     
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    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    No Vista doesnt have to be installed on the Primary. Just the bootmanager needs to be on the Primary and it needs to know where Vista is installed.

    You can format the 2nd Vista partition (primary) and then insert the Vista Install DVD and tell it to fix the bootsector. That should work.

    1. Put the Windows Vista installation disc in the disc drive, and then start the computer.
    2. Press a key when you are prompted.
    3. Select a language, a time, a currency, a keyboard or an input method, and then click Next.
    4. Click Repair your computer.
    5. Click the operating system that you want to repair, and then click Next.
    6. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click Command Prompt.
    7. Type Bootrec.exe, and then press ENTER.
     
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    showtime Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for the reply. The thing is I don't want a dual boot system. I'm a little strapped for hard drive space so I need to get rid of the primary partition that the new vista is on and just keep the one that's on the logical drive. Thanks.
     
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    okay I just decided to use the new vista partition instead of the old one. I got rid of the old one, formatted it, and deleted it but now I'm not able to extend my data partition onto that free space. The "extend" feature is greyed out in disk management. Anybody know how I can get around this or know of a free partition manager that would allow me to do this? Thanks.
     
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