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I Need to Merge ALL of these into Just H....
I need detailed step by step instructions on how to either delete all of these partiions so that the entire contents of the drive is reflected by the letter H or how to merge these partions so that the entire drive is reflected with the letter H.
I have 4 internal HD in my computer and 2 optical so I need to have:
C
F
G
H
I already have C F G but I want the 500 GB drive that I am showing below to be just H with no data on it and NO other partitions and to be formatted NTFS
http://screencast.com/t/ZGIxN2I3Nm
I also have from my computer dealers install Partition Magic
http://screencast.com/t/YmUzNjI3MmU
I have 4 internal HD in my computer and 2 optical so I need to have:
C
F
G
H
I already have C F G but I want the 500 GB drive that I am showing below to be just H with no data on it and NO other partitions and to be formatted NTFS
http://screencast.com/t/ZGIxN2I3Nm
I also have from my computer dealers install Partition Magic
http://screencast.com/t/YmUzNjI3MmU
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mhmr,,, Partition Magic 8 when I was doing that was putting a large amount of the drive in "unallocated" and I could not do anything with it so I simply hit undo for all of them and my partitions are as they were.
What could be wrong.. I think since I started with U and worked my way up to I that may be the answer but I do not know ??
What I am trying to do is prepare my computer for the dealer to install Windows 7 professional but first he will do a image with Acronis professional and then restore it at the appropriate time so I can run in Windows XP mode if I need to.
What could be wrong.. I think since I started with U and worked my way up to I that may be the answer but I do not know ??
What I am trying to do is prepare my computer for the dealer to install Windows 7 professional but first he will do a image with Acronis professional and then restore it at the appropriate time so I can run in Windows XP mode if I need to.
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OK when I picked the new size I wanted instead of giving me the option of 465GB it said max size of H was 181GB and that is why I thought I did something wrong
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Do I convert all the partitions to NTFS before I delete them or do I delete them and leave only H and then convert H to NTFS ?
No. no need to convert before you delete.
just delete them and leave only H and then convert H to NTFS , and resize it.
just delete them and leave only H and then convert H to NTFS , and resize it.
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mhmr.. it shows and says this.. what do I do now or did I miss a step ?
http://screencast.com/t/YTEzMzE2Y2U
http://screencast.com/t/YTEzMzE2Y2U
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Since H is the first drive.. Disk 1 If I make it active would the computer then not be able to boot because the C drive with the Operating System is Disk 5 or 4 ???
What happens if I do not make it active ?
What happens if I do not make it active ?
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I am taking computer into dealer today to install Windows 7 Professional after ghosting my current XP system. I will have him use the partition magic software as I am still unsure of all the messages as I do not know what making the partition active means since it was working very well before I started partition magic and I do not know why it would have become inactive. Thanks for your tryiing to help.
I will choose the "Computer Management" => "Disk Management" way:
1 - Right click on each partition "From I: to U:" and choose "Delete Logical Drive...". Then choose "Yes" in the dialog box
2 - You will sea a green partition after you delete i: to u: drives which is the "Extended Partition", again right click on it and choose "Delete Partition...". Then press yes in the dialog box.
3 - Delete the H: Drive by right clicking on it and choosing "Delete Partition...", then press yes.
4 - You must see "Unallocated" space with the full size of your HDD
5 - Now create the H: Partition : Right click on the "unallocated" and choose "New Partition..."
6 - Press "Next"
7 - Make sure that "Primary partition" is selected then press "Next"
8 - Press "Next" to accept the default size.
9 - Choose "Assign the following drive letter : " and choose H from the compo box to the right.
10 - Press "Next"
11 - Choose "Format this partition with the following settings:"
File System = NTFS
Allocation unit size = Default
and check "Perform a quick format"
12 - Press "Next" then "Finish"