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To confirm that's the case, right-click on Computer; select Manage; then click on Disk Management. This will show your disk structure pictorially -- and I suspect you'll see it is as I just described.
Assuming that's the case, your drive "looks" like this:
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... where the C's represent the C: partition; and the E's the E: partition.
You don't need to move your OS at all => you simply need to do a bit of manipulation of the partitions. You need to do 3 operations:
(1) Reduce the size of the E: partition ("Shrink" the volume). This will make the disk "look" like this:
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... where the x's represent free (unallocated) space
(2) Move the E: partition to the right, so the free space is next to C: ... i.e. make the disk look like this:
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(3) ReSize (expand) C: to use the additional space ... resulting in this:
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Vista supports #1 and #3, but does not have any provisions for doing #2, so I'd do all 3 using the excellent Boot-It BM. Download the free demo version [http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootit-bare-metal.htm ]; extract the files and create a bootable CD using the included MakeDisk utility; boot to the CD, selecting CANCEL at the first prompt; then OK. Then click on Partition Work. Now highlight the partition that corresponds to E: (should be the 2nd partition, although your system may have some additional OEM partitions -- NOTE that if it does and they are "between" C: and E: you'll have to do a bit more manipulation ... if that's the case, post EXACTLY what Partition Work shows); and then click on ReSize. Make E: as much smaller as you want to add to C:
Then, with the same (E:) partition highlighted, click on Slide, and select 0 space "after" -- this will move the partition so all the free space is before it.
Now just highlight the first partition (this corresponds to C:) and click ReSize -- choose the max available size and let it finish (this will be VERY quick).
Done :-) Just reboot the system and your C: drive will have plenty of space :-)