Comments on: Change or Resize Partition (NTFS, FAT or FAT32) Size in Windows Vista

By: Gordon

Gordon — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:51:39 +0000

access denied on vista when I try this…any ideas?

By: boysha8

boysha8 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:07:05 +0000

Also, i would like preserve all the data i have on the 2 partitions.
When i delete partition2, even though unallocated space is available, the ‘extend’ option on partition1 is disabled. So, if someone could give me step-by-step instructions of how to make my current partitions into the setup shown below, that would be great:

Desired partitions
Partition1 - 200gb: FAT32 (90gb full)
Partition2 - 100gb: NTFS (35gb full)

By: boysha8

boysha8 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:02:47 +0000

i have an external hard disk with the following 3 partitions:
Partition1 - 100gb: FAT32 (90 gb full)
Partition2 - 100gb: NTFS (empty)
Partition3 - 100gb NTFS (35 gb full)

I want to remove partition2 and extend partition1 (FAT32) to 200gb. I am not able to do it, can somebody help.

Thanks

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:02:45 +0000

hi, I do not get the option to “EXTEND VOLUME” after I leave unallocated space.

I want to extend my C: drive, but it won’t let me! Why is that?!

By: Ksandr

Ksandr — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:55:43 +0000

Thanks alot, great post!!!

By: Adnan

Adnan — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:03:21 +0000

To Jaxon

go to your pc bios by pressing del or f2 when you power on yor pc. find sata hdd. change THE OPTION AHCI TO IDE OR COMPATIBILITY.THEN GO TO EXIT AND SELSECT SAVE AND EXIT AND PRESS ENTER.NOW U CAN INSTALL WINDOWS XP.

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By: jaxon

jaxon — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:52:15 +0000

I’m trying to install XP Pro on my Hp Compaq nx7300 Notebook, this the error message! Setup did not find hard disk drives in your computer.
Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer, and any disk-related hardware configuration is correct. This may involve running a manufacture- supplied diagnostic or setup program.

Setup cannot continue. To quit , press F3.

But there a SATA hard disk inside….

please help…

Thanks

By: kardjo

kardjo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:11:24 +0000

@ravi, otoniel,
Do reversed of my tips to Ian Cuthbert.
1. Shrink drive C: and leave space you need in Mb for next drive (partition).
2. Do ‘New Simple Voume..’ when right click on that unallocated space.

By: kardjo

kardjo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:05:09 +0000

@Ian Cuthbert,
I think $22 is too expensive for me. All you have to do is:
1. Shrink drive D: from 100Gb down to 70Gb. You will have an allocated volume about 30Gb.
2. Extend Volume drive C:, and use maximum size available (30Gb).
3. Done.

By: kardjo

kardjo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:00:05 +0000

@kh,
if did not find erase menu, that is ‘Delete Volume…’ when you right-click on drive D:

By: kardjo

kardjo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:58:23 +0000

@kh,
(CMIIW) if you are sure that D: is 100% free space, so just erase the partition on it and leave it unallocated.
Then, right click on drive C:\ and do as well as in this tutorial above.

(be careful, once you erase the partition of D:, you will have data on that drive gone. make sure no data there)

By: kh

kh — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:11:33 +0000

Actually i got 4 partitions, local disk C , D, E and F. I am uisng vista. Local disk D have 100% free space. Can you help me to combine local disk C with local disk D without affecting the data. I had failed to expand the local disk C. Thanks in advance.

By: Ian Cuthbert

Ian Cuthbert — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:02:35 +0000

I had a problem with a 120G drive which my son had formatted as Drive C 20G and Drive D as 100G. I also found that whilst the Vista Disc Management allowed Drive D to be shrunk, it wouldn’t allow me to expand Disc C into the space.

Last night I downloaded Paragon Software Partition Manager Version 9 Personal Edition for about £22 and this afternoon resized disc C to 50G with Disc D at 70G (in round figures) with no effort on my part. I’ve achieved what I wanted. The proportions were my choice - Partition Manager appeared to be able to accommodate any ratio to include additional partitions but I haven’t investigated the latter.

Ian