Partition Question

[Ron K.]

Here's what I tried so far: I went to Computer Management, Storage, then to
Disk Management. I find the partition that previously held Kubuntu which is
labeled 179.54 GB Free Space, I right click on it and get Delete and New
Simple Volume as the only options. I tried to delete the partition but get a
message saying there is isn't enough space to delete it. Not sure what the
other option does, any ideas?

"Hobbes" wrote:

> Open up Computer Management...format it to NTFS.
> It will still remain a separate drive without using a third party partition
> tool.
>
> "Ron K." <RonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F0996A4F-B5DF-4AD6-924D-939AEAA036D5@microsoft.com...
> > I've never had to deal with Parttions before so forgive my ignorance....
> >
> > I am using Vitsa Home Premium and decided to dual boot with Kubuntu which
> > I
> > absolutely hated. I removed Kubuntu by deleting the partition then
> > restoring
> > the boot manager for Vista.
> >
> > The partition that contained Kubuntu is now empty. I would like to merge
> > the
> > partition back into Vista. How do I do this?
> >
> >
>
>

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Hobbes.

You've said so many things in your many posts here that I don't have time to
respond to all of them. But you and the other posters have made me take
another look at Disk Management's Help file - and there are some
disappointing changes since the last time I looked at it. :>{ I'll put my
comments about that into another sub-thread.

But I can respond to some specific statements you made in this
post...inline:

"Hobbes" <Hobbes@Calvins.lol> wrote in message news:g1cn4h$aov$1@aioe.org...
> You cannot extend the boot partition.

Sometimes you can.


> If someone has done this...I 'd like to read it.

I have. More than once. And I've reported that here several times. And
others have reported success, too. One recent thread in this newsgroup was
started by Derek Da Silva on about 1/18/2008, Subject: Extend volume. In
that thread, my first Reply started:

>> Yes, Vista CAN extend the System Volume - IF there is CONTIGUOUS free
>> space
>> immediately following that volume. But the System Volume cannot be a
>> "dynamic volume", so it can't use non-contiguous space.

After a few exchanges, Derek's final post, on 1/20/08, said, in part:

>> It worked! I was able to make my system drive (C larger.


> NEVER in Vista has the Extend partition been highlighted in computer
> management.

You may honestly say that YOU haven't seen it, Hobbes, but many people have,
so you can't say "NEVER in Vista".


> Maybe someone from MS can state whether there are limitations to this.

Yes, it would be good for MS to jump into this long thread and
authoritatively clear up some of the confusion being spread by several
posters.


> I have deleted all partitions but C: ... I can create a new partition...I
> can shrink C: ... but I can never Extend it.

I'm sorry about that. But I have extended C:, and so have Derek and others
who have reported success here and in other Vista newsgroups.


> You can read pages of this limitation by googling Vista expand partition
>
> --
> Hobbes
> Tiger Extraordinaire/ TDTK, QZ,MissAK

Are you sure you are not just borrowing Calvin's credentials? Do you have
any that you actually earned and did not bestow on yourself?

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)


> "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
> news:%23DrCo5qvIHA.5096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi, Ron.
>>
>> As Jawade said, use Disk Management, a built-in part of every version of
>> Windows starting with Windows 2000. There are several ways to start it;
>> my favorite is to just press the Start button, type diskmgmt.msc and
>> press Enter. You'll need the Administrator password to get past this
>> point.
>>
>> In Disk Management, by default you should see the volume list in the top
>> of the window and the Graphical View at the bottom; just two ways to look
>> at the same information. From this window, we can manage our hard disk
>> partitions (and just about any other device that can be assigned a
>> "drive" letter, such as a CD/DVD drive, a USB flash drive, etc.). We can
>> create and format partitions, name them, assign and reassign letters, and
>> do other jobs, too. (While "partition" and "volume" are not truly
>> synonymous, they are often used to mean the same thing. In Disk
>> Management, click Help | Help Topics | Disk Management Welcome for lots
>> of good information that most computer users never get around to
>> learning.)
>>
>> In your case, if I understand what you've told us so far, you should see
>> your Drive C:, followed by the partition that held Kubuntu. That
>> partition may now be completely empty, but it is not yet "Free Space"
>> because it is still a part of that empty partition. If that's correct,
>> then right-click on the Kubuntu partition and click Delete Volume and
>> confirm that you are sure. You should then see that area as Free Space.
>>
>> NOW you can right-click on Drive C: and choose Extend volume. That
>> option is greyed out unless the space immediately following the chosen
>> volume is free, but it should now be available.
>>
>> If you don't see what I expect, please post back with details about what
>> volumes are on that hard drive.
>>
>> RC
>>
>> "Ron K." <RonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F0996A4F-B5DF-4AD6-924D-939AEAA036D5@microsoft.com...
>>> I've never had to deal with Parttions before so forgive my ignorance....
>>>
>>> I am using Vitsa Home Premium and decided to dual boot with Kubuntu
>>> which I
>>> absolutely hated. I removed Kubuntu by deleting the partition then
>>> restoring
>>> the boot manager for Vista.
>>>
>>> The partition that contained Kubuntu is now empty. I would like to merge
>>> the
>>> partition back into Vista. How do I do this?

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Ron.

WOW! Your question generated a LOT of responses! Sadly, few of them are
helpful and many are just plain wrong. There is so much MIS-information in
the thread that I don't have time to try to respond to all of it.

Perhaps your use of Kubuntu created some problem that I've never seen
because I've never installed any version of Linux.

>> > I am using Vitsa Home Premium and decided to dual boot with Kubuntu
>> > which
>> > I
>> > absolutely hated.

You didn't tell us HOW you created the partition for Kubuntu. Did you use
Disk Management for that? Or did you use some tool that came with Kubuntu?


>> > I removed Kubuntu by deleting the partition then
>> > restoring
>> > the boot manager for Vista.

You also didn't tell us HOW you deleted that partition. Did you use Disk
Management for that job?

Since I have no experience with Kubuntu, I'm only guessing. But my guess is
that you should have used a Linux tool to undo that partition and restore
the pre-Kubuntu configuration.


> message saying there is isn't enough space to delete it.

This does not make sense to me. Disk Management should not need any space
to delete a volume. This reinforces my feeling that some Linux tool has
written unfamiliar data into critical partition management areas on the hard
drive.


In my earlier reply I said, "In Disk Management, click Help | Help Topics |
Disk Management Welcome for lots of good information that most computer
users never get around to learning." This morning I took another look in
that Help file. They’ve CHANGED IT! Much of the good information has been
deleted or summarized to the point of near-uselessness. :>( Many of the
important and helpful details have been removed. I'm not sure when this
happened, perhaps in Vista SP1 a couple of months ago.

The Help file now points us to the DISKPART utility, reached from the
Command Line. DISKPART will do the job, all right, but it is far too
powerful a tool for the average user. Any tool this powerful can do at
least as much harm as good when used carelessly or by someone without
experience in its quirks. For instance, the first time I used it to extend
a volume by 3 GB of the contiguous 8 GB Free Space, I entered "3" when it
asked "how much?" - and got the whole 8 GB. THEN I read that said to
specify in MB not GB - and that an invalid entry (3 MB should have been 3000
MB) would cause Extend to use the whole available space.

At the risk of extending this already too-long thread, let me quote from
DISKPART Help:
<paste>
C:\Windows\system32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 6.0.6001
Copyright (C) 1999-2007 Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: RC-PC

DISKPART> help

Microsoft DiskPart version 6.0.6001

ACTIVE - Mark the selected basic partition as active.
ADD - Add a mirror to a simple volume.
ASSIGN - Assign a drive letter or mount point to the selected volume.
ATTRIBUTES - Manipulate volume or disk attributes.
AUTOMOUNT - Enable and disable automatic mounting of basic volumes.
BREAK - Break a mirror set.
CLEAN - Clear the configuration information, or all information, off
the
disk.
CONVERT - Convert between different disk formats.
CREATE - Create a volume or partition.
DELETE - Delete an object.
DETAIL - Provide details about an object.
EXIT - Exit DiskPart.
EXTEND - Extend a volume.
FILESYSTEMS - Display current and supported file systems on the volume.
FORMAT - Format the volume or partition.
GPT - Assign attributes to the selected GPT partition.
HELP - Display a list of commands.
IMPORT - Import a disk group.
INACTIVE - Mark the selected basic partition as inactive.
LIST - Display a list of objects.
ONLINE - Online an object that is currently marked as offline.
OFFLINE - Offline an object that is currently marked as online.
RECOVER - Refreshes the state of all disks in the selected pack.
Attempts recovery on disks in the invalid pack, and
resynchronizes mirrored volumes and RAID5 volumes
that have stale plex or parity data.
REM - Does nothing. This is used to comment scripts.
REMOVE - Remove a drive letter or mount point assignment.
REPAIR - Repair a RAID-5 volume with a failed member.
RESCAN - Rescan the computer looking for disks and volumes.
RETAIN - Place a retained partition under a simple volume.
SAN - Display or set the SAN policy for the currently booted OS.
SELECT - Shift the focus to an object.
SETID - Change the partition type.
SHRINK - Reduce the size of the selected volume.
UNIQUEID - Displays or sets the GUID partition table (GPT) identifier or
master boot record (MBR) signature of a disk.

DISKPART> help extend

Extends the volume or partition with focus and its file system into free
(unallocated) space on a disk.

Syntax: EXTEND [SIZE=<N>] [DISK=<N>] [NOERR]
EXTEND FILESYSTEM [NOERR]

SIZE=<N> Specifies the amount of space in megabytes (MB) to add to
the
current volume or partition. If no size is given, all of the
contiguous free space that is available on the disk is used.

DISK=<N> Specifies the disk on which the volume or partition is
extended. If no disk is specified, the volume or partition
is
extended on the current disk.

FILESYSTEM Extends the file system of the volume with focus. For use
only
on disks where the file system was not extended with the
volume.

NOERR For scripting only. When an error is encountered, DiskPart
continues to process commands as if the error did not occur.
Without the NOERR parameter, an error causes DiskPart to
exit
with an error code.

On basic disks, the free space must be on the same disk as the volume or
partition with focus. It must also immediately follow the volume or
partition with focus (start at the next sector offset).

On dynamic disks with simple or spanned volumes, a volume can be
extended
to any free space on any dynamic disk. Using this command, you can
convert
a simple dynamic volume into a spanned dynamic volume.

If the partition was previously formatted with the NTFS file system, the
file system is automatically extended to fill the larger partition. No
data
loss occurs. If the partition was previously formatted with a different
file system than NTFS, the command fails with no change to the
partition.
If the partition was not previously formatted with a file system, the
partition will still be extended.

A volume or partition must be selected for this operation to succeed.

Example:

EXTEND SIZE=500 DISK=3
EXTEND FILESYSTEM
</paste>


As I said, Ron, it's a powerful tool, so use it with care!

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

"Ron K." <RonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0F4E460D-5C99-4A34-8AAA-A8AC3373EBF4@microsoft.com...
> Here's what I tried so far: I went to Computer Management, Storage, then
> to
> Disk Management. I find the partition that previously held Kubuntu which
> is
> labeled 179.54 GB Free Space, I right click on it and get Delete and New
> Simple Volume as the only options. I tried to delete the partition but
> get a
> message saying there is isn't enough space to delete it. Not sure what
> the
> other option does, any ideas?
>
> "Hobbes" wrote:
>
>> Open up Computer Management...format it to NTFS.
>> It will still remain a separate drive without using a third party
>> partition
>> tool.
>>
>> "Ron K." <RonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F0996A4F-B5DF-4AD6-924D-939AEAA036D5@microsoft.com...
>> > I've never had to deal with Parttions before so forgive my
>> > ignorance....
>> >
>> > I am using Vitsa Home Premium and decided to dual boot with Kubuntu
>> > which
>> > I
>> > absolutely hated. I removed Kubuntu by deleting the partition then
>> > restoring
>> > the boot manager for Vista.
>> >
>> > The partition that contained Kubuntu is now empty. I would like to
>> > merge
>> > the
>> > partition back into Vista. How do I do this?

 

[Adam Albright]

On Mon, 26 May 2008 09:51:48 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
wrote:

>Hi, Ron.
>
>WOW! Your question generated a LOT of responses! Sadly, few of them are
>helpful and many are just plain wrong. There is so much MIS-information in
>the thread that I don't have time to try to respond to all of it.

Yet like most you just babble on anyway without actually knowing what
you're talking about. Funny, but very typical in newsgroups.
>
>Perhaps your use of Kubuntu created some problem that I've never seen
>because I've never installed any version of Linux.

Still babbling...
>
>>> > I am using Vitsa Home Premium and decided to dual boot with Kubuntu
>>> > which
>>> > I
>>> > absolutely hated.
>
>You didn't tell us HOW you created the partition for Kubuntu. Did you use
>Disk Management for that? Or did you use some tool that came with Kubuntu?

What difference would that make? Answer: None!

See, what I mean by aimless babbling? That's like asking, hey, did you
write down your notes on a white or yellow legal pad? You honestly
think it matters?
>
>
>>> > I removed Kubuntu by deleting the partition then
>>> > restoring
>>> > the boot manager for Vista.
>
>You also didn't tell us HOW you deleted that partition. Did you use Disk
>Management for that job?

Again, totally irrelevant to the problem at hand.
>
>Since I have no experience with Kubuntu, I'm only guessing.

I've noticed.

>But my guess is
>that you should have used a Linux tool to undo that partition and restore
>the pre-Kubuntu configuration.
>
>
>> message saying there is isn't enough space to delete it.
>
>This does not make sense to me. Disk Management should not need any space
>to delete a volume. This reinforces my feeling that some Linux tool has
>written unfamiliar data into critical partition management areas on the hard
>drive.

A lot of "help" and "error" messages generated by Windows never make
sense because they are cryptic in nature. A classic example is when
Windows says it needs to shut down Windows Explorer, but never gives a
reason why part of itself (Explorer is a core element) has caused it
to need to recover from itself. Priceless!

 

[the wharf rat]

In article <50A85EC6-F02B-4E68-A867-39F3C8699B31@microsoft.com>,
R. C. White <rc@grandecom.net> wrote:
>
>> message saying there is isn't enough space to delete it.
>
>This does not make sense to me. Disk Management should not need any space
>to delete a volume. This reinforces my feeling that some Linux tool has

You get this error when you have 4 primary partitions.

 

[tevan]

"Ron K." <RonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F0996A4F-B5DF-4AD6-924D-939AEAA036D5@microsoft.com...
> I've never had to deal with Parttions before so forgive my ignorance....
>
> I am using Vitsa Home Premium and decided to dual boot with Kubuntu which
> I
> absolutely hated. I removed Kubuntu by deleting the partition then
> restoring
> the boot manager for Vista.
>
> The partition that contained Kubuntu is now empty. I would like to merge
> the
> partition back into Vista. How do I do this?
>
>

I've used BootIT for a long time. You can resize your Vista partition to use
the free space, or whatever. It's a good idea to backup your existing Vista
partition beforehand. The program will do this too. You can use it for free
for these functions.
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootit-next-generation.htm

 

[tevan]

"Jawade" <Henk_Jawade@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.22a3ce548941c044989880@news.microsoft.com...
> In article <F0996A4F-B5DF-4AD6-924D-939AEAA036D5@microsoft.com>,
> =?Utf-8?B?Um9uIEsu?=
> <RonK@discussions.microsoft.com> says...
>> I've never had to deal with Parttions before so forgive my ignorance....
>>
>> I am using Vitsa Home Premium and decided to dual boot with Kubuntu which
>> I
>> absolutely hated. I removed Kubuntu by deleting the partition then
>> restoring
>> the boot manager for Vista.
>>
>> The partition that contained Kubuntu is now empty. I would like to merge
>> the
>> partition back into Vista. How do I do this?
>
> Go to the Drivemanagement, remove the Ubuntu-partition, click
> right at the Windowspartition and expand the partition with the
> free space.
>
> --
> Met vriendelijke groeten, Jawade. BackUp-progje weer vernieuwd.
> http://jawade.nl/ Met een mirror op http://jawade.fortunecity.com/
> Bootmanager (+Vista +Linux), ClrMBR, DiskEdit (+Linux), POP3lezer,
> DOS-Filebrowser, Kalender, Webtellers en IP-log, USB-stick tester.

Now that's cool! Thanks!

 

[Ron K.]

I got it! I couldn't get the (former) Kubuntu partition to delete under
Vista disk management. I solved the problem by using Gparted to format the
Drives under NTFS then came back to delete the drive upon doing that I was
able to extend the drives back together. I want to thank everyone here for
all the help.

"R. C. White" wrote:

> Hi, Ron.
>
> As Jawade said, use Disk Management, a built-in part of every version of
> Windows starting with Windows 2000. There are several ways to start it; my
> favorite is to just press the Start button, type diskmgmt.msc and press
> Enter. You'll need the Administrator password to get past this point.
>
> In Disk Management, by default you should see the volume list in the top of
> the window and the Graphical View at the bottom; just two ways to look at
> the same information. From this window, we can manage our hard disk
> partitions (and just about any other device that can be assigned a "drive"
> letter, such as a CD/DVD drive, a USB flash drive, etc.). We can create and
> format partitions, name them, assign and reassign letters, and do other
> jobs, too. (While "partition" and "volume" are not truly synonymous, they
> are often used to mean the same thing. In Disk Management, click Help |
> Help Topics | Disk Management Welcome for lots of good information that most
> computer users never get around to learning.)
>
> In your case, if I understand what you've told us so far, you should see
> your Drive C:, followed by the partition that held Kubuntu. That partition
> may now be completely empty, but it is not yet "Free Space" because it is
> still a part of that empty partition. If that's correct, then right-click
> on the Kubuntu partition and click Delete Volume and confirm that you are
> sure. You should then see that area as Free Space.
>
> NOW you can right-click on Drive C: and choose Extend volume. That option
> is greyed out unless the space immediately following the chosen volume is
> free, but it should now be available.
>
> If you don't see what I expect, please post back with details about what
> volumes are on that hard drive.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@grandecom.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)
>
> "Ron K." <RonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F0996A4F-B5DF-4AD6-924D-939AEAA036D5@microsoft.com...
> > I've never had to deal with Parttions before so forgive my ignorance....
> >
> > I am using Vitsa Home Premium and decided to dual boot with Kubuntu which
> > I
> > absolutely hated. I removed Kubuntu by deleting the partition then
> > restoring
> > the boot manager for Vista.
> >
> > The partition that contained Kubuntu is now empty. I would like to merge
> > the
> > partition back into Vista. How do I do this?
>
>

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Ron.

Congratulations! And thanks for the feedback.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

"Ron K." <RonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6E526526-89F7-4256-AFBF-354F25662C19@microsoft.com...
> I got it! I couldn't get the (former) Kubuntu partition to delete under
> Vista disk management. I solved the problem by using Gparted to format the
> Drives under NTFS then came back to delete the drive upon doing that I was
> able to extend the drives back together. I want to thank everyone here
> for
> all the help.
>
> "R. C. White" wrote:
>
>> Hi, Ron.
>>
>> As Jawade said, use Disk Management, a built-in part of every version of
>> Windows starting with Windows 2000. There are several ways to start it;
>> my
>> favorite is to just press the Start button, type diskmgmt.msc and press
>> Enter. You'll need the Administrator password to get past this point.
>>
>> In Disk Management, by default you should see the volume list in the top
>> of
>> the window and the Graphical View at the bottom; just two ways to look at
>> the same information. From this window, we can manage our hard disk
>> partitions (and just about any other device that can be assigned a
>> "drive"
>> letter, such as a CD/DVD drive, a USB flash drive, etc.). We can create
>> and
>> format partitions, name them, assign and reassign letters, and do other
>> jobs, too. (While "partition" and "volume" are not truly synonymous,
>> they
>> are often used to mean the same thing. In Disk Management, click Help |
>> Help Topics | Disk Management Welcome for lots of good information that
>> most
>> computer users never get around to learning.)
>>
>> In your case, if I understand what you've told us so far, you should see
>> your Drive C:, followed by the partition that held Kubuntu. That
>> partition
>> may now be completely empty, but it is not yet "Free Space" because it is
>> still a part of that empty partition. If that's correct, then
>> right-click
>> on the Kubuntu partition and click Delete Volume and confirm that you are
>> sure. You should then see that area as Free Space.
>>
>> NOW you can right-click on Drive C: and choose Extend volume. That
>> option
>> is greyed out unless the space immediately following the chosen volume is
>> free, but it should now be available.
>>
>> If you don't see what I expect, please post back with details about what
>> volumes are on that hard drive.
>>
>> RC
>>
>> "Ron K." <RonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F0996A4F-B5DF-4AD6-924D-939AEAA036D5@microsoft.com...
>> > I've never had to deal with Parttions before so forgive my
>> > ignorance....
>> >
>> > I am using Vitsa Home Premium and decided to dual boot with Kubuntu
>> > which
>> > I
>> > absolutely hated. I removed Kubuntu by deleting the partition then
>> > restoring
>> > the boot manager for Vista.
>> >
>> > The partition that contained Kubuntu is now empty. I would like to
>> > merge
>> > the
>> > partition back into Vista. How do I do this?

 

[denko]

Hi RC,

I read your reply and I have a similiar situation. I am running Vista Home
Basic iwth one HDD. When I look at the disk management graphic, I see 10 GB
of unallocated space then my C: system volume (looking left to right).

I want to have only one volume (C that includes the entire HDD. When I
try to extend the current C: volume it is greyed out. How do I confiure the
entire drive as C: without losing any programs/data or reinstalling Vista?

Thanks in advance for any help



..te" wrote:

> Hi, Ron.
>
> As Jawade said, use Disk Management, a built-in part of every version of
> Windows starting with Windows 2000. There are several ways to start it; my
> favorite is to just press the Start button, type diskmgmt.msc and press
> Enter. You'll need the Administrator password to get past this point.
>
> In Disk Management, by default you should see the volume list in the top of
> the window and the Graphical View at the bottom; just two ways to look at
> the same information. From this window, we can manage our hard disk
> partitions (and just about any other device that can be assigned a "drive"
> letter, such as a CD/DVD drive, a USB flash drive, etc.). We can create and
> format partitions, name them, assign and reassign letters, and do other
> jobs, too. (While "partition" and "volume" are not truly synonymous, they
> are often used to mean the same thing. In Disk Management, click Help |
> Help Topics | Disk Management Welcome for lots of good information that most
> computer users never get around to learning.)
>
> In your case, if I understand what you've told us so far, you should see
> your Drive C:, followed by the partition that held Kubuntu. That partition
> may now be completely empty, but it is not yet "Free Space" because it is
> still a part of that empty partition. If that's correct, then right-click
> on the Kubuntu partition and click Delete Volume and confirm that you are
> sure. You should then see that area as Free Space.
>
> NOW you can right-click on Drive C: and choose Extend volume. That option
> is greyed out unless the space immediately following the chosen volume is
> free, but it should now be available.
>
> If you don't see what I expect, please post back with details about what
> volumes are on that hard drive.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@grandecom.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)
>
> "Ron K." <RonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F0996A4F-B5DF-4AD6-924D-939AEAA036D5@microsoft.com...
> > I've never had to deal with Parttions before so forgive my ignorance....
> >
> > I am using Vitsa Home Premium and decided to dual boot with Kubuntu which
> > I
> > absolutely hated. I removed Kubuntu by deleting the partition then
> > restoring
> > the boot manager for Vista.
> >
> > The partition that contained Kubuntu is now empty. I would like to merge
> > the
> > partition back into Vista. How do I do this?
>
>

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Denko.

What make and model computer?

Some manufacturers create a "recovery partition", either before Drive C: or
at the end of the drive, then hide it from normal operations. I've never
had such a system but I've read about them in many posts in these
newsgroups. My understanding is that this is your "emergency" partition and
should NOT be touched unless you know what it is and what you are doing -
and why.

I'll defer to others who do understand such partitions. Please don't do
anything with it until you understand the situation. You do NOT "have a
similiar situation" to the one Ron described!

It would be best to start a new thread so that readers can focus on your
problem, without all the issues in the long existing thread.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

"denko" <denko@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:17FFFA4C-E211-4D92-86D1-7B91BCFAEA9C@microsoft.com...
> Hi RC,
>
> I read your reply and I have a similiar situation. I am running Vista
> Home
> Basic iwth one HDD. When I look at the disk management graphic, I see 10
> GB
> of unallocated space then my C: system volume (looking left to right).
>
> I want to have only one volume (C that includes the entire HDD. When I
> try to extend the current C: volume it is greyed out. How do I confiure
> the
> entire drive as C: without losing any programs/data or reinstalling Vista?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help
>
>
>
> .te" wrote:
>
>> Hi, Ron.
>>
>> As Jawade said, use Disk Management, a built-in part of every version of
>> Windows starting with Windows 2000. There are several ways to start it;
>> my
>> favorite is to just press the Start button, type diskmgmt.msc and press
>> Enter. You'll need the Administrator password to get past this point.
>>
>> In Disk Management, by default you should see the volume list in the top
>> of
>> the window and the Graphical View at the bottom; just two ways to look at
>> the same information. From this window, we can manage our hard disk
>> partitions (and just about any other device that can be assigned a
>> "drive"
>> letter, such as a CD/DVD drive, a USB flash drive, etc.). We can create
>> and
>> format partitions, name them, assign and reassign letters, and do other
>> jobs, too. (While "partition" and "volume" are not truly synonymous,
>> they
>> are often used to mean the same thing. In Disk Management, click Help |
>> Help Topics | Disk Management Welcome for lots of good information that
>> most
>> computer users never get around to learning.)
>>
>> In your case, if I understand what you've told us so far, you should see
>> your Drive C:, followed by the partition that held Kubuntu. That
>> partition
>> may now be completely empty, but it is not yet "Free Space" because it is
>> still a part of that empty partition. If that's correct, then
>> right-click
>> on the Kubuntu partition and click Delete Volume and confirm that you are
>> sure. You should then see that area as Free Space.
>>
>> NOW you can right-click on Drive C: and choose Extend volume. That
>> option
>> is greyed out unless the space immediately following the chosen volume is
>> free, but it should now be available.
>>
>> If you don't see what I expect, please post back with details about what
>> volumes are on that hard drive.
>>
>> RC
>>
>> "Ron K." <RonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F0996A4F-B5DF-4AD6-924D-939AEAA036D5@microsoft.com...
>> > I've never had to deal with Parttions before so forgive my
>> > ignorance....
>> >
>> > I am using Vitsa Home Premium and decided to dual boot with Kubuntu
>> > which
>> > I
>> > absolutely hated. I removed Kubuntu by deleting the partition then
>> > restoring
>> > the boot manager for Vista.
>> >
>> > The partition that contained Kubuntu is now empty. I would like to
>> > merge
>> > the
>> > partition back into Vista. How do I do this?