computer problem

[scanny]

hi i was wondering if it is at all possible to disscus computer related things here i am having a porblem with hard drive my brother in-law put apartition on my hard drive my c- drive is only 7.89 gb but the d-drive is 10.98 is there any way of making the 2 drives 1 if you understand what i mean i am a very realtive begginer with computer problems your s thankfully scanny

[eberetta1]

A newbie is not encouraged to do this. If the expert put system files on the partition you are deleting, you will find the computer no longer works, so do at your own risk.

Here is the commands for Windows XP:


Within Windows XP:

• Open the Control Panel.
• Open Administrative Tools.
• Open Computer Management.
• In the left pane, under Storage, open Disk Management.
• The right pane should show a list of your drives, by letter, above a diagram of what partitions they have if any.
• Right-click within any of the fields below the colored bars, and select Delete Partition.
  
  
  
  This is correct but be careful because you will delete all the files etc on the partition too.
  Another way to get to it is right click on My Computer and click Manage. Then continue as above.
• It is recommended that you do not remove a partition if you can at all live with the partition being on your hard drive. It is documented that removing a partition can be detrimental and cause major problems within the windows environment.
• Remove partitions within windows at your own risk!!

[eberetta1]

deleting a partition for Windows Vista:

Warning

• All data on a partition will be lost when you delete it. Be sure to back up any files that you want to save to a different location before you continue.

1. <LI class=step>[IMG]mshelp://help/?id=Microsoft.Windows.Resources.ShellExecuteTopicI con[/IMG]Click to open Computer Management.* [IMG]mshelp://windows/?id=18abb370-ac1e-4b6b-b663-e028a75bf05b[/IMG] If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
   <LI class=step>In the Navigation pane, under Storage, click Disk Management.
   <LI class=step>Right-click the volume, such as a partition or logical drive, that you want to delete, and then click Delete Volume.
2. Click Yes to delete the volume.

The resulting empty space is called unallocated space if you deleted a primary partition, or free space if you deleted a logical drive within an extended partition. You can now use the empty space to create additional volumes.