Okay, techies. I have a computer question for you:

I have a laptop with a partitioned hard drive. The C: drive is ~3 gigs, and the D: drive is ~4 gigs. I want to completely start over and reinstall Windows 2000 (cause it's the one I have) and "unpartition" my drives. In other words I want to re-format my hard drive and end up with a single C: drive at ~7 gigs.

How do I do that? I tried just doing a fresh install of Win 2000, but it asks me where I want to do the install, C: or D: it doesn't give me the option to combine the two partitions.

Thanks. All help is appreciated.

1. Create boot disk with system files
2. Boot to boot disk
3. Run FDisk (http://www.computerhope.com/fdiskhlp.htm) off of the boot disk
4. Profit

or

Partition Magic (http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/)

Originally posted by VPI97
1. Create boot disk with system files
2. Boot to boot disk
3. Run FDisk (http://www.computerhope.com/fdiskhlp.htm) off of the boot disk
4. Profit



I'm with you on 1-3. But what do you mean by "Profit"?

And I know about partition magic, but I don't want to spend $60-70 for something I may only use once.

Originally posted by KWhit
I'm with you on 1-3. But what do you mean by "Profit"?


I think it is a take off of the underwear gnomes from South Park...

Ok, but what's step 2?

?

Step 1: Steal underwear
Step 2: ?
Step 3: Profit

Ah, the classics!

;)

I loved that episode, probably the best one ever (either that or Starvin Marvin).

Heh...btw, sorry about the threadjack...

Find a boot disk - you should have one with Windows 2000 (or you can use an old Win 95/98 disk). Boot to it, run fdisk and use the link VPI gave you. Don't buy PM just to delete partitions.

Todd

It's been a while since a Win2000 installation, but when it gives you the choice of where, does it give you the option to create/delete partitions? If so, what you want to do is delete C:, delete D:, and create a new C:.

Originally posted by Celeval
It's been a while since a Win2000 installation, but when it gives you the choice of where, does it give you the option to create/delete partitions? If so, what you want to do is delete C:, delete D:, and create a new C:.

Me too, but I think you are right (using a boot disk is still easier, imo), but I know for a fresh install of Win 2000 there should be an option to delete the D partition.


Todd