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    Adding Partitions in Vista

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by metrosuperstar, Sep 16, 2009.

  1. metrosuperstar

    metrosuperstar Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    When I installed Vista, I created a 100GB partition from my 320GB hard drive and installed the OS and other programs on that partition.

    Now in Vista, I cannot see the remaining 200GB because I guess I had to allocate it or format it during the Vista setup. Is there any way I can retrieve the missing 200GB so I can see it and use it in Vista?

    Thanks in advance...
     
    metrosuperstar, Sep 16, 2009
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  2. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management

    Right click on the unallocated area of Disk 0 and select the option to create a new partition.

    Gary
     
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  3. metrosuperstar

    metrosuperstar Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks Gary! :)
     
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    spookyu NBR Zombie Expert

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    Gary's got your back! :p but just so you know for the future you can use Gparted too. http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ You can either burn it to a disc, or boot from an external hard drive or usb device with it. Might come in handy, has for me a few times when the vista's management failed me.
     
    spookyu, Sep 17, 2009
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