Computer Question
 

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 off of the boot disk
4. Profit

or

Partition Magic

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.

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:.

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