I have 3 partions how do i delete them

[Andy Tunstall]

i have 3 partions on my Pc, 2 are windows xp home edition and 1 is xp pro, i
dont use the home edition so how do i delete them, would i have to reinstall
xp pro, because when i installed xp pro i tried to delete the partions and it
said i couldnt because it had files i needed to intall xp pro, please help
thankyou ANDY

 

[Brian A.]

"Andy Tunstall" <AndyTunstall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>i have 3 partions on my Pc, 2 are windows xp home edition and 1 is xp pro, i
> dont use the home edition so how do i delete them, would i have to reinstall
> xp pro, because when i installed xp pro i tried to delete the partions and it
> said i couldnt because it had files i needed to intall xp pro, please help
> thankyou ANDY

Do you still want to do this, or are you content with Ron's suggested response in
your original thread 2 minutes before this post?

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[Andy Tunstall]

Thanks for your reply Brian, yes i would like to delete the 2 other partions,
i think it would free up loads of space and the other guys response where he
said to copy and paste dontt seem to work, your view would be most appreicated

"Brian A." wrote:

> "Andy Tunstall" <AndyTunstall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:15C410F5-DA5D-4409-B050-84BCE3AC1543@microsoft.com...
> >i have 3 partions on my Pc, 2 are windows xp home edition and 1 is xp pro, i
> > dont use the home edition so how do i delete them, would i have to reinstall
> > xp pro, because when i installed xp pro i tried to delete the partions and it
> > said i couldnt because it had files i needed to intall xp pro, please help
> > thankyou ANDY
>
> Do you still want to do this, or are you content with Ron's suggested response in
> your original thread 2 minutes before this post?
>
> --
>
> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
> Conflicts start where information lacks.
> http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>
> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
>
>

 

[Brian A.]

Are all of the drives/partitions formatted NTFS, FAT32 or a mixture? If a mixture
which drives/partitions are what format?
Right click MyComputer on the desktop > click Manage in the popup menu.
Maximize the Management Console > click on Disk Management.
What's shown in the File System and Status columns for each drive/partition.
What shows at the bottom of the Window according to color code for each
drive/partition.

If they are all the same File System and you do not have an OS installed and
running on the drive/partition:
Right click the drive you want to format > click Format in the popup menu and you
should be on your way.

Make sure you have any invaluable information/data/files you can't afford to lose
backed up before formatting or you can/will have it no more.


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Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375


"Andy Tunstall" <AndyTunstall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1171E1DB-6CB3-4A91-9AAE-EC6B93D082E9@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your reply Brian, yes i would like to delete the 2 other partions,
> i think it would free up loads of space and the other guys response where he
> said to copy and paste dontt seem to work, your view would be most appreicated
>
> "Brian A." wrote:
>
>> "Andy Tunstall" <AndyTunstall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:15C410F5-DA5D-4409-B050-84BCE3AC1543@microsoft.com...
>> >i have 3 partions on my Pc, 2 are windows xp home edition and 1 is xp pro, i
>> > dont use the home edition so how do i delete them, would i have to reinstall
>> > xp pro, because when i installed xp pro i tried to delete the partions and it
>> > said i couldnt because it had files i needed to intall xp pro, please help
>> > thankyou ANDY
>>
>> Do you still want to do this, or are you content with Ron's suggested response
>> in
>> your original thread 2 minutes before this post?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
>> Conflicts start where information lacks.
>> http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>>
>> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>
>>
>>

 

[dobey]

Deleting the partitions won't "free up loads of space". The space is still
there for you to use.

You need space on the other partitions to put the files from your system
partition there.

How much free space do you have on your drives, and how much do you want to
use. If you want to put 2 GB of data into 1 GB of space, then it won't work.

You don't say how your operating systems have been installed, so you need to
be careful about how you delete the files.

In all honesty if you can't grasp the basics of moving files from one disk
to another and how much space you have/need then you probably shouldn't mess
with deleting partitions.

In you other post you say you have 2 HDD and 25 GB space on one, and no
mention of partitions

Find someone who knows what they are doing to give you a hand, or ask them
to help you describe your problem accurately.

"Andy Tunstall" <AndyTunstall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1171E1DB-6CB3-4A91-9AAE-EC6B93D082E9@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your reply Brian, yes i would like to delete the 2 other
> partions,
> i think it would free up loads of space and the other guys response where
> he
> said to copy and paste dontt seem to work, your view would be most
> appreicated
>
> "Brian A." wrote:
>
>> "Andy Tunstall" <AndyTunstall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:15C410F5-DA5D-4409-B050-84BCE3AC1543@microsoft.com...
>> >i have 3 partions on my Pc, 2 are windows xp home edition and 1 is xp
>> >pro, i
>> > dont use the home edition so how do i delete them, would i have to
>> > reinstall
>> > xp pro, because when i installed xp pro i tried to delete the partions
>> > and it
>> > said i couldnt because it had files i needed to intall xp pro, please
>> > help
>> > thankyou ANDY
>>
>> Do you still want to do this, or are you content with Ron's suggested
>> response in
>> your original thread 2 minutes before this post?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
>> Conflicts start where information lacks.
>> http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>>
>> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>
>>
>>