Unallocated Space

[Mac53]

Help someone,
I've just formatted a new HD and installed Windows XP Home.
Windows asked if I wanted to create another partition on the HD and since
it's a 160 gig drive
I decided to split it in two, 75 odd gig each. My goal is two have C and D
around 75gig each.
Disk Management is telling me that I have a C: drive is 74.52 gig (Healthy
system) with 74.53 UNALLOCATED!
I have a DVD writer labelled D:
How do I allocate the unallocated space so that I have C: D: and E:

Mac53

 

[Mac53]

It's ok now, worked it out please ignore below.

"Mac53" <mac53@aapt.net.au> wrote in message
news:f683rn$hnv$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au...
> Help someone,
> I've just formatted a new HD and installed Windows XP Home.
> Windows asked if I wanted to create another partition on the HD and since
> it's a 160 gig drive
> I decided to split it in two, 75 odd gig each. My goal is two have C and
> D around 75gig each.
> Disk Management is telling me that I have a C: drive is 74.52 gig (Healthy
> system) with 74.53 UNALLOCATED!
> I have a DVD writer labelled D:
> How do I allocate the unallocated space so that I have C: D: and E:
>
> Mac53
>
>
>
>
>
>

 

[Michael Shergold]

Just create another partition and XP will move the addresses down so that
your DVD Writer will be E
Michael
"Mac53" <mac53@aapt.net.au> wrote in message
news:f683rn$hnv$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au...
> Help someone,
> I've just formatted a new HD and installed Windows XP Home.
> Windows asked if I wanted to create another partition on the HD and since
> it's a 160 gig drive
> I decided to split it in two, 75 odd gig each. My goal is two have C and
> D around 75gig each.
> Disk Management is telling me that I have a C: drive is 74.52 gig
> (Healthy system) with 74.53 UNALLOCATED!
> I have a DVD writer labelled D:
> How do I allocate the unallocated space so that I have C: D: and E:
>
> Mac53
>
>
>
>
>
>

 

[Obaid]

In Windows Disk Management, Right click on DVD d: drive and click change
drive letter.

On unallocated space, right click and create partition.

more info: How to use Disk Management to configure basic disks in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/309000

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Thanks,
Obaid.


"Mac53" wrote:

> Help someone,
> I've just formatted a new HD and installed Windows XP Home.
> Windows asked if I wanted to create another partition on the HD and since
> it's a 160 gig drive
> I decided to split it in two, 75 odd gig each. My goal is two have C and D
> around 75gig each.
> Disk Management is telling me that I have a C: drive is 74.52 gig (Healthy
> system) with 74.53 UNALLOCATED!
> I have a DVD writer labelled D:
> How do I allocate the unallocated space so that I have C: D: and E:
>
> Mac53
>
>
>
>
>
>
>