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

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

>

>

>

>

>

>

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

>

>

>

>

>

>

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

>

>

>

>

>

>

>