I am extremely new at attempting things like the following; need advice. My
computer was manufactured with one drive, two partitions; one labeled C and
the other D; C was originally FAT but I converted it to NTSF(thanks to advice
from folks in these newsgroups); D is NTSF. I want the whole drive under one
letter designation--no split profile. Can I do this without having to back
up the drive and then reformat? If so, how? Thanks.
--
Marco

You cannot do that from within Windows. Separate software must be purchased.
Partition Magic is highly recommended.

"Marco" <Marco17@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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>I am extremely new at attempting things like the following; need advice.
>My
> computer was manufactured with one drive, two partitions; one labeled C
> and
> the other D; C was originally FAT but I converted it to NTSF(thanks to
> advice
> from folks in these newsgroups); D is NTSF. I want the whole drive under
> one
> letter designation--no split profile. Can I do this without having to
> back
> up the drive and then reformat? If so, how? Thanks.
> --
> Marco

Hi Marco,

You will need third party software to accomplish this. These are the steps I
would recommend:

- Backup anything critical to you to CD or other removable media. If things
go ker-blooey, you will not lose what is important to you. All partition
work carries with it some inherent dangers.

- Now, move everything you want to keep from D: onto C:, this can easily be
done in Windows Explorer.

- Click start/run, type diskmgmt.msc and click ok. Right click the D:
partition and select "delete partition"

- Now, using the partitioning software of choice (mine would be
terabyteunlimited.com's BootIT NG), follow their instructions on how to
expand an existing partition to encompass the free space. Depending on how
the partitions are currently structured, you may have to manipulate the
remaining one (slide) into a position where it can expand.

Partition Magic also has a "merge partitions" feature that I do not
particularly trust, but this is an option for you as well (but not a cheap
option).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Marco" <Marco17@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:2BCCEED4-11A4-4ED6-91BD-5AB472F0D977@microsoft.com...
>I am extremely new at attempting things like the following; need advice.
>My
> computer was manufactured with one drive, two partitions; one labeled C
> and
> the other D; C was originally FAT but I converted it to NTSF(thanks to
> advice
> from folks in these newsgroups); D is NTSF. I want the whole drive under
> one
> letter designation--no split profile. Can I do this without having to
> back
> up the drive and then reformat? If so, how? Thanks.
> --
> Marco

Marco

I am guessing that you may be short of disk space in one partition and
have space to spare in another. There is another way to tackle the
problem. Move files from the partition where you need space to the
other. Here are some ways to do just that.

Try Disk CleanUp to remove Temporary Internet Files and the System
Restore option in the More Options tab of Disk CleanUp.

To move programmes use Add / Remove Programs in Start, Control Panel,
Add / Remove Programs to uninstall programmes. Create a Programs
Directory on your other partition and reinstall there.

Some other notes you may find useful.
Create a My Documents folder in another partition and copy ( not move )
the contents of My Documents to your new folder. Then delete the files
in your My Documents folder ( if you encounter problems deleting use
Shift + Delete to bypass the Recycle Bin ). You will also need to
change Default File locations in the Microsoft Office programmes you
use. For Word go to Tools, Options, File Locations, highlight Documents,
click on Modify and change file path. For Excel go to Tools, Options,
General and change default file path.

For Temporary Internet Files select Start, Control Panel, Internet
Options, Temporary Internet Files. Settings, Move Folder.

To move the Outlook Express Store Folder select in Outlook Express
Tools, Options, Maintenance, Store Folder, Change.

http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/files/store.htm

If you need more you could reduce the amount of space allocated to
system restore from 12% to 10% or even 8%. Right click My Computer,
select Properties, System Restore tab, place cursor on drive and click
on Settings.


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Hope this helps.

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"Marco" <Marco17@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:2BCCEED4-11A4-4ED6-91BD-5AB472F0D977@microsoft.com...
>I am extremely new at attempting things like the following; need
>advice. My
> computer was manufactured with one drive, two partitions; one labeled
> C and
> the other D; C was originally FAT but I converted it to NTSF(thanks to
> advice
> from folks in these newsgroups); D is NTSF. I want the whole drive
> under one
> letter designation--no split profile. Can I do this without having to
> back
> up the drive and then reformat? If so, how? Thanks.
> --
> Marco