I have a 750GB Hitachi Deskstar.
There is a 250GB partition with Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on, and the rest has Vista Home Premium x64.
Is it possible to delete Vista and give all the space to Windows 7, making one partition.
Is this possible without formatting the whole drive?
Thanks in advance
Yeah just use start menu search for harddrive. Use the first option. I just did that to get rid of ubuntu.
[QUOTE=CombineGuru;18080057]I have a 750GB Hitachi Deskstar.
There is a 250GB partition with Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on, and the rest has Vista Home Premium x64.
Is it possible to delete Vista and give all the space to Windows 7, making one partition.
Is this possible without formatting the whole drive?
Thanks in advance[/QUOTE]
Deleting previous windows installations:
1. Rename the Windows folder on the Vista Home Premium drive to Windows.old.
2. Right Click the drive->Properties->Disk Cleanup->Clean system files
3. Make sure Old Windows Installs is checked, then click ok to clean up the Windows installation on the drive.
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As for the Vista drive, is there programs and files and all that stuff on it?
Merging them can fuck up everything, you can shrink the other one though, that's less dangerous. Just google for some software...
Use mac. :D
Mac can resize and delete partitions without reformatting the entire drive. Mac can also play all the games windows can with speed which i think is perfectly fine to play games with.
I've decided to just format the drive and install windows 7.
[QUOTE=CombineGuru;18102113]I've decided to just format the drive and install windows 7.[/QUOTE]
okay
whatever
[QUOTE=Stephen304;18102078]Use mac. :D
Mac can resize and delete partitions without reformatting the entire drive. Mac can also play all the games windows can with speed which i think is perfectly fine to play games with.
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Use mac. :D
Mac can resize and delete partitions without reformatting the entire drive. Mac can also play all the games windows can with speed which i think is perfectly fine to play games with.[/QUOTE]
And cost a small fortune, OP delete the vista partition in disk management and extend the windows 7 partition into it.
[QUOTE=Stephen304;18102078]Use mac. :D
Mac can resize and delete partitions without reformatting the entire drive. Mac can also play all the games windows can with speed which i think is perfectly fine to play games with.
[editline]07:36PM[/editline]
Use mac. :D
Mac can resize and delete partitions without reformatting the entire drive. Mac can also play all the games windows can with speed which i think is perfectly fine to play games with.[/QUOTE]
For fucks sake Vista and Windows 7 can do this. Get your facts straight.
Will windows 7 have support for these devices I have:
Internal card-reader + bluetooth plugged into a "FlexBay" slot
AlienFX (Can control the colour of case lights)
Kodak ESP-3 AiO Printer
thanks
Go to run and type diskmgmt.msc
Now right click on the Vista partion and click format and choose NTFS
Now delete the Vista partition
Right click on you Windows 7 partition and go to expand
Follow the instructions
Next time you restart it will do a disk check and everything should be fine but there is a very small chance that something could get fucked up
[QUOTE=ryanmh;18102425]Go to run and type diskmgmt.msc
Now right click on the Vista partion and click format and choose NTFS
Now delete the Vista partition
Right click on you Windows 7 partition and go to expand
Follow the instructions
Next time you restart it will do a disk check and everything should be fine but there is a very small chance that something could get fucked up[/QUOTE]
read the thread
[quote=stephen304;18102078]use mac. :d
mac can resize and delete partitions without reformatting the entire drive. Mac can also play all the games windows can with speed which i think is perfectly fine to play games with.
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use mac. :d
mac can resize and delete partitions without reformatting the entire drive. Mac can also play all the games windows can with speed which i think is perfectly fine to play games with.[/quote]
hahahaha
[QUOTE=CombineGuru;18102236]Will windows 7 have support for these devices I have:
Internal card-reader + bluetooth plugged into a "FlexBay" slot
AlienFX (Can control the colour of case lights)
Kodak ESP-3 AiO Printer
thanks[/QUOTE]
Almost certainly, as long as the hardware isn't ancient. Windows 7 is great, on all my machines everything has worked perfectly straight away with no need to install drivers (apart from graphics card, but that goes without saying).
[QUOTE=Stephen304;18102078]Use mac. :D
Mac can resize and delete partitions without reformatting the entire drive. Mac can also play all the games windows can with speed which i think is perfectly fine to play games with.
[editline]07:36PM[/editline]
Use mac. :D
Mac can resize and delete partitions without reformatting the entire drive. Mac can also play all the games windows can with speed which i think is perfectly fine to play games with.[/QUOTE]You can not just "use mac". None of the Macintosh operating systems will work correctly on "regular" computers because Apple restricts the operating system to only install on their supported hardware. You are wrong again about it being able to play all the games Windows can. Don't even bring up boot camp because that's not Mac, it's Windows.
I'm not sure what's up with Apple's false information campaign on TV, Magazines, and everywhere else... but it seems like every novice computer user believes it like it is a fact. They just want to rip on how "bad" Windows is and how many fixes there have been in Windows revisions. I wonder if anyone is going to call them out on the fact that pretty much all of the Mac OSes have had bugs and problems, which is why there are 6 revisions of OS-X alone, not to mention the 50+ other revisions of older Mac OSes. At least Microsoft doesn't make people pay for Service Packs like Apple does.
For the record, I own a Windows 7 machine and I was given a Snow Leopard machine. I like them both, but use them for different things.
[QUOTE=Nevermind_;18102623]You can not just "use mac". None of the Macintosh operating systems will work correctly on "regular" computers because Apple restricts the operating system to only install on their supported hardware. You are wrong again about it being able to play all the games Windows can. Don't even bring up boot camp because that's not Mac, it's Windows.(...)[/QUOTE]
First of all, since when did apple make users pay for updates? All ive ever paid for is an os upgrade.
Also, by "use a mac" i meant buying a mac, not buying the cd and installing it on pc hardware. That wouldn't be a smart thing to do considering this guys tech knowlege.
You don't know what im talking about.
If you say boot camp doesn't count,
1. Crossover Games
2. Cider
3. VMWare
4. Virtual Machine, unless you think these 2 don't count either.
P.S. Ever heard of a hackintosh? See the way apple works is not support every bit of hardware out there, instead they save time only developing for certain hardware types, then they sell the OS with the compatible hardware. Now i never have to fuck around with drivers.
P.S.S. Mac ads are supposed to be funny, not all that factual, they are just representations, and not to be taken completely literal, though there is a seed of truth to each one.
[QUOTE=Blarg190;18102226]For fucks sake Vista and Windows 7 can do this. Get your facts straight.[/QUOTE]
I never said windows couldn't, i said mac could. Get YOUR facts straight.
[QUOTE=Yumyumbublegum;18102206]And cost a small fortune (...)[/QUOTE]
Macs cost twice as much as the cheapest pcs, and its well worth it, as my mac doesn't cause me to stub my toe on a now nonexistant box that used to be under the desk, nor does it require a genius to hook up (not saying i don't know how to), and mine also hasn't ever gotten a noticable virus/bug/worm/trojan/condom.
[QUOTE=Stephen304;18104130]
Macs cost twice as much as the cheapest pcs, and its well worth it, as my mac doesn't cause me to stub my toe on a now nonexistant box that used to be under the desk, nor does it require a genius to hook up (not saying i don't know how to), and mine also [b]hasn't ever gotten a noticable virus/bug/worm/trojan/condom.[/b][/QUOTE]
That's because there are more than twice the PC users than mac users, so noone has bothered to create a virus/bug/worm/trojan/whatever for a mac, because there are far more PCs to infect. BUT... Macs do have an antivirus program preinstalled... One that sucks dick, but it's there.
[QUOTE=Stephen304;18104130]First of all, since when did apple make users pay for updates? All ive ever paid for is an os upgrade.
Also, by "use a mac" i meant buying a mac, not buying the cd and installing it on pc hardware. That wouldn't be a smart thing to do considering this guys tech knowlege.
You don't know what im talking about.
If you say boot camp doesn't count,
1. Crossover Games
2. Cider
3. VMWare
4. Virtual Machine, unless you think these 2 don't count either.[/QUOTE]
Why buy a Mac if you're going to use Windows on it?
[QUOTE]P.S.S. Mac ads are supposed to be funny, not all that factual, they are just representations, and not to be taken completely literal, though there is a seed of truth to each one.[/QUOTE]
The Problem is that people do take them literally.
[QUOTE]Macs cost twice as much as the cheapest pcs, and its well worth it, as my mac doesn't cause me to stub my toe on a now nonexistant box that used to be under the desk, nor does it require a genius to hook up (not saying i don't know how to), and mine also hasn't ever gotten a noticable virus/bug/worm/trojan/condom.[/QUOTE]
Why buy a Mac when you could build a Windows machine with equal/better specs and save yourself a few hundred/thousand dollars? It's not like Windows machines don't already have an equally good answer for everything Macs have.
[quote]and mine also hasn't ever gotten a noticable virus/bug/worm/trojan/condom.[/QUOTE]
People act like Macs are immune to viruses, but they're not. They're as vulnerable as any other OS, the reason they don't have many viruses is because virus writers don't care about Macs because hardly anyone uses them.
Also I'm sensing some hostility in your post.
[QUOTE=Barrowsx;18104710]That's because there are more than twice the PC users than mac users, so noone has bothered to create a virus/bug/worm/trojan/whatever for a mac, because there are far more PCs to infect. BUT... Macs do have an antivirus program preinstalled... One that sucks dick, but it's there.[/QUOTE]
Since when do macs have an antivirus preinstalled?
Seriously, the main reason why macs don't have a zillion viruses is because they unix fileystem doesn't allow file modification without a password (if a password is required for the file depending on perms.)
For example, on windows you can delete the whole program files folder if you wanted and if you were on admin, however on a mac and on admin, if you tried to delete the applications folder, you would be prompted for your password. For this reason, viruses would have to "phish" your password from you, which is too much work for people who make viruses.
[editline]10:30PM[/editline]
[QUOTE=ThatDamnGrei;18104719]Why buy a Mac if you're going to use Windows on it?[/QUOTE]
Well, its using windows on it, not running windows on it, if windows breaks, you can still do stuff.
[QUOTE=ThatDamnGrei;18104719]
The Problem is that people do take them literally.
[/QUOTE]
Thats their problem if they want to beleive everything they see on tv.
[QUOTE=ThatDamnGrei;18104719]
Why buy a Mac when you could build a Windows machine with equal/better specs and save yourself a few hundred/thousand dollars? It's not like Windows machines don't already have an equally good answer for everything Macs have.
[/QUOTE]
Few hundred, and why not spend more and rid yourself of viruses, missing system files,
[QUOTE=ThatDamnGrei;18104719]People act like Macs are immune to viruses, but they're not. They're as vulnerable as any other OS, the reason they don't have many viruses is because virus writers don't care about Macs because hardly anyone uses them.[/QUOTE]
And thats where you fail to understand the basics of how the unix filesystem works, if you see what i have said above, the unix filesystem requires authentication for modifying files that just shouldn't be modified.
Even if everybody used macs, viruses would have to trick the user into giving away the password, which is very unlikely.
[QUOTE=ThatDamnGrei;18104719]Also I'm sensing some hostility in your post.[/QUOTE]
My first post was a kind, joking post. It's not my fault we are all arguing over this, someone needs to stop making arguments and taking everything literally. *cough* windows users *cough*
Im just stating facts, that the unix filesystem is more secure, which is the main reason there are no viruses for macs, not because it's unpopular. Macs can resize partitions, never said windows can't. I was originally joking in my first post, expecting you to ignore it, but you windows users just have to go and take everything word from word and completely literal.
[QUOTE=Stephen304;18104945]Since when do macs have an antivirus preinstalled?
Seriously, the main reason why macs don't have a zillion viruses is because they unix fileystem doesn't allow file modification without a password (if a password is required for the file depending on perms.)
For example, on windows you can delete the whole program files folder if you wanted and if you were on admin, however on a mac and on admin, if you tried to delete the applications folder, you would be prompted for your password. For this reason, viruses would have to "phish" your password from you, which is too much work for people who make viruses.
[editline]10:30PM[/editline]
Well, its using windows on it, not running windows on it, if windows breaks, you can still do stuff.
Thats their problem if they want to beleive everything they see on tv.
[B]
Few hundred, and why not spend more and rid yourself of viruses, missing system files, [/B]
And thats where you fail to understand the basics of how the unix filesystem works, if you see what i have said above, the unix filesystem requires authentication for modifying files that just shouldn't be modified.
Even if everybody used macs, viruses would have to trick the user into giving away the password, which is very unlikely.
My first post was a kind, joking post. It's not my fault we are all arguing over this, someone needs to stop making arguments and taking everything literally. *cough* windows users *cough*
Im just stating facts, that the unix filesystem is more secure, which is the main reason there are no viruses for macs, not because it's unpopular. Macs can resize partitions, never said windows can't. I was originally joking in my first post, expecting you to ignore it, but you windows users just have to go and take everything word from word and completely literal.[/QUOTE]
No wonder why you switched to a mac, it seems you don't know how to install an antivirus.
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And windows isn't just going to "break" without any notice.
[QUOTE=Stephen304;18102078]Use mac. :D
Mac can resize and delete partitions without reformatting the entire drive. Mac can also play all the games windows can with speed which i think is perfectly fine to play games with.[/QUOTE]
so can linux, oh wait
[QUOTE=Yumyumbublegum;18105149]No wonder why you switched to a mac, it seems you don't know how to install an antivirus.
[editline]02:37AM[/editline]
And windows isn't just going to "break" without any notice.[/QUOTE]
Ahem, there you go making insults based on assumptions. Do you want to keep this a factual argument or are you going to start using assumptions to argue?
Also, windows does break without notice. One day it works, next day hal.dll is missing. A little something called a virus, and my antivirus didn't pick it up.
P.S. Can i now assume that since you almost definately ride the car sometimes that you can't walk?
P.S.S. I would also like to add that Macs and PCs are completely different and are almost uncomparable. Macs are good for getting stuff done, windows are good for... games. PCs are a gamers computer, macs are for people who actually hold a job and need to do work related stuff. Actually contrary to the mac ads, macs are more work computers than pcs. Pcs are gaming computers, macs are work computers, though they can double as gaming computers too.
P.S.S.S. I use windows %99.9999 of the time, but mac still has a place in my heart <3 Don't hate.
[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;18105191]so can linux, oh wait[/QUOTE]
This is a good point, all the arguments your making for macs go hand in hand with linux.
[editline]02:41AM[/editline]
[QUOTE=Stephen304;18105219]Ahem, there you go making insults based on assumptions. Do you want to keep this a factual argument or are you going to start using assumptions to argue?
Also, windows does break without notice. One day it works, next day hal.dll is missing. A little something called a virus, and my antivirus didn't pick it up.[/QUOTE]
You most likely had a shit antivirus, and missing hal.dll can easily be fixed. Just copy hal.dll from your windows CD.
[editline]02:41AM[/editline]
[QUOTE=Stephen304;18105219]Ahem, there you go making insults based on assumptions. Do you want to keep this a factual argument or are you going to start using assumptions to argue?
Also, windows does break without notice. One day it works, next day hal.dll is missing. A little something called a virus, and my antivirus didn't pick it up.
[B]P.S. Can i now assume that since you almost definately ride the car sometimes that you can't walk?[/B][/QUOTE]
Uh?
[QUOTE=Stephen304;18104130]First of all, since when did apple make users pay for updates? All ive ever paid for is an os upgrade.[/quote]
snow leopard
[quote]Also, by "use a mac" i meant buying a mac, not buying the cd and installing it on pc hardware. That wouldn't be a smart thing to do considering this guys tech knowlege.
You don't know what im talking about.
If you say boot camp doesn't count,
1. Crossover Games
2. Cider
3. VMWare
4. Virtual Machine, unless you think these 2 don't count either.[/quote]
do you have any idea how to install OSX on a PC it isn't hard. you don't know what you are talking about
[quote]P.S. Ever heard of a hackintosh? See the way apple works is not support every bit of hardware out there, instead they save time only developing for certain hardware types, then they sell the OS with the compatible hardware. Now i never have to fuck around with drivers.[/quote]
Save money? they do it so they can jack up the prices not so they can make sure it works. GJ pulling that out your ass. hope you never consider a field that has to deal with computers because you will kill yourself.
[quote]P.S.S. Mac ads are supposed to be funny, not all that factual, they are just representations, and not to be taken completely literal, though there is a seed of truth to each one.[/quote]
yeah marketing is all shits and giggles
[quote]I never said windows couldn't, i said mac could. Get YOUR facts straight.[/quote]
because you know what you are talking about :rolleyes:
[quote]Macs cost twice as much as the cheapest pcs, and its well worth it, as my mac doesn't cause me to stub my toe on a now nonexistant box that used to be under the desk, nor does it require a genius to hook up (not saying i don't know how to), and mine also hasn't ever gotten a noticable virus/bug/worm/trojan/condom.[/QUOTE]
you do have wires on a mac...
sup?
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103228[/url] 199
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220004[/url] 299 won't get viruses or anything
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220015[/url] 599 feels like a MAC but has touch screen!
know what you are talking about because you look like a moron
Anyway, back to the problem, just do whatever these guys say to do, use the built in tool or whatever.
[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;18105340]snow leopard(...)[/QUOTE]
Uhuh, windows vista.
[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;18105340](...)you look like a moron[/QUOTE]
Degrading yourself to name calling?
[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;18105340](...)do you have any idea how to install OSX on a PC it isn't hard. you don't know what you are talking about(...)
[/QUOTE]
Eh. Have you read the first post here? This guy doesn't know how to delete a partition...
To install mac, you need to know how to assemble a computer, unless you wnat to buy it premade, which i don't think he would have thought of...
[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;18105340]
(...)Save money? they do it so they can jack up the prices not so they can make sure it works. GJ pulling that out your ass. hope you never consider a field that has to deal with computers because you will kill yourself.
yeah marketing is all shits and giggles
because you know what you are talking about :rolleyes:(...)
[/QUOTE]
Okay, why don't you go calculate how much more it would cost of they made it compatible with every peice of crap hardware out there.
[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;18105340]
(...)you do have wires on a mac...
sup?
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103228[/url] 199
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220004[/url] 299 won't get viruses or anything
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220015[/url] 599 feels like a MAC but has touch screen!
know what you are talking about because you look like a moron[/QUOTE]
Do you even read what i say? I SAID macs don't need geniuses to hook up! I never said they don't have wires!
[QUOTE=Stephen304;18105219]P.S.S. I would also like to add that Macs and PCs are completely different and are almost uncomparable. Macs are good for getting stuff done, windows are good for... games. PCs are a gamers computer, macs are for people who actually hold a job and need to do work related stuff. Actually contrary to the mac ads, macs are more work computers than pcs. Pcs are gaming computers, macs are work computers, though they can double as gaming computers too.
[/QUOTE]
There are a few problems with this paragraph:
1. The ol' "Macs aren't PCs" thing. In case you didn't know, PC means "Personal Computer". Last time I checked, Macs are personal computers.
2. You are implying that Windows machines can't be used for serious applications and that everybody who uses one only uses it for games.
3. You're also implying that Macs are for work and work only.
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[QUOTE=Stephen304;18105372]Okay, why don't you go calculate how much more it would cost of they made it compatible with every peice of crap hardware out there.[/QUOTE]
Windows is compatible with 99% of hardware but it isn't super expensive.
There are a few problems with your list:
1. The ol' "Macs aren't PCs" thing. In case you didn't know, PC means "Personal Computer". Last time I checked, Macs are personal computers.[b]Macs and pcs may both be computers, but don't even try to say they are the same.[/b]
2. You are implying that Windows machines can't be used for serious applications and that everybody who uses one only uses it for games. [b]I never said that. I said windows is good for games.[/b]
3. You're also implying that Macs are for work and work only.[b]I never said that either, i said macs are good for work, i also said macs can also do games just as good as windows.[/b]
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Windows is compatible with 99% of hardware but it isn't super expensive. [b]Mac barely has viruses, never randomly breaks, rarely ever gets the mac equevelant of BSOD, and it is more expensive, as expected.[/b]
There, i fixed it.
[b]I don't have all night to waste my time away arguing with people who just insult me rather than really arguing, so i will go now.[/b]
[b]P.S. Im a windows user, have fun with your wasted time.[/b]
[QUOTE=Stephen304;18105604][b]never randomly breaks[/b][/QUOTE]
That's not really possible. Everything "breaks" occasionally.
Also, point out where I insulted you, because I don't think I ever did.
My teachers macbook went into kernel panic when he was showing us a powerpoint yesterday. :v:
youcan use the diskpart command in recovery console
[quote]Uhuh, windows vista.[/quote]
cool I get dx10 and a new build, snow leapord is just a cumulative update while leaving the main files still there like OSX
[quote]Degrading yourself to name calling?[/quote]
I said you look like a moron not you are...
[quote]Eh. Have you read the first post here? This guy doesn't know how to delete a partition...
To install mac, you need to know how to assemble a computer, unless you wnat to buy it premade, which i don't think he would have thought of...[/quote]
uhh sure...
[quote]Okay, why don't you go calculate how much more it would cost of they made it compatible with every peice of crap hardware out there.[/quote]
Mac uses PCpower and foxconn, apple shipped defective batteries on iphones and crippled blutooth, and okay
[url]http://www.ubuntu.com/[/url] free os compatible with about anything
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116752[/url] 106.99 MS seems to do it fine
[quote]Do you even read what i say? I SAID macs don't need geniuses to hook up! I never said they don't have wires![/QUOTE]
[img]http://schmidte0.tripod.com/techpix/Mvc-010sa.jpg[/img]
looks easy to me(work with these in school), how about you?
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[QUOTE=Stephen304;18105604]
[b]P.S. Im a windows user, have fun with your wasted time.[/b][/QUOTE]
sure, you just don't want to look like an idiot, go in for a IT/system admin degree and get laughed out in class
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