Hi, I have a Lenovo IdeaCentre K210 Desktop Vista HP system that came with a
500G HD that I Partitioned to “C� (Windows), “D� (Data files) and “E�
(Photos) drive.
I recently purchased another 500G HD which was designated as Disk1 (the
original HD was Disk0) and installed Vista HP on Disk1 and Partitioned the
2nd HD (Disk1) to “F� (Vista HP), “G� (data files) and “H� (Photos) and
thought that I could format/delete the “C�, “D� and “E� Partitions on Disk0
and use that HD for future storage but it appears what I want to do is not
something that I am able to do.
I was able to delete Partitions “D� and “E� and Formatted “C� but not all
of “C�, apparently there are some files on “C� (i.e. the original HD that
contained Vista HP before I purchased the 2nd HD), that I am unable to erase
/ delete / format.
As best as I can tell, “C� is 125.5MB with 107.8MB Used and 17.7MB Free and
contains the following folders: $RECYCLE.BIN, BOOT, System Volume Information.

My objective / what I would like to do is, delete or format EVERYTHING on
“C� so that I will have 500G HD, Disk0 that I can use for additional storage.
I also would like to change and/or re-label Disk0 to be Disk1 and Disk1 to
be Disk0, since this is the disk that contains Vista HP and all my programs,
apps, data files, photos,….

I should alos add that the Lenovo system comes with an OEM copy of Windows
so Repair is not an option

Any help / advice / suggestions /… that you can offer would be greatly
appreciated.
Thank you,
Bob

You did it wrong to start with, your origonal C is the boot drive, allthough
you have installed Win on your other drive.
No option but to either live with your configeration or start over by
disconnect the origonal C, re install win on the new drive,by deleting all
partitions & formatting, which will become C, play around with C & update
win untill alls well, then reconnect the origonal drive and format it
I suppose you must have had some reason for wanting to use the new drive as
your C, boot drive & use the origonal as a slave
PS It doesnt really make much sense to create partitions to store data, as
if the drive fails so does your data

"Boblink" wrote in message
...
Hi, I have a Lenovo IdeaCentre K210 Desktop Vista HP system that came with
a
500G HD that I Partitioned to "C" (Windows), "D" (Data files) and "E"
(Photos) drive.
I recently purchased another 500G HD which was designated as Disk1 (the
original HD was Disk0) and installed Vista HP on Disk1 and Partitioned the
2nd HD (Disk1) to "F" (Vista HP), "G" (data files) and "H" (Photos) and
thought that I could format/delete the "C", "D" and "E" Partitions on
Disk0
and use that HD for future storage but it appears what I want to do is not
something that I am able to do.
I was able to delete Partitions "D" and "E" and Formatted "C" but not all
of "C", apparently there are some files on "C" (i.e. the original HD that
contained Vista HP before I purchased the 2nd HD), that I am unable to
erase
/ delete / format.
As best as I can tell, "C" is 125.5MB with 107.8MB Used and 17.7MB Free
and
contains the following folders: $RECYCLE.BIN, BOOT, System Volume
Information.

My objective / what I would like to do is, delete or format EVERYTHING on
"C" so that I will have 500G HD, Disk0 that I can use for additional
storage.
I also would like to change and/or re-label Disk0 to be Disk1 and Disk1 to
be Disk0, since this is the disk that contains Vista HP and all my
programs,
apps, data files, photos,..

I should alos add that the Lenovo system comes with an OEM copy of Windows
so Repair is not an option

Any help / advice / suggestions /. that you can offer would be greatly
appreciated.
Thank you,
Bob

The operating system fails, or is infected to the point where it must be
reinstalled, a lot more frequently than a hard drive fails. That is the
reason for keeping your data on another partition - even if it is on the
same drive.

About every 2 weeks I have to go back to a previous image of the operating
system because some program I am testing does things to the O/S that can not
be recovered from. My data has been intact since 1992 doing it this way. Of
course I also back up my data to an external drive for safe keeping, in case
the drive actually does go bad.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"DL" wrote in message
...
You did it wrong to start with, your origonal C is the boot drive,
allthough you have installed Win on your other drive.
No option but to either live with your configeration or start over by
disconnect the origonal C, re install win on the new drive,by deleting all
partitions & formatting, which will become C, play around with C & update
win untill alls well, then reconnect the origonal drive and format it
I suppose you must have had some reason for wanting to use the new drive
as your C, boot drive & use the origonal as a slave
PS It doesnt really make much sense to create partitions to store data, as
if the drive fails so does your data

"Boblink" wrote in message
...
Hi, I have a Lenovo IdeaCentre K210 Desktop Vista HP system that came
with a
500G HD that I Partitioned to "C" (Windows), "D" (Data files) and "E"
(Photos) drive.
I recently purchased another 500G HD which was designated as Disk1 (the
original HD was Disk0) and installed Vista HP on Disk1 and Partitioned
the
2nd HD (Disk1) to "F" (Vista HP), "G" (data files) and "H" (Photos) and
thought that I could format/delete the "C", "D" and "E" Partitions on
Disk0
and use that HD for future storage but it appears what I want to do is
not
something that I am able to do.
I was able to delete Partitions "D" and "E" and Formatted "C" but not
all
of "C", apparently there are some files on "C" (i.e. the original HD that
contained Vista HP before I purchased the 2nd HD), that I am unable to
erase
/ delete / format.
As best as I can tell, "C" is 125.5MB with 107.8MB Used and 17.7MB Free
and
contains the following folders: $RECYCLE.BIN, BOOT, System Volume
Information.

My objective / what I would like to do is, delete or format EVERYTHING
on
"C" so that I will have 500G HD, Disk0 that I can use for additional
storage.
I also would like to change and/or re-label Disk0 to be Disk1 and Disk1
to
be Disk0, since this is the disk that contains Vista HP and all my
programs,
apps, data files, photos,..

I should alos add that the Lenovo system comes with an OEM copy of
Windows
so Repair is not an option

Any help / advice / suggestions /. that you can offer would be greatly
appreciated.
Thank you,
Bob

Hi Richard, I understand the reason for separating data files from the OS and
taht is why I created the Partitions in the first place (the Lenovo systems
was shipped with one humongous 500G "C" Drive.

After encountering some display (video) problems, Lenovo sent me another
500G HD to replace the first one so I reinstalled Vista , created Partitions
and set-up the 2nd HD just as I did the first HD (that I needed to return to
Lenovo).

I was able to "negotiate" keeping the original HD (which I wa suppose to
send back) which left me with 2 identical HDs (set up in the same way) and
since the 2nd HD was more current, I decided to make that the primary HD and
the original HD the "slave".

Anyway, taht is how I got to where I am and I I am looking for a "painless"
way to get to where I want to be (which is the 2nd HD Disk1 is to be Primary,
the 1st HD Disk0 is to be the slave (used for additional storage) but DL is
telling me that I SOL.

Anyway, if someone can come up with another option besides Reinstalling
Vista again, I surely would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Bob
P.S.- I also have an External Drive so the 2nd HD (which at the moment is
Disk0) is really a SECOND level of backup (External first, the additional HD
second)

If you have an oem copy that doesn't have any repair facility..........., or
only a recovery disk.........
Using a sys for testing, as you do is a different scenario.
In 15+ years use of win2k, winxp and some Vista on PC's that run 24/7 I've
never experienced an infected sys or corrupt sys file, despite going places
I should'nt, I have however experienced a number of disk and mobo failures.
And no I've never - touch wood - lost any data as I have multiple backups in
seperate places

"Richard Urban" wrote in message
...
The operating system fails, or is infected to the point where it must be
reinstalled, a lot more frequently than a hard drive fails. That is the
reason for keeping your data on another partition - even if it is on the
same drive.

About every 2 weeks I have to go back to a previous image of the operating
system because some program I am testing does things to the O/S that can
not be recovered from. My data has been intact since 1992 doing it this
way. Of course I also back up my data to an external drive for safe
keeping, in case the drive actually does go bad.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"DL" wrote in message
...
You did it wrong to start with, your origonal C is the boot drive,
allthough you have installed Win on your other drive.
No option but to either live with your configeration or start over by
disconnect the origonal C, re install win on the new drive,by deleting
all partitions & formatting, which will become C, play around with C &
update win untill alls well, then reconnect the origonal drive and format
it
I suppose you must have had some reason for wanting to use the new drive
as your C, boot drive & use the origonal as a slave
PS It doesnt really make much sense to create partitions to store data,
as if the drive fails so does your data

"Boblink" wrote in message
...
Hi, I have a Lenovo IdeaCentre K210 Desktop Vista HP system that came
with a
500G HD that I Partitioned to "C" (Windows), "D" (Data files) and "E"
(Photos) drive.
I recently purchased another 500G HD which was designated as Disk1 (the
original HD was Disk0) and installed Vista HP on Disk1 and Partitioned
the
2nd HD (Disk1) to "F" (Vista HP), "G" (data files) and "H" (Photos) and
thought that I could format/delete the "C", "D" and "E" Partitions on
Disk0
and use that HD for future storage but it appears what I want to do is
not
something that I am able to do.
I was able to delete Partitions "D" and "E" and Formatted "C" but not
all
of "C", apparently there are some files on "C" (i.e. the original HD
that
contained Vista HP before I purchased the 2nd HD), that I am unable to
erase
/ delete / format.
As best as I can tell, "C" is 125.5MB with 107.8MB Used and 17.7MB Free
and
contains the following folders: $RECYCLE.BIN, BOOT, System Volume
Information.

My objective / what I would like to do is, delete or format EVERYTHING
on
"C" so that I will have 500G HD, Disk0 that I can use for additional
storage.
I also would like to change and/or re-label Disk0 to be Disk1 and Disk1
to
be Disk0, since this is the disk that contains Vista HP and all my
programs,
apps, data files, photos,..

I should alos add that the Lenovo system comes with an OEM copy of
Windows
so Repair is not an option

Any help / advice / suggestions /. that you can offer would be greatly
appreciated.
Thank you,
Bob

Your statement "PS It doesnt really make much sense to create partitions
to store data, as if the drive fails so does your data." is flawed. You
backup on a seperate partition to store data but not in case the hard
drive fails. (which these days almost never happens) You make the backup
to save your files from virus's which usually only attack the Patition
in which your OS is installed on. Delete infected partition, install
backup ur back!


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theusmale2
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Some bad assumptions there.

Your statement "PS It doesnt really make much sense to create partitions
to store data, as if the drive fails so does your data." is flawed.

No, it's not flawed. It is a reality.

You backup on a seperate partition to store data but not in case the hard
drive fails. (which these days almost never happens)

Drives still fail at the same rate they always have. Backups should always
be done to a separate physical drive, never to another volume on the same
drive. This is a standard practice used by most business and strongly
encouraged by any technician worth his/her salt.

You make the backup
to save your files from virus's which usually only attack the Patition
in which your OS is installed on. Delete infected partition, install
backup ur back!

Another flawed assumption, and a really dangerous one. When it comes to
viruses, if they are geared to attack a specific file type - can you say "I
love you"? - then it won't matter what volume they are on. They are only
safe if they are on media that is not attached to the system.

PS: For any that don't understand the "I love you" reference, read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILOVEYOU

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"theusmale2" wrote in
message ...

complete nonsense

"theusmale2" wrote in
message ...

Your statement "PS It doesnt really make much sense to create partitions
to store data, as if the drive fails so does your data." is flawed. You
backup on a seperate partition to store data but not in case the hard
drive fails. (which these days almost never happens) You make the backup
to save your files from virus's which usually only attack the Patition
in which your OS is installed on. Delete infected partition, install
backup ur back!


--
theusmale2
Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

Some bad assumptions there.

Your statement "PS It doesnt really make much sense to create partitions
to store data, as if the drive fails so does your data." is flawed.

No, it's not flawed. It is a reality.

You backup on a seperate partition to store data but not in case the hard
drive fails. (which these days almost never happens)

Drives still fail at the same rate they always have. Backups should always
be done to a separate physical drive, never to another volume on the same
drive. This is a standard practice used by most business and strongly
encouraged by any technician worth his/her salt.

You make the backup
to save your files from virus's which usually only attack the Patition
in which your OS is installed on. Delete infected partition, install
backup ur back!

Another flawed assumption, and a really dangerous one. When it comes to
viruses, if they are geared to attack a specific file type - can you say "I
love you"? - then it won't matter what volume they are on. They are only
safe if they are on media that is not attached to the system.

PS: For any that don't understand the "I love you" reference, read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILOVEYOU

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"theusmale2" wrote in
message ...

complete nonsense

"theusmale2" wrote in
message ...

Your statement "PS It doesnt really make much sense to create partitions
to store data, as if the drive fails so does your data." is flawed. You
backup on a seperate partition to store data but not in case the hard
drive fails. (which these days almost never happens) You make the backup
to save your files from virus's which usually only attack the Patition
in which your OS is installed on. Delete infected partition, install
backup ur back!


--
theusmale2
Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com