Delete partition in C: drive?

In the beginning, I format my C: drive using the XP installation disc. As I want to keep a copy of my old doc so I make a partition. After transfer all doc out to the new partition, I want to delete the old partition and don't want any partition inside the computer anymore. Just only keep to the new one I had created.





What should I do ??





Can anyone list the steps out ??


Thanks for helping ~

Delete partition in C: drive?
I found a way to do it a few years ago, here are the details:





There is a program that lets you try it for free that will do this (resize an NTFS Partition) and although the functions are not all there unless you buy it, the partitioning stuff is all there in the free trial and it runs forever.





First, you need this:


http://www.bootitng.com/bootitng.html...





Then you run it and let it create a bootable floppy or cd if you are familiar with burning an iso.





First, you need to figure out if the partition you want to delete is before or after the one you want to keep.





If the one you want to delete is at the end of your drive (which it usually is not), boot to the cd or floppy and click cancel (important) then partition tools, then get over the partition you want to delete and delete it. Then get over the one you want to keep and resize it and bump the number up to the max and reboot to windows and then, just to be safe, right click on c: drive and and go to properties / tools and run error checking / automatic fix / ok reboot and you are done.





If the one you want to delete is before your windows partition, then there is more to do and you have to follow this to the T or you may not get back into windows. Here's what you do: boot to the CD or Floppy you created once before you go any further and do nothing. Just see that it works and then reboot to windows. open windows explorer and you need to get to a file called boot.ini right in the C:\ folder If it doesn't show up, you need to click on tools / folder options / view and check display the contents of system folders AND show hidden files and folders AND uncheck hide protected operating system files. Then you find c:\boot.ini and right click on it and choose properties and uncheck read only. Then double click on it and change the 2's below to 1's and save it and make it read only again.





BEFORE:


[boot loader]


timeout=30


default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0... blah


[operating systems]


multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti... blah





AFTER:





boot loader]


timeout=30


default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0... blah


[operating systems]


multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti... blah





This is telling windows to boot to partition 1 instead of 2 the next time you boot to windows, so you need to print these instructions and get it right before your next attempt to boot to windows or you'll be hosed and you'll need to email me from somewhere. So, here goes... reboot to the cd or floppy you made and click cancel then partition tools, then get over the partition you want to delete and delete it. Then get over the one you want to keep and


click slide and change the top number to 0 (before or in front of)


and let it crunch for however long it takes, don't touch it, don't run the sweeper, hide the cat, then when it's done, you'll see that the space is now after it and you then resize it and bump the number up to the max and reboot to windows and just to be safe, right click on c: drive and and go to properties / tools and run error checking / automatic fix / ok reboot and you are done.
Reply:if you do that you will have an expensive paperweight ... without a C: drive your computer won't boot ... that's where Windows lives .... I STRONGLY suggest you do NOT delete the C: drive
Reply:the FDISK command will be the best if you want to delete any partition on your disk...





:)
Reply:windows does not provide you a way to extend a partition. Even if you delete the other partition, it remains as unpartitioned space unless you format and use it as a new partition again. The only way you can join partitions is during initial installation, where you delete all the partitions at once.


You could try some of the partitioning softwares like the partition magic trial version.
Reply:I totally agree with the guy in the cool hat.