Have you tried to partition it using a small initial space, say 2 gig. Use
quick format. You can try to expand the partition later.
"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I select make a new simple partition, I can get all the way though
> the
> prompts (selecting size, drive letter, format option, summary etc.) but
> when
> I click finish that's when I get the "out of space" error i reported in my
> first post. So it never completes and the space is still "Free Space" and
> never changes. Delete is never an option except for the very first time
> when
> I deleted it when it was still an XP partition.
>
> I tried using the diskpart command line prompt and I still cannot do it
> because the 20GB of free space doesn't even show up when I do a list
> partition. When I do list disk, it does show my disk and say that there is
> 20GB of free space though. List partition just shows my Vista and storage
> partitions. It just seems like that 20GB of free space is lost.
>
> I also attempted to use the Vista boot CD to repartition it, but I got
> that
> error that I reported in my second post.
>
> Is my 20GB lost forever? =(
>
> "Michael Jennings" wrote:
>
>> Your objective is to turn it into unallocated space. I don't know why
>> "delete partition" is grayed out - it wasn't for me. The partition should
>> not be marked boot or system if it's raw, but XP had files in there.
>> Maybe Vista is protecting its bootup, secretly living on D:? When
>> you select New Simple Volume do you get the error immediately?
>> Is there time to select *against* a drive letter and file system? Does
>> that complete, resulting in raw space? Then does delete work?
>>
>> Since dynamic disks are complicated, and you want simple, I don't
>> think you want dynamic but I can't advise because I haven't tried them.
>>
>> If it's still stuck there, try diskpart from a command prompt:
>> Start Search
>> cmd
>> diskpart
>> help
>> list disk
>> select disk # (where # is probably zero)
>> list partition
>> select partition # (where # is your target 20G)
>> (Try "delete partition" without using the "override" parameter)
>> delete partition
>> (If that doesn't work, use the "override" parameter)
>> delete partition override
>> quit
>>
>> *Make sure* to put in the correct partition number in when you select it.
>>
>> You might have to DVD repair the Vista boot.
>>
>> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:33B6BBED-66A2-4354-BEBB-164B187978D7@microsoft.com...
>> > It is raw (green bar) but I am unable to delete it again. When I right
>> > click
>> > on the block the only option I get is "New Simple Volume". "New Spanned
>> > Volume", "New Striped Volume", and "Delete Partition" are grayed out.
>> >
>> > The disk is a "Basic" disk. Does this make a difference? If it has to
>> > be
>> > dynamic, is there any disadvantage to converting my only disk (holds OS
>> > and
>> > storage) into a dynamic disk?
>> >
>> > "Michael Jennings" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You did not typo the error code. I apologize for my misstatement.
>> >>
>> >> Disk management gave me an error when I tried to format
>> >> raw space (green bar) rather than unallocated space (black bar).
>> >> Which do you have - raw or unallocated? If raw, delete it, create
>> >> a simple volume and format it. Delete again until you get back
>> >> to unallocated, then extend into the space from either side.
>> >>
>> >> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:8B072709-B8E0-451D-90A0-FC1C126FE4CC@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Searching Web instead of just groups shows a few hits:
>> >> > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...0f&btnG=Search
>> >> >
>> >> > "Michael Jennings" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Either you typoed the error code, or your case is unique:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://groups.google.com/groups/sear...=Search+Groups
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:22F88D8A-6B56-473E-AFF1-C18D21A8E101@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > So I just tired to repartition while booting off the Vista CD,
>> >> >> > but when I
>> >> >> > went to make a new partition with the unallocated space, I got
>> >> >> > this error
>> >> >> > "error 0x8004240f". Did vista just screw up my hard drive?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Dan" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Setup:
>> >> >> >> 1 harddrive, 3 partitions: C(80GB)-vista, D(20GB)-xp,
>> >> >> >> E(200GB)-storage
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I decided I didn't want xp partition anymore so I used disk
>> >> >> >> management in
>> >> >> >> Vista to delete the volume. It shows up as "Free space" now.
>> >> >> >> When I attempt
>> >> >> >> to make a new simple volume in the free space (also using disk
>> >> >> >> management) I
>> >> >> >> get error "There is not enough space available on the disk(s) to
>> >> >> >> complete
>> >> >> >> this operation." What's up with that? Please help me get my 20GB
>> >> >> >> back!
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> PS - I've tried extending my storage partition but it says
>> >> >> >> there's not
>> >> >> >> volume to extend it to (diskpart)
>> >> >>
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