Dan

Yes, I have attempted creating a 10GB and 1GB partition in the 20GB free
space, same errors =(.

"John Barnes" wrote:

> 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
> newsA927473-CD17-48EB-AC2C-0CC981F7FC3C@microsoft.com...
> > 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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