Deleting Vista in Dual Boot

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BarrieNoodles

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I have DuelBoot system set up on my desktop (Win 7 and Vista). I don't use Vista anymore and it's acting up ( will not close down) and I don't want to waste time fixing it.
Vista is located on it's own 500GB HD and Win 7 is a 1TB HD. I would like to format the drive and add Win 8 as the 2nd boot, just to try.
What do I have to do to get rid of Vista and not affect my Win 7? I don't want problems.

Thank You
 
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Re: Deleting Vista in DuelBoot

Hello Barrie and welcome to the forums :party:

Vista wouldn't fit on a 1GB HD, was this a typo? Before we continue, I just want to clear up what you're trying to do so we're on the same wavelength :) At the moment, your primary OS is Vista, but you've dual booted with Windows 7, and you want to change so your primary is Windows 7 but you also want Windows 8 dual booted with it?

Tom
 

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    Intel Core i7 3770K @4.4GHz
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    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
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    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
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    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
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    Integrated on motherboard
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    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
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    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD
    Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm
    2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
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    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
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    NZXT Phantom 410
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Re: Deleting Vista in DuelBoot

My primary boot is Win 7 - I have all my active files transferred to win 7. Do not use Vista anymore.
When I upgraded to Win 7 I set up a duel boot system - Vista and Win 7- just in case I did not like Win 7. I liked Win 7 and don't use Vista anymore. I would like to get rid of Vista and download Win 8 to try.
Sorry about typo - it's 500GB.

Vista has i's own HD and partition and Win 7 Pro has it's own HD and partition.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Dimension 9200 (Dell DXP061)
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 CPU 6320 @ 1.86GHz
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    4 GB DRR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT220 1024MB
    Sound Card
    On Mother Board- Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 22 inch Wide Screen Digital Flat Panel & Acer 1916 LCD
    Screen Resolution
    Dell 1680 x 1024, Acer 12080 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    500GB Serial ATA 3Gbs/sec (7200RPM)
    1TB Seagate (7200RPM)
    1 TB Fantom HD Back_Up (7200RPM)
    PSU
    APC Back-UPS ES 750
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell - 2 Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX5500
    Mouse
    Logitech Laser Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Linksys Wireless-N PCI
    Other Info
    Upgraded from 2 to 4 GB Ram
    Added 1T Seagate HD Inside
    Added 1T Green Drive eSATA External BU HD
Re: Deleting Vista in DuelBoot

Hi Barrie,

Okay, that's great, thanks for the clarification :) If you're sure that you have copied everything you want off the Vista partition, follow this tutorial to delete the partition:

Partition or Volume - Delete - Windows 7 Forums

Then create a partition from the unallocated space:

Partition or Volume - Create New - Windows 7 Forums

Make it an NTFS partition :)

Then reboot your computer. It might not boot. By the sounds of things it should be okay, but I don't know for sure. If it doesn't boot, just boot from your Windows 7 disc and do a startup repair:

Startup Repair - Windows 7 Forums

Then follow these steps to install Windows 8 to that partition:

Dual Boot Installation - Windows 8 and Windows 7 or Vista

Tom
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Build #1
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K @4.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD
    Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm
    2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
    PSU
    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 Water Cooler, 1x140mm and 1x120mm stock fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    95 Mb/s Download 70 Mb/s Upload
Thanks for the help. Will give it a try this weekend if I have time. Thanks again.:D
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Dimension 9200 (Dell DXP061)
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 CPU 6320 @ 1.86GHz
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    4 GB DRR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT220 1024MB
    Sound Card
    On Mother Board- Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 22 inch Wide Screen Digital Flat Panel & Acer 1916 LCD
    Screen Resolution
    Dell 1680 x 1024, Acer 12080 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    500GB Serial ATA 3Gbs/sec (7200RPM)
    1TB Seagate (7200RPM)
    1 TB Fantom HD Back_Up (7200RPM)
    PSU
    APC Back-UPS ES 750
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell - 2 Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX5500
    Mouse
    Logitech Laser Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Linksys Wireless-N PCI
    Other Info
    Upgraded from 2 to 4 GB Ram
    Added 1T Seagate HD Inside
    Added 1T Green Drive eSATA External BU HD
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