Vista - delete an unwanted partition

i just bought a new laptop with windows vista there is a partition on the
harddrive called healthy (EISA configuration). the shop i bought the laptop
from told me that it is just for the system back up disc and once a created
the system restore diac i could delete the partition. i went into computer
management and then disc management like i was told and i right clicked the
partition i was told just click delete and it would be gone. when i right
click on this partition the only option i get is help. can i really delete
this partition without it affecting anything else and if so how do i do it?
thanks for any help

Hi cloud,

If the partion was setup from a OEM, then it might be protected from being deleted in Windows. You can boot from the Vista installation DVD and delete the partition from that and then just exit installation so it doesn't mess with anything else. However, I recommend formating it for now (from Vista dvd boot) so you can use that space until you do a reinstall of Vista. Then delete both partitions and create a new one & format it for the whole drive for Vista.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Pricey product but one I had. With the current Vista-compatible update to
Acronis Disk director Suite 10, you just right click on the EISA partition,
set a drive letter, restart, and the partion is then visible and manipulable
as a basic drive. Be careful about your drive leter assgnation.

"cloud" wrote:

> i just bought a new laptop with windows vista there is a partition on the
> harddrive called healthy (EISA configuration). the shop i bought the laptop
> from told me that it is just for the system back up disc and once a created
> the system restore diac i could delete the partition. i went into computer
> management and then disc management like i was told and i right clicked the
> partition i was told just click delete and it would be gone. when i right
> click on this partition the only option i get is help. can i really delete
> this partition without it affecting anything else and if so how do i do it?
> thanks for any help