Vista - Deleted partition with disk management, can't get it back!

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"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:90950C14-2DA1-47DB-B54F-C2A52498ACD0@microsoft.com...
> 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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>>

The EXACT SAME THING has been happening to me! Has anybody been able to
figure out how to get this memory back - only difference is mine is
30Gb... I've also tried all that has been suggested on this thread!
Please can somebody help?!


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patsypoo
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The BootItNG thing worked perfectly! Got my 30GB back and everything's
working well!
Having spent all this weekend trying to sort this thing out, it feels
like a weight has been lifted off my tiny little shoulders!
Thanks a lot!


--
patsypoo
Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

Hiya, I hear you seem to have the same problem as me, yet I think I may know what is wrong and how to fix it. I am currently running Windows Vista Ultimate after upgrading from XP Home and have partitioned my hard drive to multi-boot them. Now I have decided to run MAX OS X Leopard as well... I know... its near impossible due to the BIOS but I think I know what to do.

Anyway, one very strange thing on my machine that I have only ever seen before on Norton PartitionMagic is a green box around my last two partitions, that appears to be the sign for an extended partition. This will only allow the contents inside the box to be used for storage and not for booting (which seems a bit strange to say it used to be used for XP... but it is still possible.

If yours has a green box surrounding that partition, then you can now look for this instead of asking the question from scratch... at least you may know a bit more about the problem.