Storage Solutions Formating second harddrive and remove its partitions

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net_ameen

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Hi guys,

I am having dual boot os on my sys with separate hard disk i.e.

Win xp sp3 on primary 80gb hd
Server 2003 on 2nd slave harddisk of 160gb for running sap software

Now i dont need to work on sap, thus dosnt require server 2003 os too. Sap sw was sucking on my memory big time.

Now i want to remove that os and sap software or format my 160 hd, so that i can use it to store data on it.

Pls help me empty my 160gb hard disk without harming my primary os on my primary 80gb hd.

Thanks in advance
 
Re: help a newbie with formating second harddrive and remove its partitions - help

Simple..

Just log on to your Win XP...

Select the HDD/Partition and hit format

And you are done..

On the boot screen u may still get the second OS listed....

To fix this:

Right click on "My Computer" on your desktop and go to "System Properties"

Select the "Advanced" tab and in this select "Settings" button under the "Setup and Recovery"

In the new pop up...under "System Startup" hit the "Edit" button and replace the existing text with the following:

[boot loader]

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Click to expand...

Warning: Use the above if and only your Windows XP Partition is on the Primary HDD & first partition (c:\)

P.S: No need to type all in caps :P
 
Re: help a newbie with formating second harddrive and remove its partitions - help

you can also login to serv 2k3, r.clik my comp.- prop - adv.setings -remove the os entry which points to 2k3 and then format that hdd frm xp....
 
Re: help a newbie with formating second harddrive and remove its partitions - help

L33TWiZaRd said:
Simple..
Just log on to your Win XP...
Select the HDD/Partition and hit format
And you are done..

On the boot screen u may still get the second OS listed....
To fix this:
Right click on "My Computer" on your desktop and go to "System Properties"
Select the "Advanced" tab and in this select "Settings" button under the "Setup and Recovery"
In the new pop up...under "System Startup" hit the "Edit" button and replace the existing text with the following:
Warning: Use the above if and only your Windows XP Partition is on the Primary HDD & first partition (c:\)

P.S: No need to type all in caps :P
Click to expand...
my second hdd has partitions, how do i remove all the partitions of 160gb hdd before reformating it. meanwhile xp is in my primary 80gb hdd which is safe
 
Re: help a newbie with formating second harddrive and remove its partitions - help

Easy method... put in win xp cd... when it reaches the part where it asks where u wanna install ... delete all the partitions except ur main one... then create one new partition of combined size... done :D
 
Re: help a newbie with formating second harddrive and remove its partitions - help

folks, thanks for ur solutions, I really appreciate :thanx:. I changed my mind and I want to install win xp on 160gb hdd:!

Present :

80gb hdd --> C:/ win xp D:/recovery
160gb hdd--> F:/ server 2004 G:/recovery H:/storage space

what I want:

160gb hdd--> C:/win xp D:/recovery
80gb hdd--> F:/storage space with single partition.

also see that I dont need server 2004 anymore and 1TB hdd is due in october to replace my 80gb hdd which now 5 yrs old

now pls suggest me what to do step by step.:sos:

thanks in advance
 
Re: help a newbie with formating second harddrive and remove its partitions - help

net_ameen said:
my second hdd has partitions, how do i remove all the partitions of 160gb hdd before reformating it. meanwhile xp is in my primary 80gb hdd which is safe
Click to expand...
Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management

Now on the list on the left select Disk Management,

Now on the top/center/right there will be list of all your partitions...

Simply select the ones u don't want and select delete.

Warning: All data on the deleted partitions would be lost so make sure u backup stuff :P
 
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