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Re: I reinstalled Windows XP and cannot locate 30GB disk space

Subject: Re: I reinstalled Windows XP and cannot locate 30GB disk space
From: "Rick Rogers"
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 22:38:16 -0400
Newsgroups: 24hoursupport.helpdesk, microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support, microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Right click the free space and create a new partition. Format it and you're ready to go.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"CJ" <fwhero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1149388479.624306.40210@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I tried your way. I find 27 GB unallocated, what shall I do now to get
these 27GB to be usable?


Rick Rogers wrote:
Hi,

Click start/run, type diskmgmt.msc and click ok. What does it tell you about
your drive space allocation?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
                                mvp.support.microsoft.com/">http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"CJ" <fwhero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1149386969.027426.77300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I reinstalled windows XP on my compaq presario notebook computer. I
> probably clicked some button to partition C: drive, during the process.
> I only used one Windows XP CD, and did not use other manufacturer's
> System Recovery CDs.
>
> After the installation, I find my computer only shows 10 GB C drive.
> The computer shall have 40 GB disk space in total. I cannot locate the
> other 30 GB space.
>
> Please help.
>



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