"dave" <NO@SPAM.sh*t> wrote in message news:A_XTd.3357$Mw3.499@amstwist00...
> Hello.
>
> I got some probs with my old hd Seagate Sata 120 gig. I have a new hd WD
> 160 gig. Using ghost 9.0 i used the tool "upgrade your hard drive" copy
> the contents from the 120 to 160 gig drive all wel for now. Now the
> problem i got is i can us only 120 gig on a 160 gig drive. I lost 40 gig.
> How can i get it back.
>
> Sorry for my bad english.
>
> Cya D@ve....
>
>

"Christo" <chris@juststuffnospam.co.uk> schreef in bericht
news:38b9f1F5n6ahgU1@individual.net...
> "dave" <NO@SPAM.sh*t> wrote in message
> news:A_XTd.3357$Mw3.499@amstwist00...
>> Hello.
>>
>> I got some probs with my old hd Seagate Sata 120 gig. I have a new hd WD
>> 160 gig. Using ghost 9.0 i used the tool "upgrade your hard drive" copy
>> the contents from the 120 to 160 gig drive all wel for now. Now the
>> problem i got is i can us only 120 gig on a 160 gig drive. I lost 40 gig.
>> How can i get it back.
>>
>> Sorry for my bad english.
>>
>> Cya D@ve....
>>
>>
>
> go into control panel in windows
>
> then go to Administrative Tools (click classic view to the left) if you
> cant see Administrative Tools
>
> then click Computer Management
>
> then in the Computer Management in the left side of the pane click
>
> Disk Management
>
> The 160 GB drive should appear in disk management as 160 Gb or close to it
>
> you should have one partition which is probably a partition of 120 GB
>
> the other space or the 40GB you cant see will be unassigned.
>
> This is where i get a bit sketchy
>
> right click the 40 GB un assigned space or Free Space
>
> and choose
>
> New Logical drive
>
> now you may want to choose Extended Partition if you can
>
> if not just choose Logical Drive
>
> it should allow you to use the space again
>
> one problem however is that i dont think it will be set as an NTFS
> partition, it might be FAT32
>
> im no wizz on the subject but you could probably get the space back, if it
> is free space within an extended partition then it is already sey as NTFS
>
> if the space is just loose and in its own partition you may need to assign
> a filesystem im not sure
>
> the thing is you should easilly be able to get back the 40 GB of "lost
> space"
>
> download partition magic if you would rather do it simple
>
> I think you can create new partitions with the windows ZP Setup, i do
> however think that requires you to format the drive before hand? someone
> else here should be able to give more help on the filesystems and stuff, i
> have always hated partitioning hard drives
>
> i use the windows setup to do it, never use ghost or anything, i had tried
> it but it kind of went a bit wrong for me
>
> the program encountered errors and messed up my other norton products
>
> anyhow HTH
>
> chris
>
>

"dave" <NO@SPAM.sh*t> wrote in message news:IG_Td.3376$Mw3.14@amstwist00...
> Hello.
>
> Many thanks Christo it worked fine :)
>
> Cya .... D@ve
>
>
>
> "Christo" <chris@juststuffnospam.co.uk> schreef in bericht
> news:38b9f1F5n6ahgU1@individual.net...
>> "dave" <NO@SPAM.sh*t> wrote in message
>> news:A_XTd.3357$Mw3.499@amstwist00...
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> I got some probs with my old hd Seagate Sata 120 gig. I have a new hd WD
>>> 160 gig. Using ghost 9.0 i used the tool "upgrade your hard drive" copy
>>> the contents from the 120 to 160 gig drive all wel for now. Now the
>>> problem i got is i can us only 120 gig on a 160 gig drive. I lost 40
>>> gig. How can i get it back.
>>>
>>> Sorry for my bad english.
>>>
>>> Cya D@ve....
>>>
>>>
>>
>> go into control panel in windows
>>
>> then go to Administrative Tools (click classic view to the left) if you
>> cant see Administrative Tools
>>
>> then click Computer Management
>>
>> then in the Computer Management in the left side of the pane click
>>
>> Disk Management
>>
>> The 160 GB drive should appear in disk management as 160 Gb or close to
>> it
>>
>> you should have one partition which is probably a partition of 120 GB
>>
>> the other space or the 40GB you cant see will be unassigned.
>>
>> This is where i get a bit sketchy
>>
>> right click the 40 GB un assigned space or Free Space
>>
>> and choose
>>
>> New Logical drive
>>
>> now you may want to choose Extended Partition if you can
>>
>> if not just choose Logical Drive
>>
>> it should allow you to use the space again
>>
>> one problem however is that i dont think it will be set as an NTFS
>> partition, it might be FAT32
>>
>> im no wizz on the subject but you could probably get the space back, if
>> it is free space within an extended partition then it is already sey as
>> NTFS
>>
>> if the space is just loose and in its own partition you may need to
>> assign a filesystem im not sure
>>
>> the thing is you should easilly be able to get back the 40 GB of "lost
>> space"
>>
>> download partition magic if you would rather do it simple
>>
>> I think you can create new partitions with the windows ZP Setup, i do
>> however think that requires you to format the drive before hand? someone
>> else here should be able to give more help on the filesystems and stuff,
>> i have always hated partitioning hard drives
>>
>> i use the windows setup to do it, never use ghost or anything, i had
>> tried it but it kind of went a bit wrong for me
>>
>> the program encountered errors and messed up my other norton products
>>
>> anyhow HTH
>>
>> chris
>>
>>
>
>

> Did the unassigned space get restored to the original partition or did you
> end up with a new drive letter?
>
> --
> Jan Alter
> bear***@verizon.net
> or
> jal***@phila.k12.pa.us
> "dave" <NO@SPAM.sh*t> wrote in message
> news:IG_Td.3376$Mw3.14@amstwist00...
>> Hello.
>>
>> Many thanks Christo it worked fine :)
>>
>> Cya .... D@ve
>>
>>
>>
>> "Christo" <chris@juststuffnospam.co.uk> schreef in bericht
>> news:38b9f1F5n6ahgU1@individual.net...
>>> "dave" <NO@SPAM.sh*t> wrote in message
>>> news:A_XTd.3357$Mw3.499@amstwist00...
>>>> Hello.
>>>>
>>>> I got some probs with my old hd Seagate Sata 120 gig. I have a new hd
>>>> WD 160 gig. Using ghost 9.0 i used the tool "upgrade your hard drive"
>>>> copy the contents from the 120 to 160 gig drive all wel for now. Now
>>>> the problem i got is i can us only 120 gig on a 160 gig drive. I lost
>>>> 40 gig. How can i get it back.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for my bad english.
>>>>
>>>> Cya D@ve....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> go into control panel in windows
>>>
>>> then go to Administrative Tools (click classic view to the left) if you
>>> cant see Administrative Tools
>>>
>>> then click Computer Management
>>>
>>> then in the Computer Management in the left side of the pane click
>>>
>>> Disk Management
>>>
>>> The 160 GB drive should appear in disk management as 160 Gb or close to
>>> it
>>>
>>> you should have one partition which is probably a partition of 120 GB
>>>
>>> the other space or the 40GB you cant see will be unassigned.
>>>
>>> This is where i get a bit sketchy
>>>
>>> right click the 40 GB un assigned space or Free Space
>>>
>>> and choose
>>>
>>> New Logical drive
>>>
>>> now you may want to choose Extended Partition if you can
>>>
>>> if not just choose Logical Drive
>>>
>>> it should allow you to use the space again
>>>
>>> one problem however is that i dont think it will be set as an NTFS
>>> partition, it might be FAT32
>>>
>>> im no wizz on the subject but you could probably get the space back, if
>>> it is free space within an extended partition then it is already sey as
>>> NTFS
>>>
>>> if the space is just loose and in its own partition you may need to
>>> assign a filesystem im not sure
>>>
>>> the thing is you should easilly be able to get back the 40 GB of "lost
>>> space"
>>>
>>> download partition magic if you would rather do it simple
>>>
>>> I think you can create new partitions with the windows ZP Setup, i do
>>> however think that requires you to format the drive before hand? someone
>>> else here should be able to give more help on the filesystems and stuff,
>>> i have always hated partitioning hard drives
>>>
>>> i use the windows setup to do it, never use ghost or anything, i had
>>> tried it but it kind of went a bit wrong for me
>>>
>>> the program encountered errors and messed up my other norton products
>>>
>>> anyhow HTH
>>>
>>> chris
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> Hello.
>
> I get a new drive letter. I got 2 partitions now.
>
> D@ve..
>
> "Jan Alter" <bear***@verizon.net> schreef in bericht
> news:Wl0Ud.43887$t46.34415@trndny04...
>> Did the unassigned space get restored to the original partition or did
>> you end up with a new drive letter?
>>
>> --
>> Jan Alter
>> bear***@verizon.net
>> or
>> jal***@phila.k12.pa.us
>> "dave" <NO@SPAM.sh*t> wrote in message
>> news:IG_Td.3376$Mw3.14@amstwist00...
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> Many thanks Christo it worked fine :)
>>>
>>> Cya .... D@ve
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Christo" <chris@juststuffnospam.co.uk> schreef in bericht
>>> news:38b9f1F5n6ahgU1@individual.net...
>>>> "dave" <NO@SPAM.sh*t> wrote in message
>>>> news:A_XTd.3357$Mw3.499@amstwist00...
>>>>> Hello.
>>>>>
>>>>> I got some probs with my old hd Seagate Sata 120 gig. I have a new hd
>>>>> WD 160 gig. Using ghost 9.0 i used the tool "upgrade your hard drive"
>>>>> copy the contents from the 120 to 160 gig drive all wel for now. Now
>>>>> the problem i got is i can us only 120 gig on a 160 gig drive. I lost
>>>>> 40 gig. How can i get it back.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry for my bad english.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cya D@ve....
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> go into control panel in windows
>>>>
>>>> then go to Administrative Tools (click classic view to the left) if you
>>>> cant see Administrative Tools
>>>>
>>>> then click Computer Management
>>>>
>>>> then in the Computer Management in the left side of the pane click
>>>>
>>>> Disk Management
>>>>
>>>> The 160 GB drive should appear in disk management as 160 Gb or close to
>>>> it
>>>>
>>>> you should have one partition which is probably a partition of 120 GB
>>>>
>>>> the other space or the 40GB you cant see will be unassigned.
>>>>
>>>> This is where i get a bit sketchy
>>>>
>>>> right click the 40 GB un assigned space or Free Space
>>>>
>>>> and choose
>>>>
>>>> New Logical drive
>>>>
>>>> now you may want to choose Extended Partition if you can
>>>>
>>>> if not just choose Logical Drive
>>>>
>>>> it should allow you to use the space again
>>>>
>>>> one problem however is that i dont think it will be set as an NTFS
>>>> partition, it might be FAT32
>>>>
>>>> im no wizz on the subject but you could probably get the space back, if
>>>> it is free space within an extended partition then it is already sey as
>>>> NTFS
>>>>
>>>> if the space is just loose and in its own partition you may need to
>>>> assign a filesystem im not sure
>>>>
>>>> the thing is you should easilly be able to get back the 40 GB of "lost
>>>> space"
>>>>
>>>> download partition magic if you would rather do it simple
>>>>
>>>> I think you can create new partitions with the windows ZP Setup, i do
>>>> however think that requires you to format the drive before hand?
>>>> someone else here should be able to give more help on the filesystems
>>>> and stuff, i have always hated partitioning hard drives
>>>>
>>>> i use the windows setup to do it, never use ghost or anything, i had
>>>> tried it but it kind of went a bit wrong for me
>>>>
>>>> the program encountered errors and messed up my other norton products
>>>>
>>>> anyhow HTH
>>>>
>>>> chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>