in Windows 8.1, 8, 7, Vista and XP Discussions https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Windows-8-1-8-7-Vista-and-XP-Discussions/upgrade-and-hidden-partition/m-p/159117 Windows 8.1, 8, 7, Vista and XP Discussions topics Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:39:08 +0000 sw07_en <![CDATA[ ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1518/159117/159117 Can I do an upgrade from Vista to Win 7 and then delete the hidden partition/files and recover that space? I don't see a need to ever do a recover back to that early version of Vista.

Lenovo R61,Vista bus. 32 bits, T8300 processor 3 gigs of ram...


~Mike

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Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:39:08 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1518/159117/159117 michael56555
<![CDATA[ Re: upgrade and hidden partition ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1518/159117/159476 If you do a Clean Install instead of an Upgrade you can in the advanced mode of the Win7 installer reformat the disk and manage partitions (same as for Vista).

 

As a tip you can generate the Rescue and Recovery CD and DVD's containing the VISTA im ]]> Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:31:26 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1518/159117/159476 matram <![CDATA[ removed R & R partition and recovered space-- Sucess! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1518/159117/159765 I decided to recover the partition space before upgrading to Win 7.  Just so everyone knows it can be done without losing your data or reinstalling...  I used Diskpart (now a part of Vista) to unhide and delete the partition.  I then used Gparted to expand the C drive partition.  Diskpart will ]]> Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:45:07 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1518/159117/159765 michael56555