I want to say thank you for the time and the instructions provided. Select to resize it to use all the unallocated space and the space of the existing Vista partition.
Boot to the TI CD and restore the Vista partition. This can be done from TI in Vista or from the TI CD. Create a new image of the Vista partition. However, you should also be okay leaving C: and your DVD drive assignment. Doing this step is to help avoid drive letter assignment problems when you move the Vista partition to the position previously held by the XP partition. If the Vista partition is assigned as C: (the default), you should be safe deleting all the entries (leave the (Default) entry). Start the Registry Editor and browse to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices key. I would also remove any unnecessary entries from the MountedDeviceskey. You can do this with Disk Management in Vista. Reboot the computer. Vista should boot automatically. In your case, you'll want the Vista partition Active. This will move Vista's booting files to the Vista partition and setup the partition for direct booting. Separate Vista from XP ( instructions can be found here). Create an Entire Disk Image of the drive. In this case (if possible), I think I would get Vista booting properly from its own partition and get the XP partition removed before doing the final resizing/restore to use all the space. There are several different ways to accomplish the task. 
When you boot into Vista, does Vista see the XP partition? Is it assigned a drive letter? This is the default for a standard Microsoft multi-boot setup.ĭo you have a standard Microsoft Vista OEM or retail DVD? You'll need to use the Repair Mode. I assume you have already done successful restores using TI and know it works properly on your computer. This can be restored so you can start over if you run into problems (this can often be quicker than trying to fix a problem).
You should be able to do what you want, but there are some things that need done first to give it the best chance for success.īefore beginning, I would create an Entire Disk Image backup of the drive.
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