Change system partition

Question

I have a laptop with dual boot Windows 7(D:) and XP(C:). The Windows 7 partition says Boot and the XP partition says system. I want to format the XP partition but i cant because it is the system partition, how can i change the system partition to the Windows 7 partition?

Answer 1

Hi G-Slam

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·         Are both C; and D: drives primary partitions?

If both the drives are primary, then we can select D: drive as active and then format the C: drive. If C: drive is primary and D: is logical then we cannot format C:

Here are some links for reference:

Formatting disks and drives: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Formatting-disks-and-drives

 Partition a drive: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722475.aspx

Thanks and Regards:

Samhrutha G S - Microsoft Support.

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