New guy needs help swiping.

[crazy8parlayclue]

I installed Vista HP OEM the other day. I had to partition the hard drive so I used 20gb of space for the OS. And now I am out of space and can't intall all the updates. Any suggestions? This is a Gateway GT5658E. It doesn't have a floppy disk. Anyway I can expand the partitioned part without swiping?

I just spent the last 20 minutes trying to swipe the HD and start over from scratch, but had problems. I'm using dban. I burned the ISO file to a cd/rw. When I boot (F10) it gives me these options:

Removeable
Harddrive
CDRom
Network

I chose CDrom.

Then it only shows the available optical drive as the only option, which is what my dban disc is in. So I choose that.

From their it automatically boots to Vista.


Everything I read or watch tells me that it should go to "boot cd" which I should be able to type autonuke.

But I haven't been able to do that anywhere and can't find any other options to make autonuke work.


Thanks ahead of time.

Jon

[glc]

Exactly how did you burn the iso?

You can expand the partition with this:

Easeus Partition Master Home Edition - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

[crazy8parlayclue]

Originally Posted by glc Exactly how did you burn the iso? You can expand the partition with this: Easeus Partition Master Home Edition - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

I guess burning and saving aren't the same thing?? When I chose the file I saved it to the cd. Never burned an ISO before.

I'll try that link.

[crazy8parlayclue]

Originally Posted by glc Exactly how did you burn the iso? You can expand the partition with this: Easeus Partition Master Home Edition - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

Thanks, that link worked perfectly. 200gb for the OS and 300 left on the other partitioned part of the drive.

Thanks for your help.

Jon

[glc]

You have to use CD burning software to burn an iso - you can't just save it. It's an image, and has to be handled as such. For example, using Nero you choose burn a CD from a disk image or saved project.