Cannot Repartition Disk Space During Windows NT Setup (193396)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q193396

SYMPTOMS

You cannot combine old partitions into one new larger partition when you run Windows NT 4.0 Setup with the boot disks. Setup does not allow you to create a partition larger than the original.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you have multiple partitions in Windows NT 4.0 and you delete one or more partitions using Disk Administrator. During Windows NT 4.0 Setup, the deleted partition appears as unpartitioned space and cannot be consolidated with other partitions.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, use the following steps during Windows NT Setup.

WARNING: Deleting a partition removes all files and data in the partition. Make sure to back up important files before deleting a partition.

  1. Delete all partitions.
  2. Create each partition using the maximum size allowed by Windows NT Setup.
  3. Delete all partitions again.
  4. Create one large partition.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem Windows NT Workstation 4.0.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/9/2001
Keywords:kbenv kbprb kbsetup KB193396
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