Solve : Startup repair, new partitions??

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Answer» Hello, I recently had an issue with booting windows due to a corrupted bootloader. I tried using fixboot and fixmbr, which were only partially sucsessful. The first failed, citing an error about "not a recognized FILESYSTEM" chkdsk also failed with the /f parameter, but worked fine without it (read only mode). Basically, the file system was fine. I used the automatic repair option as a last resort, and it worked! Now, the only issue is, instead of having two partions, (a main and a system reserved) I have four. Two "mains" and two system reserved. I've never had these before, and I don't want them. Why were they created and how do I get rid of them while still retaining the ability to boot windows normally (before the issue that required the startup repair). Thanks for READING, Diatech You could shrink the volume. http://www.techtipsgeek.com/partitioning-hard-drive-windows-7-without-formatting/5140/Can you post a screen shot of disk management?Quote from: JJ 3000 on September 18, 2011, 02:46:09 AM Can you post a screen shot of disk management? sure THING: http://i55.tinypic.com/14cqqdd.jpgCan't read status on G partition. The only issue seems to be 2 System partitions. You can Expand or Shrink partitions from Win7 Disk management. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/?ltr=PQuote from: Computer_Commando on September 18, 2011, 01:34:49 PM Can't read status on G partition. The only issue seems to be 2 System partitions. You can Expand or Shrink partitions from Win7 Disk management. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/?ltr=P Im sorry, I dont understand. Which one should I delete? I only have one OS install, I don't understand what these other two partitions are.. Here is the full status on the disks: http://i51.tinypic.com/zvc0i1.jpg Edit: previously, I only had 2 partitions. A c drive (windows install) and a necesary system restore partition. The lost STORAGE space ISNT the issue. I just dont want all these unnecesary partitions.. nevermind. I threw caution to the wind and just deleted them. It didnt seem like anything important was on there. Eh, who cares. I restarted with out any data loss, and no boot issues. =D Thanks for the help guys!

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Hello,

I recently had an issue with booting windows due to a corrupted bootloader. I tried using fixboot and fixmbr, which were only partially sucsessful. The first failed, citing an error about "not a recognized FILESYSTEM" chkdsk also failed with the /f parameter, but worked fine without it (read only mode).

Basically, the file system was fine. I used the automatic repair option as a last resort, and it worked! Now, the only issue is, instead of having two partions, (a main and a system reserved) I have four. Two "mains" and two system reserved. I've never had these before, and I don't want them. Why were they created and how do I get rid of them while still retaining the ability to boot windows normally (before the issue that required the startup repair).

Thanks for READING,
Diatech You could shrink the volume. http://www.techtipsgeek.com/partitioning-hard-drive-windows-7-without-formatting/5140/Can you post a screen shot of disk management?Quote from: JJ 3000 on September 18, 2011, 02:46:09 AM

Can you post a screen shot of disk management?

sure THING: http://i55.tinypic.com/14cqqdd.jpgCan't read status on G partition. The only issue seems to be 2 System partitions. You can Expand or Shrink partitions from Win7 Disk management. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/?ltr=PQuote from: Computer_Commando on September 18, 2011, 01:34:49 PM

Can't read status on G partition. The only issue seems to be 2 System partitions. You can Expand or Shrink partitions from Win7 Disk management. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/?ltr=P

Im sorry, I dont understand. Which one should I delete? I only have one OS install, I don't understand what these other two partitions are..

Here is the full status on the disks: http://i51.tinypic.com/zvc0i1.jpg

Edit: previously, I only had 2 partitions. A c drive (windows install) and a necesary system restore partition. The lost STORAGE space ISNT the issue. I just dont want all these unnecesary partitions.. nevermind. I threw caution to the wind and just deleted them. It didnt seem like anything important was on there. Eh, who cares. I restarted with out any data loss, and no boot issues. =D

Thanks for the help guys!

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