partition question..?

Question

My computer has been acting weird so basically now i just want to start the computer off from scratch but when i try to start it over it says to use a partition. If i delete my C: partition then would it come back but just empty? or just delete it overall and it wont pop back up..

Answer 1

if you change the partiton or delete it, then ur most likely gonna loose everything.

Answer 2

Firstly, a partition on a hard drive just means a set portion of the drive's capacity is to be used in a certain way.. like imagine you have a bunch of shelves in a closet that you can arrange such that you have the space you need (and each "shelf" somehow can have its own rules for holding stuff). Maybe that's not the best analogy, but it might get the point across.

Anywho, if you wish to reinstall, you probably don't need to delete the current partition. On a lot of machines (like my Dell laptop), there are 2 or more partitions already. One of them is for your C: drive, and another is an "image" of how your computer was when you first turned it on. The easiest way to reinstall, then, is to contact customer support or read the manual to see if such an image exists and how to replace the data on your current C: drive partition with the data in this partition to in a sense start from square one.

If this isn't possible, the next thing you could do is reinstall (I presume) Windows, formatting your C: drive partition and placing a fresh copy of Windows on it (I don't think you need to delete or create a partition, but rather just choose the biggest partition that you have to install this on).

I'm not sure if I read your question correctly, but before you start messing around with partitions or reinstalling stuff, you should make sure that all your needed files are backed up on an external hard drive, or burned to discs or something, because a reinstall will wipe your computer clean of these things.. and if anything goes awry with partitioning, your old data is pretty much screwed.

If you have technical support still available on your computer, you may wish to contact them (put it on speakerphone while you're on hold and do something productive while you wait.. that way it's not sooo annoying).

Good luck!

Answer 3

FIRST, Is your computer a 'pre-loaded' system?
IF SO, then there is most likely a 'hidden' partition you do NOT want to damage. Use your 'restore' set to either repair (try first) or recovery (resets to factory original specs).

IF NOT, make sure you have ALL the needed programming discs and/or drivers available; then using your OS disc 'format' the C: partition (YOU WILL LOSE EVERYTHING NOT BACKED UP EXTERNALLY), and reinstall the OS followed by any needed application programs and/or drivers.

Answer 4

You are confusing me... The best thing for you to do would be download and install some cleanup programs:
Spybot - Search & Destroy
Adaware
CCleaner
then, run them :)
You could also clean out the startup programs, start-run-msconfig

then go to the startup tab and uncheck some of the stuff you don't need

Answer 5

Yes, just use a new partition. That worked on my PC.

Answer 6

just take it in to someone who knows what there doing its better than messing ur pc up isnt it

Answer 7

wtf