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see i've brought a new HCL laptop with having 250gb hard disk.......it was provided with ubunto os.......i later installed a fresh windows xp my deleting ubuntu from that partition and installed a fresh windows xp........but right now in my "my computer" only i can find c drive on which i've installed the windows.........can anyone help me please..........

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As and pointed out, the next step is to confirm the disk layout and decide whether anything needs to be recovered. If there are important files from the previous Ubuntu install, stop using the laptop now — every write reduces the chance of recovery.

Boot from rescue media (an Ubuntu live USB or any rescue ISO) and inspect the partition table and filesystems. Example commands to run from a Linux shell:

sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda
lsblk -f

If you see ext3/4 partitions you can mount them read-only and copy files off. If the space appears as “unallocated” or has been reformatted to NTFS, try TestDisk (run sudo testdisk) to search for and restore lost partitions: choose the disk, Analyse → Quick Search → Deeper Search, press P to list files and copy them to an external drive before writing changes.

If no data recovery is needed and the goal is a second (D:) partition, note an important Windows XP limitation: XP’s built-in tools do not support shrinking an existing NTFS system volume. Options are: back up and reinstall Windows with the partitions you want, or use a reputable partitioning tool (bootable GParted live, EaseUS/ MiniTool, etc.) to resize and create a new NTFS partition. Always image or back up the drive before resizing.

If you expect an OEM recovery partition but it’s gone, the manufacturer (HCL) can provide recovery media. As suggested, first inspect the partition table so the correct recovery or repartitioning path can be chosen.

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My HCL lap model is ME HCL

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Well, you deleted your Ubuntu partition when installing Windows, so naturally you only see one "drive" - the Windows partition identified as the "C" drive. So, what is the surprise/problem here?

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I don't see any problem here like what rubberman said. You create a partition so you can install another OS or stuff on it when you delete the partitio all data on it naturally also get deleted. YOu install windows xp on your C drive partition that is why you can only see it unless you have other OS install on other partition but you cannot find them.

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Right click on your "My Computer" and click manage from the list. Click storage then disk management then have a look at all partitions.
Post anything you see that you don't understand here and we will help further.

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