Adding unallocated partition to Ubuntu in VMware

Adding unallocated partition to Ubuntu in VMware I've installed Ubuntu 9.10 on a Windows XP using vmware. As most do, I initially setup the size of the virtual drive to 8GB and soon realized I need more. I used the VMware utility to expand the virtual drive and added another 4GB, which I can see using GParted. Now my dilemma is how can I "merge" the newly created space to my original?
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Use gparted to delete your Linux Swap, expand your /dev/sda1 to most of the available space, and then create a new Swap at the end.

Guest [Entry]

"You should use gparted live latest version stable (google it and download). Boot with gparted live cd after burn iso.
Do what you read at first answer but with this gparted live, aply, exit gparted , boot normally from disk. You should see your space."