Create new partition in XP-Pro?

[RipVanWinkle]

Is Windows XP Pro now sophisticated enough to allow creating a new partition
without destroying the existing drive contents?

I would like to create a 150 meg partition on my Windows XP Pro laptop. I
have Partition Magic version 7 which works okay on Windows XP Home version.
But in Pro I get "Error 27 cannot lock hard drive" when Partition Magic does
it's mandatory reboot to start the partitioning process. My laptop is a
brand new IBM ThinkPad X40 and it does not have a floppy drive or CD ROM
drive. Thank you.

 

[Malke]

Is Windows XP Pro now sophisticated enough to allow creating a new
partition without destroying the existing drive contents?

I would like to create a 150 meg partition on my Windows XP Pro
laptop. I have Partition Magic version 7 which works okay on Windows
XP Home version. But in Pro I get "Error 27 cannot lock hard drive"
when Partition Magic does
it's mandatory reboot to start the partitioning process. My laptop is
a brand new IBM ThinkPad X40 and it does not have a floppy drive or CD
ROM
drive. Thank you.

I don't think it is a question of being "sophisticated enough". Other
operating systems' partitioners don't do non-destructive partitioning
either. You will need third-party software to do non-destructive
partitioning. If you don't want to spend the money upgrading to PM 8
(which I know for a fact works very well on Pro), then check into
BootIt NG. I haven't used BING, but MVP Alex Nichol says it is
excellent.

Malke

 

[Alex Nichol]

Is Windows XP Pro now sophisticated enough to allow creating a new partition
without destroying the existing drive contents?

No. IT will only delete, or create into Free/Unallocated space.

I would like to create a 150 meg partition on my Windows XP Pro laptop. I
have Partition Magic version 7 which works okay on Windows XP Home version.

You need PM 8 to be safe on XP's version of NTFS. Or BootIT NG, from
http://www.BootitNG.com ($35 shareware - 30 day full functional trial)
which is intended originally as a boot manager, but has become a
comprehensive partition manager and will handle the matter. Don't
install it, just boot the generated floppy or CD and cancel Install,
entering Maintenance and use Partition Work

 

[Thomas Wendell]

Alex, did you read Rip's message? No CD or floppy.......


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[Malke]

Alex, did you read Rip's message? No CD or floppy.......

Good point. He can hook up the machine to a network and try copying over
the installation files from there. Or invest in an external cd drive.

Malke