installing another xp on main drive

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i have xp pro installed on my main C drive with a partition size of
30gb. On the same drive i have my D partition of about 80Gb for data.

I am trying to put another xp in after C but before D using partition
magic 8 (creating another primary partition about 8Gb in size) but am
getting error 626 "the operation is to be performed on a hard drive
not visible from boot-mode".

Is it possible to do this with or without PM 8?
 
i have xp pro installed on my main C drive with a partition size of
30gb. On the same drive i have my D partition of about 80Gb for data.

I am trying to put another xp in after C but before D using partition
magic 8 (creating another primary partition about 8Gb in size) but am
getting error 626 "the operation is to be performed on a hard drive
not visible from boot-mode".

Is it possible to do this with or without PM 8?
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We need more details about your system, like what is the hard drive size.

In order to create a new partition, there must be available "unused" hard
drive space before the partition can be created. Also, the space between the
drive C: and Drive D: needs to also be "unused." If not, then you can not do
what you are trying to do.

To do these steps, providing you have available unused drive space is:

1) Move partition drive D: further down the "unused" drive space, so that
8-9GB of unused drive space is after drive C:

2) Create new partition



As always, always backup your "existing" data since
moving/partitioning/resizing partitions can cause the hard drive to be erased,
if the partitions get too scrambled in the processes.
 
We need more details about your system, like what is the hard drive size.

In order to create a new partition, there must be available "unused" hard
drive space before the partition can be created. Also, the space between the
drive C: and Drive D: needs to also be "unused." If not, then you can not do
what you are trying to do.

To do these steps, providing you have available unused drive space is:

1) Move partition drive D: further down the "unused" drive space, so that
8-9GB of unused drive space is after drive C:

2) Create new partition



As always, always backup your "existing" data since
moving/partitioning/resizing partitions can cause the hard drive to be erased,
if the partitions get too scrambled in the processes.
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There is about 9Gb of unused space between C and D.
Do i create the new partition as primary? and as NTFS? (currently C
and D partitions are NTFS)
 
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