partition c-drive after installation

[Guest]

Is there a possibility to repartition my harddrive c: after win xp home has
been installed?
I want a second partition , i've tried the command DISKPART but it seems
that this isn't working.
I don't want to buy software , shareware or an windows command would be grate
tx

Stanja

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

XP's DiskPart utility is capable of only partitioning a hard drive that is empty
or has "unallocated" free space.
For example, if you were to install a new second drive, DiskPart can be
used to partition and format it. DiskPart cannot segregate current files from
free space, therefore, only a sophisticated third-party partitioning program,
such as Partition Magic 8 , can be used with a drive that already has Windows XP
installed.

The only way you can create, delete, resize or merge existin­g partitions,
and not harm your existing Windows installation, is to purch­ase and use
a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8­.
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/

The alternative is to perform a "clean install" of Windows X­P:

How to Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313348&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
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| Is there a possibility to repartition my harddrive c: after win xp home has
| been installed?
| I want a second partition , i've tried the command DISKPART but it seems
| that this isn't working.
| I don't want to buy software , shareware or an windows command would be grate
| tx
|
| Stanja

 

[Jetro]

Double-cloning is an alternative way to manage partitions (no merge indeed).

 

[Guest]

What & how dows doule cloning work???

 

[Brandon]

Windows does not come with any utilities to do this. Diskpart can only
create, delete, and extend partitions, not shrink them.

I'm not quite sure how to use them, but there are many Linux utilities that
can resize Windows partitions that you can download for free and run from a
floppy. You'll have to do some research, but if you find a good Linux
group, they should be able to give you step-by-step instructions.

-Brandon

 

[Jetro]

Clone onto interim disk and reimage the original one.