Resizing the XP Primary Partition

[Greg]

Regarding a clean install of XP Pro.

I have previously setup my harddrive where the system
partition is 40 Gig (C: NTFS) and my unproportioned space
is 40 Gig. How can I resize the primary/boot partition
to 5 Gig from 40 Gig?

I will then use the unpartitioned 75 Gig of space to
create one partition (P to hold programs and games
(keeps the boot/system area clean of kids junk) and a new
partition (Dfor data (MP3, photos, documents etc.).

How can I resize the system/boot and is this scheme a
good idea? Thanks.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

A 5GB boot partition will eventually be too small for Windows XP.
It should be at least 10GB to allow for future updates and service
packs.

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/pmdetails.cfm

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

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Regarding a clean install of XP Pro.
|
| I have previously setup my harddrive where the system
| partition is 40 Gig (C: NTFS) and my unproportioned space
| is 40 Gig. How can I resize the primary/boot partition
| to 5 Gig from 40 Gig?
|
| I will then use the unpartitioned 75 Gig of space to
| create one partition (P to hold programs and games
| (keeps the boot/system area clean of kids junk) and a new
| partition (Dfor data (MP3, photos, documents etc.).
|
| How can I resize the system/boot and is this scheme a
| good idea? Thanks.
|