W2k to XP pro upgrade and partitions

[admlcl]

On someone elses recomendation when I setup my computer, I partitioned
my HD 10gb C: and the rest D:,The C: is full and I'm about to upgrade
the OS from w2k to XP pro.I can't find it in the archives but can I
increase the size of the C: partition as I do the upgrade using XP disc
managment,or should I get partition magic and up size the partion
before I run the upgrade.I'd rather not have to wipe the HD and start
from scatch if I can help it.
Thanks SteveC

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On someone elses recomendation when I setup my computer, I partitioned
my HD 10gb C: and the rest D:,The C: is full and I'm about to upgrade
the OS from w2k to XP pro.I can't find it in the archives but can I
increase the size of the C: partition as I do the upgrade using XP
disc managment,

No. Unfortunately, no version of Windows provides any way of changing the
existing partition structure of the drive nondestructively.

or should I get partition magic and up size the partion
before I run the upgrade.I'd rather not have to wipe the HD and start
from scatch if I can help it.

The only way to do what you want is with third-party software. Partition
Magic is the best-known such program, but there are freeware/shareware
alternatives. One such program is BootIt Next Generation. It's shareware,
but comes with a free 30-day trial, so you should be able to do what you
want within that 30 days. I haven't used it myself (because I've never
needed to use *any* such program), but it comes highly recommended by
several other MVPs here.

Whatever software you use, make sure you have a good backup before
beginning. Although there's no reason to expect a problem, things *can* go
wrong.

 

[Harry Ohrn]

You will need a third party repartitioning tool. I prefer Acronis Disk
Director. It is very easy to use and very stable.