April 30, 200719 yr Hi Everyone, Can I use the computer administration tools that, come with XP pro, to create a new partition on my only HD . I wanted to install another operating system on the hard drive partition I would create. I know that there is 3rd party software that will partition a HD, but I wanted to inquire about ways a novice can safely partition and manage a partition with XP tools.
April 30, 200719 yr Yes, you can create a new partition, but only if you have free or "Unallocated" space. If your C: is occupying the entire drive, then you cannot resize it using Windows's partitioning tools..In that case, I'd recommend you burn a LiveCD of GParted and boot from it to resize your C: and create a new partition.
April 30, 200719 yr Author Yes, you can create a new partition, but only if you have free or "Unallocated" space. If your C: is occupying the entire drive, then you cannot resize it using Windows's partitioning tools..In that case, I'd recommend you burn a LiveCD of GParted and boot from it to resize your C: and create a new partition. Thanks for your reply .
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