Partitions and volumes with Windows xp

Thanks Cari, I will try it

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Either use a third party software like Partition Magic whihc should keep the
> data intact or boot with an XP CD (with SP1 or later) and delete all
> partitions then create one big new one and reformat.
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> "David" <David RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > Hi,
> > I'm a first-timer here
> >
> > I just put in a 160gb hard drive into a dell 110 optiplex.
> > When I installed windows 98, it partitioned the hardrive to 130gb and left
> > 30gb.
> > After upgrading to windows xp , I can't ....
> > 1. get rid of the partition
> > 2. extend the partion
> > 3. use the whole 160 gb
> >
> > Can someone explain what I need to do!
> > Thanks for you help.
> >
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What if you want to shrink a partition that exists with XP on it, so you can
create a new partition?
Do I need to use a program like partition magic?
According to the MS website: When I go into Control Panel > Administrative
Tools > Computer Management I should be able to look under Storage > Disk
Management and then right click the volume I want to shrink and select
"Shrink Volume" but it's not an option.
I think it's because they only have a help section on this for Vista, not XP.
But that brings me to my question... how DO i resize my windows partition
using XP?
Any help is appreciated...
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On Tue, 15 May 2007 23:38:06 -0700, godssiren <godssiren DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>What if you want to shrink a partition that exists with XP on it, so you can
>create a new partition?
>Do I need to use a program like partition magic?
>According to the MS website: When I go into Control Panel > Administrative
>Tools > Computer Management I should be able to look under Storage > Disk
>Management and then right click the volume I want to shrink and select
>"Shrink Volume" but it's not an option.
>I think it's because they only have a help section on this for Vista, not XP.
>But that brings me to my question... how DO i resize my windows partition
>using XP?
As you guessed you need to use a 3rd-party tool like Partition Magic. The Vista support for
partition resizing is aslo very limited compared to a dedicated product.
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