Re: Partitioning my hard drive

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Thanks Bruce, I am downloading BootItNG now. I'm really glad you guys are
out there.

Steve

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Steve wrote:
I have WinXP pro, I don't know how to find which version,


Not that it makes any difference in this particular case, but, for future
reference, Click Start > Run, type in "Winver" and press <Enter>. The
resulting dialog box will tell you precisely what edition and version you
have.


and I would like to make a large data partition on my only drive.


A wise precaution. Placing data files on a partition or physical hard
drive separate from the operating system and applications is a good idea.
Doing so can greatly simplify system repairs/recoveries and data back-up.


I opened computer management and the instructions said to right click on
unallocated disk space. I right clicked everywhere : ) and no partition
wizard pops up.


That would because you currently have a single partition that occupies
your entire hard drive; there is no unallocated space.


Can WinXP do this or do I need to by some software?



Using WinXP's native tools, there's no way to do this without completely
wiping the hard drive and starting afresh. It's be a lot quicker to use a
3rd party partitioning utility to reduce the size of the existing
partition, thereby creating unallocated space in which to create your
desired data position.

Symantec Partition Magic
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/system_performance/pm80/index.html

VCom's Partition Commander
http://www.v-com.com/product/Partition_Commander_Home.html

For a fully functional, free, 30-day evaluation version, BootItNG can't be
beat:

Terabyte Unlimited's BootItNG
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootitng.html


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