Re: hard drive partitioning




"Jimmy" <jameswest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My new computer came with XP preinstalled. So I do not have any
> Windows Disks. I was only able to create a recovery disk.
>
> XP partitioned my 40 GB hard drive into a 37 gb "C" drive and a 5 GB
> "D" drive. I want a smaller "C" drive and increase the "D" drive and
> possibly add a small "E" drive. I will be using an external drive for
> storage. I have attempted to find the "Set up" portion of XP with no
> sucess
>
> How do I partition, since XP does not offer FDISK ?????

It's just as well that WinXP does not offer fdisk.exe - it would
destroy your existing partitions while doing its job!

Acronis Disk Director is another product you could use to
repartition your disk.


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