partitions

[Steve]

Hi
I would like to partition my hard drive. I have been running Xp Home for approx. 6 mo. I have gone through the help index and followed its instructions And have gotten nowhere fast, I am a system admin. But it will not let me mark the partition as active
those functions are available on the list but will not highlight for me to use. I have also attempted to run my XP home CD looking for the make partition option but I never seem to get that option. I make it to the screen during set up where it asks what
do you want to do with this partition C: repair replace or delete and I stop I dont want to do any of those so I go and restore my system back to before I started. Can anyone tell me what I need to do? Thank You
Steve

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

XP's DiskPart utility is capable of only partitioning a hard drive that is empty
or has "unallocated" free space.
For example, if you were to install a new second drive, DiskPart can be
used to partition and format it. DiskPart cannot segregate current files from
free space, therefore, only a sophisticated third-party partitioning program,
such as Partition Magic 8 , can be used with a drive that already has Windows XP
installed.

The only way you can create, delete, resize or merge existing partitions,
and not harm your existing Windows installation, is to purchase and use
a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8.
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/pmdetails.cfm

The alternative is to perform a "clean install" of Windows XP:

How to Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313348&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"Steve" > wrote in message:
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| Hi
| I would like to partition my hard drive. I have been running Xp Home for approx. 6 mo. I have gone through
the help index and followed its instructions And have gotten nowhere fast, I am a system admin. But it will
not let me mark the partition as active those functions are available on the list but will not highlight for
me to use. I have also attempted to run my XP home CD looking for the make partition option but I never seem
to get that option. I make it to the screen during set up where it asks what do you want to do with this
partition C: repair replace or delete and I stop I dont want to do any of those so I go and restore my system
back to before I started. Can anyone tell me what I need to do? Thank You
|
Steve