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July 17th, 2004 18:00

How do I partition?

I just recieved a new computer from Dell that only has Windows XP on it. Using just the software that came with XP how do I partition the drive into 2 parts- one for the OS and one for all the files. The drive is 250 GB. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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    ejn63

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    Posted July 17th, 2004 19:00

    You either blow away the install and re-partition it (reinstall Windows), or purchase a partitioning program that can do the job without data loss (like Partition Magic).

     

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    Posted July 17th, 2004 20:00

    yea, but how do i physically partition the drive?
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    Posted July 18th, 2004 10:00

    Boot the XP CD, choose New Install and delete the existing partition(s).  Then create new ones using the disc administrator tool that loads during the XP installation process.

     

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    Posted August 8th, 2004 12:00

    when I boot with the XP CD and choose new install and want to delete the partition he says he can't do it because there are installation files on that partition

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