Changing size of C/D Drive

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Apologies if this is the wrong forumn or it has been asked before!

I am running Windows XP Pro on a Sony Vaio S3VP and am looking to change the
size of my C drive, decreasing it to allow more storage on my D Drive which
is where I keep all my work (I know, I am odd!).

I have been trying to find a way to do this through XP but unless I am
looking in the wrong place (which I probably am!) I can't seem to find it!

Does anyone out there know how it is done please; or even if it should be
done (?) throgh Windos XP. Im not really into downloading freeware or
shareware so would appreciate a way that doesnt utilise these tools unless I
need to!!
 
Jonathon said:
Apologies if this is the wrong forumn or it has been asked before!

I am running Windows XP Pro on a Sony Vaio S3VP and am looking to
change the size of my C drive, decreasing it to allow more storage on
my D Drive which is where I keep all my work (I know, I am odd!).

I have been trying to find a way to do this through XP but unless I am
looking in the wrong place (which I probably am!) I can't seem to
find it!

Does anyone out there know how it is done please; or even if it
should be done (?) throgh Windos XP. Im not really into downloading
freeware or shareware so would appreciate a way that doesnt utilise
these tools unless I need to!!
Click to expand...

Can't be done natively in Windows - you need third-party software to do
this.
 
Jonathon said:
Apologies if this is the wrong forumn or it has been asked before!

I am running Windows XP Pro on a Sony Vaio S3VP and am looking to change the
size of my C drive, decreasing it to allow more storage on my D Drive which
is where I keep all my work (I know, I am odd!).

I have been trying to find a way to do this through XP but unless I am
looking in the wrong place (which I probably am!) I can't seem to find it!

Does anyone out there know how it is done please; or even if it should be
done (?) throgh Windos XP. Im not really into downloading freeware or
shareware so would appreciate a way that doesnt utilise these tools unless I
need to!!
Click to expand...

I recommend Partition Magic:
http://www.powerquest.com/
 
I am sure you are talking about Partition resizing,
That is, one hard drive divided into 2 partitions.
The best way is to re-install XP, by booting with your XP CD installed.
You can delete all partitions and then recreate new ones before installing
XP.
OR
If you have programs installed that you want to keep, you will have to
acquire a 3rd party partition manager, that will change your partitions on
the fly without losing programs already installed.

Examples: Partition Magic or BootIt NG.

Good Luck,
Jerry
 
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Jonathon Parr said:
Apologies if this is the wrong forumn or it has been asked
before!

I am running Windows XP Pro on a Sony Vaio S3VP and am looking
to
change the size of my C drive, decreasing it to allow more
storage on
my D Drive which is where I keep all my work (I know, I am
odd!).

I have been trying to find a way to do this through XP but
unless I am
looking in the wrong place (which I probably am!) I can't seem
to
find it!
Click to expand...


It's not that you're looking in the wrong place. You can't find
it because it doesn't exist.

No version of Windows or DOS has ever had the ability to change
the partition structure of a drive without losing all the data on
it. To do so requires the use of a third-party program. Partition
Magic is the best-known such program, but there are
shareware/freeware alternatives. One shareware product that gets
good reports from several MVPs (although I haven't used it
personally) is Bootit Next Generation.
 
Just another word of praise here for Boot Magic. I have used it to set up a
four system multi-boot system and to partition a second hard drive. Works
like it says "magic". But it costs money.

Frank
 
I know you dont want to but... get bearshare file sharing (freeware) and
search for partition magic.I got it and it works GREAT.User friendly too.
Hope it helps
 
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