to create a new partition

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My C drive presently has 1 partition, which takes up the whole drive
and contains Windows xp pro. I want to create a new partition on that
drive for linux. Is there any way to do this without reinstalling
windows xp pro ?

Assuming I have to reinstall xp pro, if I do install, I will lose any of
the functionality of my computer that is not included in xp pro.
Therefore, I would like to know which directories and files are native
to xp pro so I can figure out what I will have to add after I reinstall.
Is there a web site that lists the contents of a fresh install before
anything else is added ?

Alternatively, I have a cd with the set up that came with my computer.
All it need is an emty partiion. If I can somehow create two partitions
before I install anything I can use this cd to install win xp pro.
However, I don't know how to format the disc and create two partions.

Here is the contents of my program files directory. Can you tell me
which directories are not included with xp pro ? Thanks.



Analog Devices
Common Files
dvd
High Mat CD Writing Wizard
Internet Explorer
microsoft frontpage
MSN
NetMeeting
Outlook Express
Windows Journal Viewer
Windows NT
xerox
ATI Technologies
ComPlus Applications
Intel
Messenger
Movie Maker
MSN Gaming Zone
Online Services
Windows Media Player
 
Hi

Either of the following programs will create new partitions for you:

Acronis Partition - http://www.acronis.com/products/partitionexpert/
Partition Magic - http://www.symantec.com/partitionmagic/index.html

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| My C drive presently has 1 partition, which takes up the whole drive
| and contains Windows xp pro. I want to create a new partition on that
| drive for linux. Is there any way to do this without reinstalling
| windows xp pro ?
|
| Assuming I have to reinstall xp pro, if I do install, I will lose any of
| the functionality of my computer that is not included in xp pro.
| Therefore, I would like to know which directories and files are native
| to xp pro so I can figure out what I will have to add after I reinstall.
| Is there a web site that lists the contents of a fresh install before
| anything else is added ?
|
| Alternatively, I have a cd with the set up that came with my computer.
| All it need is an emty partiion. If I can somehow create two partitions
| before I install anything I can use this cd to install win xp pro.
| However, I don't know how to format the disc and create two partions.
|
| Here is the contents of my program files directory. Can you tell me
| which directories are not included with xp pro ? Thanks.
|
|
|
| Analog Devices
| Common Files
| dvd
| High Mat CD Writing Wizard
| Internet Explorer
| microsoft frontpage
| MSN
| NetMeeting
| Outlook Express
| Windows Journal Viewer
| Windows NT
| xerox
| ATI Technologies
| ComPlus Applications
| Intel
| Messenger
| Movie Maker
| MSN Gaming Zone
| Online Services
| Windows Media Player
 
Hi rodeored,

Purchase Partition Magic and use it to decrease the size of your
partition (let's say by 6 GB). Then use Partition Magic to create two
partitions (one swap = your amount of RAM), the rest an ext2
partition.

Install linux in the created partition.
You must back up all your data, as a power outage during these
operations could prove awful.

You will also want to create an XP boot disc, containing boot.ini,
ntldr and ntdetect.com
You can use this to boot if you have any problems during the linux
install.

Also get acquainted with the Recovery console and the fixmbr command,
in case someday you want to remove linux.

Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=kb;en-us;Q314058


Good luck
 
Thanks for all that advice, I know I can use a third party program but I
would like to do it with out any. I don't mind reinstalling xp,
 
Thanks for all that advice, I know I can use a third party program but I
would like to do it with out any. I don't mind reinstalling xp,
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You can create partitions with the XP CD, when you install XP you can
remove old partitions and create new ones as you see fit. When you're
doing this just leave a sufficient amount unallocated for the linux
partition. After you are done installing XP and you install linux, you
can tell it to install in the unallocated space.

See if this helps:
Planning Your Partitions
http://www.aumha.org/a/parts.htm

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
Repair install

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
Clean install

Remember to turn on XP's firewall before connecting to the internet.

Good luck
 
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