If windows is already installed and you want to partition the disk that windows is on. You have two choices.
First is re-install windows and set up multiple partitions when you are installing it.
The other is to get a program called Partition Magic (version 8 I believe is the most recent) and that will allow you to change your partition size on an active drive.
Things to keep in mind. If you are wanting to change a partition on an active drive you have to have empty space on that drive. For example if you have a 40 gig drive and 20 gig of data then you have 20 gigs free. So you could split it in half having 2, 20 gig partitions. If you have 30 gigs of data then you could do a 30gig and a 10 gig partition.
Before you try ANYTHING with PM 8 (or anything else like it) be sure to make backup copies of everything that you'd HATE to lose.
I did.
I had PM7 combine my C & D partitions into one C partition.
It hosed it completely, lost the partition table.
Oh well, a fresh install is nice. AND I had all my documents, and my vast collection of por..........errrr...........mus..........uhhhh...........stuff all nicely saved on several CDs.
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First is re-install windows and set up multiple partitions when you are installing it.
The other is to get a program called Partition Magic (version 8 I believe is the most recent) and that will allow you to change your partition size on an active drive.
Things to keep in mind. If you are wanting to change a partition on an active drive you have to have empty space on that drive. For example if you have a 40 gig drive and 20 gig of data then you have 20 gigs free. So you could split it in half having 2, 20 gig partitions. If you have 30 gigs of data then you could do a 30gig and a 10 gig partition.
I did.
I had PM7 combine my C & D partitions into one C partition.
It hosed it completely, lost the partition table.
Oh well, a fresh install is nice. AND I had all my documents, and my vast collection of por..........errrr...........mus..........uhhhh...........stuff all nicely saved on several CDs.
haha, nice one!