I have a 160 GB hard disk but it tells me my partition is only 130 GB so I guess there is more free space where I can create another partition, but I think the windows' cd wont let me create it the same way I created the first one, it just loads windows if I try to load from the windows' cd, so how can I create a NTFS partition in a disk where I already have windows xp?
2006-11-03 04:06:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Go into Computer management from the start menu in your administrative tools and Disk management. If there is free space left on the hard disk it will show up there. Then you just right click on the free space and create an extended partition.
You do not need the XP cd.
2006-11-03 05:19:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try something like partition magic. Usually mutiple partitions can be created during the initial install, and you select which partition you want to install the OS to. Once the install is complete you can go to my computer, right click and select manage, then go to disk manager and you will see the partitions there. You can then format the partitions that you didn't install windows on. If you don't want to reinstall you are going to have to purchase some software.
2006-11-03 12:34:28 · answer #2 · answered by micah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same issue and I used Norton's Partition Magic program to create that extra small partition to max out the 160GB. This is a good tool to size and resize partitions on a hard drive. There are other programs availalbe but Norton's has never messed me around and when it comes to partitioning, you don't want to let some amature's program do the work for you.
2006-11-03 13:35:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It’s kind of tricky when you already have XP installed because that is normally done when your now setting up the HD to run an OS the Easiest way that I know of is to install a program called “Partition Magic” it can create partition and delete even if you have windows installed.
2006-11-03 12:29:47 · answer #4 · answered by hysisneon 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Using computer management you can look into where the remaining space has gone. Usually Windows XP allocates a small amount for system use but 30GB is a lot and highly unusual.
Take a look at http://www.d-silence.com/feature.php?id=246 for a guide on adding partitions.
2006-11-03 14:01:07 · answer #5 · answered by Jamie Dow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides all the solutions above you can also use Acronis Disk Director. ADDS has very convenient Boot Manager that is used to create multiple partitions on your pc. Along with Boot Manager ADDS possesses several very useful utilities which can increase the performance of your hdd.
2006-11-03 13:51:33 · answer #6 · answered by S&H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start up windows XP and goto computer management, it will shopw up un allocated space , right click and I think its initailze or something like that.... That how I make my partitions after copying the contents from my old boot HD to my newer/bigger one...
2006-11-03 12:57:31 · answer #7 · answered by RealG187 [a/k/a MPG] 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with everyone that has told you to use Symantec (Norton) Partition Magic...You'll have to kick out some money for it but it's worth it in my book...Works like a charm...You can even resize partitions once they are already created with data on them without loosing anything...
http://www.powerquest.com/home_homeoffice/products/overview.jsp?pcid=sp&pvid=pm80
2006-11-03 13:18:19 · answer #8 · answered by MUff1N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's built in to xp just go to help section and search for convert. I think this is it type "convert D: /fs:ntfs"
without the quotes would format drive D: with the ntfs format.
2006-11-03 12:37:21 · answer #9 · answered by zippo091 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you loose the partition and every thing on it. use partition magic to do that.
2006-11-03 13:03:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋