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blade · #1 (**permalink**) 06-17-2006, 12:39 PM

ok iv installed windows vista on my laptop and it is 40gb with around 20gb left, 1.7ghz and 447mb of ram and its goin pretty slow with vista(lol expected it though from my laptop, comps way better though) but was goin really smothly with xp, now my c drive is already partitiond with around 256mb and i dont know wat its for but im suspecting for the main setup programs and stuf that come up when u first boot up(dont know that much bout comps yet seeing that im only 15, but im trying to learn as u can see) so it is already partitiond and im wondering how to partition it a 3rd time if thats possible???? and if so can u give me easy instructions on how to(iv alreadyh gotten into the managing section of the hard drive by right clicking on my computer chosing manage then disk management. so i gues the question im asking is how an i ment to split again and then instal xp on the split part and boot from setup screen

please help me out

mfaheypride · #2 (**permalink**) 06-17-2006, 01:00 PM

well, if you are in the linux world, you could easily have ubuntu 6.06 linux, windows xp, and vista on one hard drive. What you need to do is find the ubuntu 6.06 dapper drake live install cd and start to go through with the install, however just go as far as the edit partitions step and edit them. Then leave the install and you will have 3 partitions. Then install xp and vista on different partitions, then go back to the ubuntu install and install that on the third partition. The install will find the other 2 OS's for you and set up the Grub loader (the screen which first shows when u boot up which OS you want to use). Now, you will have all 3 of these great OS's and the bootup screen. Otherwise, if you want to split the partitions, you need to buy software for windows. The linux software is all free. Also, the dapper drake linux install is new and has a nice GUI and is one of the easiest linux distributions to install. Its quicker and easier than xp i think.

edit- you cannot have windows and xp on one partition you can have it on one hard drive. Partitions are for OS's as you know, but two cannot be on one parition.

blade · #3 (**permalink**) 06-17-2006, 01:10 PM

thank you for giving me that info but i have no idea about linux and dont really think that i will use it, wats the windows partition program cuz im shoure i can get it somehow

mfaheypride · #4 (**permalink**) 06-17-2006, 01:13 PM

ah yes "somehow" anyhow, simply google "partition manager" or sumthing, or "resize partitions in windows". you should get a bunch of different products. Then look for this product using your "other means" and you should find it.

i found a free one here describes it

Ranish Partition Manager
http://www.ranish.com/part/
Partition Manager is a freeware program that partitions hard disks. It will help you to install and dualboot Linux and multiple copies of Windows. For example, it will let you to run Win ME, Win 2k, and Linux on a single box. Also, using Partition Manager you can copy, move, and resize disk partitions.

blade · #5 (**permalink**) 06-17-2006, 01:19 PM

thanx man uv been a great help

mfaheypride · #6 (**permalink**) 06-17-2006, 01:23 PM

no problem, hope this works for you, personally, i have no experience with ranish, but it looks pretty good. let me know if it works good for you.

Extibal · #7 (**permalink**) 06-17-2006, 01:31 PM

Well what i did to dual boot xp and vista was just using partion majic to create another partion the reson i didn do the partion majic install another operating system thing is becuse vista uses the nt boot loader and will dual boot with xp but if u dont wan to pay for partion manager theres some freware partion utilities that way u wont have to use ubuntoo

oogie · #8 (**permalink**) 06-17-2006, 01:44 PM

Cant you just make another partition using disk manager in xp? i just got vista and im gonna try alot of stuff lol

blade · #9 (**permalink**) 06-17-2006, 01:46 PM

ok hold on, so u just use partition magic and it creats anouther partition, but how am i ment to instal xp on it and boot it up after that,
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thats the thing i also have vista but i can not find anything saying "make partition" or something along the lines of that

mfaheypride · #10 (**permalink**) 06-17-2006, 05:42 PM

you cannot resize partitions using the xp disk manager. Yes, you can create new one, but you must have room for it. Most people have one big xp partition and another one. These two take up all of the disk dirve and therefore there is no room for a new one. You therefore need a program to do it. Thats why parition magic costs money.