Best and free way to create new partition on a drive with XP without reinstalling

[KeypoX]

wasnt payin attention when i installed xp last night and forgot to make 2 parts one for xp and one for vista. Its been a few months since i used vista and i think i will try again

whats the best way to create second part?

 

[lxskllr]

gparted

 

[Noema]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
gparted

:thumbsup:

I've used several times and it has always worked great.

But don't forget to back up all your data first! Partitioning is never a risk-free endevour.

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: Noema

Originally posted by: lxskllr
gparted

:thumbsup:

I've used several times and it has always worked great.

But don't forget to back up all your data first! Partitioning is never a risk-free endevour.

lol thanks guys may try this but still debating the idea of vista for the third time. But this time i have 2gig of ram instead of 1 and a c2d instead of 3500 athlon sooo... i prob go for it

 

[Noema]

You won't regret it. Vista will fly on that machine. I've been using Vista 64-bit for about a month now and I'd only go back to XP at gunpoint (well, and to use my Line 6 hardware, for which there are no 64-bit drivers).

You might want to run the Vista Upgrade Advisor to check if all your hardware and software works in Vista, if you haven't already.

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: Noema
You won't regret it. Vista will fly on that machine. I've been using Vista 64-bit for about a month now and I'd only go back to XP at gunpoint (well, and to use my Line 6 hardware, for which there are no 64-bit drivers).

You might want to run the Vista Upgrade Advisor to check if all your hardware and software works in Vista, if you haven't already.

what about games in vista i know i had a huge drop in games but i did only have 1gig

 

[AgentZap]

I third using gparted. It did ruin my everything one time, but thankfully I had backups. When it works (which is most of the time) its very easy.

 

[KeypoX]

i took xp away 100% but i think this was a mistake already vista has locked up and runs alot slower

maybe its just explorer im not used to? Guess i will put firefox back in

 

[lxskllr]

Give it a little time, and make sure Vista, your drivers, and your bios are fully updated. If you still have problems, report back. You may be able to get some help setting it up nice.

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
Give it a little time, and make sure Vista, your drivers, and your bios are fully updated. If you still have problems, report back. You may be able to get some help setting it up nice.

i have updated drivers, and the latest bios i havent had any hard locks since the first one (been sitting at home all day and playing) Games are running great but none of them push my system so i cant tell.

I have had some times when nothing responds for a moment but hasnt locked up again. So its going good ... wish omega drivers worked though