Can/How to Win XP create a logical/extended partition?

[Hulk]

I would like to create an extended or logical partition on my boot drive. I thought Windows XP could do this without destroying data on the drive, but when I try it in disk management there is no such option when right clicking on the boot drive. The Windows help seems rather cryptic here as well. I've also tried using the command prompt but it just kind of ignores my attempts to create the partition.

I think I'm missing something here.

Can XP do this without reformatting the drive?

BTW, should I create a logical or extended partition? What is the difference?

Thanks,

Mark

 

[fade2black]

I don't think you can partition a formatted drive without losing data.

I had a situation where I partioned a 60 GB HD into 3 20 GB partitions. 2 of the partions were named C and E. The other 20 GB partition was raw and did not have a name. I found that there wasn't any obvious way to partition from XP, so I booted via CD ROM and used the XP install disk to boot. I got the option to name the partition. This may not directly help you, but that seems to be the way to partition a formatted HD.

 

[Turkey22]

You would need a 3rd party software like partition magic to partition without losing data.
As for partitioning you need to have primary partition then you can have an extended. Within that extended you create logical drives. So make a primary of whatever size and then make the extended the rest of the drive. Then divide into logical.

 

[Hulk]

Thanks guy!

Mark