To create a new partition through Windows, you must have unallocated disk space, or free space in an extended partition. See How to use Disk Management to configure basic disks in Windows XP
Since most disks are usually spoken for straight out of the box (with Windows installed on c: and c: usually using the entire HD), you will need to use 3rd party software such as Partition Magic, which in my humble opinion, works flawlessly. It is well worth the money in terms of time saved.
Since most disks are usually spoken for straight out of the box (with Windows installed on c: and c: usually using the entire HD), you will need to use 3rd party software such as Partition Magic, which in my humble opinion, works flawlessly. It is well worth the money in terms of time saved.
