partition new laptop w/ preloaded software

brand new hp w/ preloaded software i want to keep.
how do i partion the hard drive w/out losing anything or
really hating my new computer afterwords?
right now, everything seems to be working fine even
though sp1 installed itself on startup, also 10 or 12
hotfixes self installed. i used to (years) know a little
about this stuff, but have been depending on my son for 4
or 5 years. now i feel totally out of the loop. please
help, or point me in the right direction. thanks

The only way you can create, delete, resize or merge existing partitions,
and not harm your existing Windows XP installation, is to use
a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8
(www.powerquest.com).

Partition Magic Instructional Videos
http://www.powerquest.com/support/primus/id3709.cfm


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Nicholas

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| brand new hp w/ preloaded software i want to keep.
| how do i partion the hard drive w/out losing anything or
| really hating my new computer afterwords?
| right now, everything seems to be working fine even
| though sp1 installed itself on startup, also 10 or 12
| hotfixes self installed. i used to (years) know a little
| about this stuff, but have been depending on my son for 4
| or 5 years. now i feel totally out of the loop. please
| help, or point me in the right direction. thanks
|

>-----Original Message-----
>The only way you can create, delete, resize or merge

existing partitions,

>and not harm your existing Windows XP installation, is

to use

>a third-party partitioning program such as Partition

Magic 8

>(www.powerquest.com).
>
>Partition Magic Instructional Videos
>http://www.powerquest.com/support/primus/id3709.cfm
>
>
>--
>Nicholas
>
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>"m" <mhammack@sc.rr.com> wrote in message:
> news:014301c35f6f$e900d3e0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>
>| brand new hp w/ preloaded software i want to keep.
>| how do i partion the hard drive w/out losing anything

or

>| really hating my new computer afterwords?
>| right now, everything seems to be working fine even
>| though sp1 installed itself on startup, also 10 or 12
>| hotfixes self installed. i used to (years) know a

little

>| about this stuff, but have been depending on my son

for 4

>| or 5 years. now i feel totally out of the loop. please
>| help, or point me in the right direction. thanks
>|
>.thanx nicholas, multiple thanx
>