Windows Tip: Shrinking XP partitions using diskpart
The version of the diskpart command included in Windows Vista allows you to shrink partitions to free up space on your hard drive so you can create additional partitions. Unfortunately, the version of diskpart included in Windows XP doesn't include this functionality, so the usual way of shrinking XP partitions is to use a third-party tool like Symantec's Norton PartitionMagic. If you have a Windows Vista product DVD around however, you can use Vista's version of diskpart to shrink partitions on a computer that has Windows XP installed. To accomplish this bit of magic, do the following:
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I have tried this trick and
I have tried this trick and it worked perfectly.Great suggestion. I was
Great suggestion. I was looking around for so many days to partition my new machine. Thanks to you! Finally it worked