How to Partition Windows XP Hard Drive

When users install Windows XP, performing hard drive partitioning with System Disc and install Windows XP on partitioned system partition is the first task. Nevertheless, the majority of Windows XP System Disk merely allow user to partition hard drive into for partitions which is so unreasonable and will render troubles for future data storage. So how can we perform hard drive partitioning in line with personal needs rather than dividing hard drive into four partitions restrictively? It is easy to resolve this problem given that we connect the new hard disk to another computer where MiniTool Partition Wizard is installed to perform hard drive partitioning at will.

Hard drive partitioning is not the privilege for installing Windows XP, user, if need, can employ MiniTool Partition Wizard to perform hard drive partitioning anytime. MiniTool Partition Wizard is an all-in-one partition magic with high efficiency and comprehensive functions, with which hard drive partitioning becomes extremely simple. Perhaps, user will have such a question that can MiniTool Partition Wizard really be compatible with the increasing types of hard disk on market. Let’s first catch a glimpse of current hard drive classifications before answering this question. Hard drive, as the major storage device on computer, is classified by hard drive interfaces which commonly include IDE, SATA and SCSI, etc. Hard drive with different interfaces possess divers transfer rate. Apart from interface distinction, internal structure still differs sharply. It is these factors that lead to hard drive partitioning failure of a huge amount of partition magic software. However, this doesn’t apply on MiniTool Partition Wizard, a partition magic developed after years’ research and upgrade, which is perfectly compatible with all mainstream hard drives currently. Therefore, users don’t need to worry about whether MiniTool Partition Wizard can partition hard drive or not.

Hard drive partitioning is not merely limited to new hard drive and we always need to perform hard drive partitioning repeatedly along with the usage of hard drive since no one can guarantee the initial partition mode fits data storage needs all the time. When user needs one partition to store data of the same sort, creating partition is the optimal choice. And of course, user can also consider storing the data to this partition if there is excessive free space on it, which, unfortunately, usually leads to data storage turbulence. When we create partition but find unallocated space insufficient, we should spare some space from other partitions. However, for Windows XP users, this operation can not be realized by built-in Disk Manager and they must turn to Resize Partition function on MiniTool Partition Wizard to improve disk space utilization more efficiently. User can create big enough new partition by combining Resize Partition and Create Partition functions.

MiniTool Partition Wizard offers a free edition for Windows XP home and family users and users can download this partition magic at the official website http://www.partitionwizard.com.
Run MiniTool Partition Wizard after installation:

To create new partition, select the unallocated space in partition list and click “Create” at toolbar.

Set partition properties including Partition Label, File System, Partition Size and location and driver letter in this interface and then click “OK“.

We can see the new partition has been successfully created in this preview interface. We should click “Apply” last to execute pending operation.

How to Partition Hard Drive

The article is intended to describe the procedure of partitioning hard drive on a Windows 7 computer. The method explained here is fairly simple, reliable, and self-performable. It is still recommended that users follow and implement the instructions accurately. Doing so will save them from running into problems and eventually contacting Microsoft technical help to fix them.

Do you want to partition your Windows 7 hard drive? Do you need help doing so? If yes, then the article is for you. Windows 7 is truly an advanced operating system as it offers so many features and utilities that never existed in the previous versions. Disk partitioning is one among those features that allows users to resize, create, or delete hard drive partitions. The below mentioned guide will help you do the desired task on your own. This essentially means that you don’t need to call up Microsoft tech support for help.

Click on the Start menu and navigate to the option Computer. Right click on Computer and select Manage from the dropdown menu. This will open up the Computer Management window. Scroll down to the option Storage, click on it and then click on Disk Management.

This will show you all the drives listed currently in your computer. Point your mouse to the drive that you want to partition, right click on it and choose Shrink Volume from the dropdown list of options.

This will open up a dialog box showing total size before shrink and available space etc. Type the desired amount that needs to be shrunk in the box next to Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB.

When done, click on the Shrink button. The shrinking process can take some time depending on the shrink amount and the disk size. Be patient until the process completes. When completed, you will be shown Unallocated space in a dialog box. This is the size of shrunk volume. Right click on Unallocated space and then select New Simple Volume from the dropdown menu.

This will open up the New Simple Volume Wizard window. If you don’t want to format the newly create volume, you can choose the first option saying Do not format this volume. If you want to format, click on Format this volume with the following settings. Choose NTFS from the File System dropdown menu. Type a drive letter in the box next to Volume Label. Leave the Allocation unit size to Default. Click on the Next button and then the Finish button to close the window.

You can also download and run a free hard drive partitioning tool from a trusted website. Choose from an available range of free tools. Some of them include Ultimate Boot CD, System RescueCD, Ranish Partition Manager, and GParted Live among others.