partition from XP - help meeee

hmph. im in XP caus im leet, and i want to...

To create a partition or logical drive
Using the Windows interface

Open Computer Management (Local).
In the console tree, click Disk Management.
Where?

Computer Management (Local)
Storage
Disk Management

Right-click an unallocated region of a basic disk, and then click New Partition, or right-click free space in an extended partition, and then click New Logical Drive.


but its all used up by my existing partitions (there is free space) and none of them is extended - can i extendify my current C: partition or decrease the size of it? its a 144 GB partition with 86 free, and want to create a 40 GB partition (it can be as small as 20 GB but i wanna be safe) that is 'bootable' and a 10 GB 'storage' partition to hold the setup files for the new os, as I am told that the new partition wont bbe able to see the partition i am typing on right now. Can i do this? without deleting all my stuffs? my stuffs is cool. i wubs my stuffs

 

bump
yeah - can i take space away from an existing partition?

 

partitioning program help

help me - i need a program that will allow me to resize a partition that is free and that isnt frigging complicated. i cant hunt down 50 files on my computer just to change one thing. i want to resize a partition and add a new one, I dont want a boot disk, i dont have a floppy drive. just a simple program. i have a demo of partition magic. it would be fine. it DOESNT EVEN WORK! but! I can use it from inside windows. is there anything else like that? with a working eval or better yet FREE?

 

Re: partitioning program help

You might try http://www.majorgeeks.com/Partition_Logic_d4780.html , hey the price is right, and numerous folks recommend it

 

Re: partitioning program help

Also:

http://majorgeeks.com/Ranish_Partition_Manager_d1145.html
Drive Utilities | Ranish Partition Manager 2.44 Beta

 

will partition logic really work cause i tihnk i have a usb mouse, can ranish work off a CD?

 

partiton logic seems to crash - it says unable to initialize
and ranish - i dont have a A: drive