Don't know how many have you used this but try out the Diskmgmt.msc control utility.
Goto Start > Run and type diskmgmt.msc and press Run.

You will see a correctly populated virtual representation of our hard disk partitions. Now the best part is what is considered a head ache otherwise is solved just by right clicking and selecting. Its more efficient that most tools available in Linux.

One important thing that will be seen is we can create multiple primary partitions in our hard disks. We can have at most 3 primary partitions and 1 extended partition, or at most 4 primary partitions.

If you are a novice and are afraid of command line tools like fdisk and diskpart, here is a way of doing the deed with complete safety. Now obviously you can't run this tool without windows xp and hence you wont have access to it incase xp crashes and even safe mode doesn't run. In that case you will need to boot from XP CD and use the partitioning tool within the setup.

You can also get there by right clicking on my computer and then choose 'manage'.
And then under storage (?) you can use the diskmanagement.
Works pretty good, I've been using this for a long time (pretty handy if you have a PATA>SATA convertor, hotplugging old PATA disks )

Doesnt work!
Diskmgmt.msc - Coolest Inbuilt Control ( Xp )

Mine doesnt work! it comes up with the 'windows cannot open this file' box with the options to select a program from a list or the net. ***

-reply by jeff

Diskmgmt.msc should work when you run it in Windows XP. Are you sure you didn't misspell the name of the disk management console? If the file is missing or corrupted, then there is something wrong with you operating system. See link for a similar topic.

http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=925572

It is part of Disk management under Computer Administration in Administrative Tools. It is in a way similar to GParted in Ubuntu that allows you to edit partitions, but in a limited functionality though (doesn't allow resizing or expanding).

Is there a similar tool in Windows Vista though? I tried looking under System and Maintenance, but I couldn't find it.

I still rather use QTParted on a Live Linux CD than to use the Windows thingy. I only use it to delete or create Windows partitions. Else, I just use QTParted.

xboxrulz

Oh cool i never knew about that i guess theres all kinds of features i don't know about made in windows xp but i'm on linux most of the time and so i can't use it on linux but theres prob some tools like it on linux anyways thanks.

Another way to "Open" DIsk Management>>
Click the Windows-START button, then "Run" DiskMgmt.msc (characters are case-insensitive), --billsivula

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