resizing partions

I currently have two partions on my hard drive. Do I have to buy a program
like Partion Magic to resize my partions without having to reformate?

The only way you can create, delete, resize or merge existing partitions,
and not harm your existing Windows installation, is to purchase and use
a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8.
http://www.symantec.com/partitionmagic/

The alternative is to perform a "clean install" of Windows XP:

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

How to Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"TonyH" wrote:

| I currently have two partions on my hard drive. Do I have to buy a program
| like Partion Magic to resize my partions without having to reformate?