I understand that I cannot create a new partition with Windows XP without
destroying what I already have in place or without purchasing 3rd party
software.  This is my scenario ... My system came with everything
preinstalled, one hd, and one basic/primary partition for everything.  I'm
wanting to create a new partition (logical drive) to maintain system and file
backups.  I have another operating system that will automatically and safely
- non-destructively - create a partition within my current configuration to
install itself on (Linux).  Hypothetical situation ... do you think that I
could feasibly install that product without autoboot sequence in order to
create the new partition; uninstall it, leaving the partition in place; then
reformat that new partition with XP through the Computer Manager tools in
order to create my desired logical drive/partition?  Any advice or
suggestions would be greatly appreciated.