Can I partition a drive hard once Windows XP Professional is installed

I will get a new computer with XP installed on a 500 GB drive.  Is it possible to partition the drive in 100 and 400 GB so that I can move my data files on the second partition, and thus be able to restore the operating system if necessary without destroyin my data. I have a feeling that partitioning must be done before XP is installed, but I'm not sure.

Thank you very much

If you drag from left to right or right depends on if you want the unallocated space (where ira your new partition) before or after the partition, you are working on.  As a general rule, it is best to have the system partition (usually C) to near the beginning of the training (i.e. the left end) as possible.  Thus, drag the right edge of the C partition to the left.

It's a bit difficult to describe without drawing but see if that helps-

Suppose you have a 500 GB drive with a 500 GB C partition.  It will look like this:

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Now assume that the amount of "space used" is 80 GB.  The space that is used with "BOLD", your disc looks like this:

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Now, you want to create a new partition of 400 GB.  Call the E (because D is your CD player - but the letters can be changed later).  You must resize C to leave space unallocated after him (right).  To do this, drag the right end of the C partition to the left:

CCCCCCCCCCCCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Now use the unallocated space and make your new partition

CCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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