Why not just get a second hdd for your backups?
Ghost works well this way.
~Dave
I have recently purchased a new computer running Windows XP Home Edition. My system is now up and running with all my software installed and data transferred but I now have a need to create a partition on this drive in order to successfully run some backup software I have. Can this be done now or do I have to reformat the drive and start the process before anything is loaded on it? If I can do this now can anyone explain how I go about doing it? Thanks

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