Resize partitions

[Gordon]

You certainly can.
Once you have the disk manager open, you will probably notice there is no
available space.
So you have to shrink the single partition to begin with

Only one major problem - the built-in Disk manager will NOT shrink any
partition beyond the first immovable file it encounters - in which case
if the space created is not enough, then a third-party app will be
needed...

 

[Joseph Olson]

Is it possible to resize partitions in Win7 without resorting to 3rd
party software, or having to reinstall everything?

Basically, most computers come with everything set up on one giant
partition. Do the stock Windows tools let you shrink that partition down
so you can create your own?

I use Hirens Boot CD. It has Partition Magic and Acronis Disk manager
on it. You can boot to the CD and run the porgram from within the linux
environment. It downloads and burns to a single CD.