Alexandre wrote: >>is there a way to "clone" the partition, >>increase its size, and then "copy" the contents >>back? i'd like to avoid reinstalling win xp and >>the software if possible There's a nice program that might do what you want (I'm not sure about doing it to a BootCamp partition, actually), but have a look at: <http://www.coriolis-systems.com/iPartition.php> Perhaps yu could write them and ask about what you are wanting to do. Daly ----------------------