Adding a partition

I have just upraded to win7 64bit and a program I have used since windows 98 AutoSketch will not go another step.

Which is the easiest way to partition and load my win xp?

First check for all the Win XP drivers for your hardware on the manufacturer's web site.
If your Win XP CD, does not support your Sata Controller, you will need to load drivers to uses at F6.
Load Sata Controller drivers with a floppy disk is the best way.
SATA Drivers - Load in Windows XP Setup on Dual Boot
OR
SATA Drivers - Slipstream into Windows XP CD

Take a look at those tutorials:
Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP
System Restore Points - Stop XP Dual Boot Delete - Vista Forums

Windows XP Mode - Install and Setup

Just had a thought it did work in win 7 home premium 32bit, guess that would be the best one to go with.

I do not have specific partition software, to be honest I have never bothered before, I do have a second onboard hard drive which at the moment is unused and it was an old systems disk, it shows at bootup could I use that one?

CyberZeus said:

Hi, since you own Windows 7 Ultimate, you can use Windows XP Mode without repartition your hard drive nor install drivers.

Download Windows XP Mode

Hope this helps.

Will that work with a 64bit version?

Ken Davison said:

Just had a thought it did work in win 7 home premium 32bit, guess that would be the best one to go with.

I do not have specific partition software, to be honest I have never bothered before, I do have a second onboard hard drive which at the moment is unused and it was an old systems disk, it shows at bootup could I use that one?

You can use Disk Management for partitioning as in the tuorial dual boot.
Yes, you can use your old systems disk.

Ken Davison said:

CyberZeus said:

Hi, since you own Windows 7 Ultimate, you can use Windows XP Mode without repartition your hard drive nor install drivers.

Download Windows XP Mode

Hope this helps.

Will that work with a 64bit version?

Yes,

whs said:

If nothing else works, you could run XP in Virtual Box: http://www.virtualbox.org/ This has certain advantages over double booting. You can wander seemlessly between the host and the guest system without having to reload anything.

Is that between 64bit and 32bit? AutoSketch to the best of my limited knowledge is 32bit only.

Many thanks for the info it is slowly sinking in.