Shrink Volume, Boot Partition - Available shrink space

I'm trying to shrink my C: Drive in Windows Vista, on my HP m9040n. I would
like to keep my personal files on another partition, so that if I had to use
HP's System Recovery I wouldn't lose all my files.

Under Computer Management, I select the C: Drive and Click 'Shrink Volume.'

Even though I have 175GB of free space, Vista tells me that I have 0 MB of
available shrink space.

I've search the internet and found how-to steps using g-parted, but they say
I must have a Windows Installation disk to repair the boot-up afterwards.
Since my HP didn't come with an actual installation disk, I'm not sure if I
want to try that.

Is there anyway I can shrink the volume?

System Recovery would return your PC to factory condition and delete your
files. Best practice is to store backups on a removable external hard drive.
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"kdagostino" <> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to shrink my C: Drive in Windows Vista, on my HP m9040n. I
> would
> like to keep my personal files on another partition, so that if I had to
> use
> HP's System Recovery I wouldn't lose all my files.
>
> Under Computer Management, I select the C: Drive and Click 'Shrink
> Volume.'
>
> Even though I have 175GB of free space, Vista tells me that I have 0 MB of
> available shrink space.
>
> I've search the internet and found how-to steps using g-parted, but they
> say
> I must have a Windows Installation disk to repair the boot-up afterwards.
> Since my HP didn't come with an actual installation disk, I'm not sure if
> I
> want to try that.
>
> Is there anyway I can shrink the volume?