When I try to, make a partition on my new hard disk with the XP-cd I get an error message: "setup cannort access this disk" How can I solve this?

Try Partition Magic, it works wonders for partitioning and it's quite straight forward. If you rather not :D, try making a partition with the windows interface........ 1. Open Computer Management (Local). 2. In the console tree, click Disk Management. 3. Right-click an unallocated region of a basic disk, and then click New Partition, or right-click free space in an extended partition, and then click New Logical Drive. 4.In the New Partition Wizard, click Next, click Primary partition, Extended partition, or Logical drive, and then follow the instructions on your screen. To open Computer Management, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure. You can create primary partitions, extended partitions, and logical drives only on basic disks. You should create basic volumes instead of dynamic volumes if this computer also runs MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows XP Home Edition. Kev HTH.