Quote Originally Posted by Oregonian
Please someone answer this:

Can I partition the hard drive without actually wiping out the C drive? I want to take an backup image of the current machine before I scrap everything

Can I network my Laptop and my desktop? Laptop is wirelessly connected to the router and desktop is wired.
Yes you can network any windows computers connected to the network in any way. Laptop or pc.

To partition without wiping the drive use partition magic. It will shut down windows, do the partitioning, then boot up with the new settings.