Repartition a disk

Repartition a disk I have one disk partitioned into two logical drives, C and D. There is no unallocated space. I need to add space to C: so I want to use some space from D (plenty is available).
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"Partition resizing is in most cases relatively simple and rather safe, however BACKUP ALL your valuable data.

1) You would need live Linux CD, for instance Knoppix 5.3.1 DVD (but not 6.0.x). You can download it from the net or buy it anywhere for few $$.

2) It is very important to defragment both Windows partitions.

3) After defragmentation is complete insert you DVD disk and reboot computer (you may need to change BIOS setup {boot options, etc.} in order to start Knoppix from the disk).

4) Click letter K located in the bottom left corner of the screen and look for QTParted program.

5) Select your disk drive (/dev/hdX) and then select the second partition. Reduce it using graphical slider and then click icon to save changes. Wait for a moment. If you don't get any error messages then it's almost over.

7) Reboot computer, start Knoppix and run QTPArted once again. This time try to enlarge first partition and save changes. Reboot.

8) Reboot computer, remove DVD disk and let Windows start. It won't like changes that you've made but don't bother it.

9) Select my Computer and check actual partition sizes.

P.S. If your second partition (disk D) is located on extended partition (labeled as /dev/hdX6 or more in QTParted) this method will not work."