Increase disk space allotted to Windows

I have a Mac Mini with following config: Mac OS X 10.5.8; 120 GB HD, 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB 667MHz DDR2 SD RAM. I have installed a licensed version of Windows XP SP2 and allotted it 10GB of space. Now I find the space woefully inadequate.
_How can I increase the disk space allotted to Windows without having to reinstall Windows?_ For a re-installation would mean downloading all the updates from SP3 till date all over again, also the drivers etc.
P.S. I need Win XP on the Mini for my children. They are taught Win XP at school.

Amit Mac wrote:
Will try the same. But is there any 'free' software to do the same job reliably.
Sorry to say but no.
The only 'free' alternative would be a complete re-installation of BootCamp Windows with an increased partition size.
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