Transfering 80 Gig to 160 Gig with Bootcamp (XP) on 80 gig (partitioned)

I'm trying to transfer my 80 gig 3/5 osx and 2/5 XP bootcamped system over to my 160 gig.
Are the partitions going to be stuck to it's portioned or can i adjust it once i have more space. Or will it just divide itself on the drive? ORRRRRR will it just do OSX.
Anything I need to know before I do this, I want all the information without me installing any programs. I want the whole thing over on 160 gig , OSX and XP.
Thanks
black macbook 2 gig ram

If you don't have an external drive you will need an enclosure like thit to put the new drive while you clone it. The nice thing is when you are through just put the old drive in the enclosure and you have an extra hard drive.
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/harddriveenclosures
Mort

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