Partition for Win XP, how?

[andreadebiase]

hi I need some advices http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif
I have a 30gig hard drive with win 98se on it. I want to use partition magic 4.0 to make another partition to install win xp. Question is: how shall I proceed?

-I never made a second partition on one hard drive so, for example, how are my drives letters going to be rearranged? I have a c http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/frown.gifsingler partition) d http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/frown.gifcd rom) e http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/frown.gifcd-rw) and A: how is a second partition on C: going to be?

-if I install a second OS on the second partition how do I choose which one to boot? a window will pop up asking me which I want? is it so automatic or i have to do something more than partition, install and reboot?
thank you a lot



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#!@$*%.....just format the damn C:

[rond36]

When you partition the drive the first partition will remain C: the second one will become D: CD-ROM will be moved to E: CD-RW will be F:
You can rearange the drive letters later if you want with third party software or with Windows XP disk management utility. The disk management utility is found in control panel-->administrative tools-->computer management-->storage-->disk management. From the disk management aplet you can change drive letter assignments delete and create partitions.
I suggest giving XP as much disk space as you can because it is a disk hog! I started with 10GB it used 95% of it so I had to resize the partition with Partition Magic to 14GB. When you install XP do a new install and choose the partition otherwise XP will install to C: and over write 98SE http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/eek.gif When you install XP it will write a bootloader to the MBR of your C drive it will also write a hidden system file to the root of your C drive named BOOT.INI this will produce a menu to choose Windows XP or Windows 98SE. You can alter this file if you want but be careful not to mess it up it could cause your PC to not boot http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/mad.gif

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[This message has been edited by rond36 (edited 11-13-2001).]

[Dinosaur]

First, what type of file system does Windows XP use? Partition magic 4.0 might not be able to create such a partition.

If you really want to run more than one OS, I would buy Partition Magic 6.0 or 7.0, but first check that the one you buy can work with XP Partitions. 4.0 was a good product, but is obsolete now. I do not think it is as reliable as later versions.

If it will do the job, 6.0 might be the way to go, since it should be available at a discounted price now that 7.0 is available. The PowerQuest Web site should be able to tell you about PM use with XP.

The best way to run more than one OS is to make one or more hidden Primary Partitions on your first disk. Partition Magic can do this. It can also resize current partitions to get the extra space for a new partition without losing data in existing partitions. It warns you to back up your data, but I have used 6.0 extensively and never had a problem.

Boot Magic comes with PM 6.0 (and 7.0). It will Unhide and Hide partitions as required. When you boot your system, you get a Boot Magic Menu asking which OS you want to run. It then hides all primaries except the one you need.

The idea is that every OS runs in Partition C, requiring no drive letter changes from your existing system. The C partition for an inactive OS is "hidden" from the active OS.



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[rond36]

First, what type of file system does Windows XP use? Partition magic 4.0 might not be able to create such a partition.
Windows XP uses FAT 23 or NTFS you choose
If you really want to run more than one OS, I would buy Partition Magic 6.0 or 7.0, but first check that the one you buy can work with XP Partitions. 4.0 was a good product, but is obsolete now. I do not think it is as reliable as later versions.
4.0 will work all it has to do is create the partition it dosen't have to work with XP because at this point XP isn't installed yet.
The best way to run more than one OS is to make one or more hidden Primary Partitions on your first disk. Partition Magic can do this. It can also resize current partitions to get the extra space for a new partition without losing data in existing partitions. It warns you to back up your data, but I have used 6.0 extensively and never had a problem.
Why hide them when you can use them if you have both operating systems using FAT 32 you can exchange files freely between the two operating systems. You can even repair one from the other one. You dont need Boot Magic because XP will setup the duelboot for you.

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[This message has been edited by rond36 (edited 11-18-2001).]

[rond36]

Dinosaur Check out what MS has to say about this.
Multiboot Windows 98 and XP (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gettingstarted/meandxp.asp) and Multiboot made easy (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/columns/russel/september10.asp)
andreadebiase Check out this link along with the other two.How to use Fdisk and Format (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q255/8/67.asp) Just in case you need it.

Windows XP uses FAT 23 or NTFS you choose Should be:
Windows XP uses FAT 32 or NTFS you choose. It was a typo in previous post.

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[This message has been edited by rond36 (edited 11-18-2001).]

[andreadebiase]

thnks guys,
well i decided to whipe out the entire win98 and made a brand new installation of XP. All went well.


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#!@$*%.....just format the damn C: