Re: XP upgrade: hog the disk?

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 07/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 17:19:55 -0500

Question #1:

"I've already discovered (on company computers) that if you try to
clean-install XP on a partitioned disk, hoping to get to
a dual boot later, the install CD grabs all of the disk
for XP".

Reply #1:

Not true at all. What you "discovered" is someone does not
know how to set a partition size during a clean install of XP.

How to Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313348&Product=winxp

Question #2:

"If I do an upgrade from Win98SE to WinXP on an
existing dual-boot system, will the upgrade grab and
destroy my Linux partition?"

Reply #2:

All you need to do is launch Windows 98, then insert the
Windows XP Upgrade CD in the CD Drive, then select
the default "Upgrade" setup option (and not 'New Installation'),
and XP will perform the upgrade over Win 98 without touching
your Linux partition.

HOW TO: Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;316941

HOW TO: Prepare to Upgrade Windows 98 or
Windows Millennium Edition to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;316639

HOW TO: Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation When You
Upgrade from Windows 98 or Windows Me
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310064&Product=winxp

Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"Bill Gearhiser" <TheGear@aol.com> wrote in message:
 news:28ac501c4646d$42712260$a401280a@phx.gbl...
|I want to upgrade the Windows partition of my dual-boot 
| Win98SE/Linux system to Windows XP.  I've already 
| discovered (on company computers) that if you try to 
| clean-install XP on a partitioned disk, hoping to get to 
| a dual boot later, the install CD grabs all of the disk 
| for XP.  If I do an upgrade from Win98SE to WinXP on an 
| existing dual-boot system, will the upgrade grab and 
| destroy my Linux partition?

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