Re: New partition for dual boot. Primary or logical

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From: GTT (gthorley_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 04:06:01 GMT

Are you saying the OS are on logical partitions?

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 11:30:23 -0700, "CZ" <CZ@no99spam.com> wrote:

>>> I am going to install XP as a dual boot with 98se my present OS.
>My hard drive was set up as C: primary and D: logical. I have created
>a new partition splitting C: using Partition Magic. I set it up as a
>primary partition as my understanding was each OS has to be on a
>primary partition. Partition Magic set it up as a hidden partition and
>no drive letter is assigned. Reading the help file it indicates to use
>caution as un hiding the partion can cause data problems between the 2
>primaries.
>
>Can someone tell me if XP can be loaded to a logical partition? Will
>it just automatically make the partition it is on a primary?
>
>GTT:
>
>I run nine op systems on two hard disks
>The only primary partition is FAT16, all other vols are in the extended
>partition on Disk0 or in the extended partition on Disk1. Note that Disk 1
>does not have a primary partition.
>
>C: FAT16 (primary partition)
>D: data files
>Other op systems are at drive letters E:+
>
>Generally, I recommend using MS's NT based boot loader files that are
>included with all NT based op systems (including XP, Win2k3 server), and not
>using third party s/w unless you have specific need for their features.
>My nine op system setup is using the MS NT based system. I have been using
>the NT based system for years without any problems.
>

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