Re: PROBLEM INSTALLING XP & PARTITIONING IN SETUP

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Yes, aren't they! NOT. I can't believe how long this has taken. Just to
get the OS and partitioning and formatting done. I still don't get why I
didn't have the opportunity to select the partition to install the OS on
after partitioning the 2nd part of the drive - on either of the first 2
attempts to install. The MSKB on it, and John's FAQ that he kindly pointed
me to ... both seem to indicate that I should get that option. Oh well ....
I didn't plan on sleeping tonight/last night anyway. :-/

--
DeeDee


"Chris" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:EF41EE63-AEC4-4259-89EB-2CF15BBFB392@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Yes, unformatted space will not show up under my computer or in Explorer.
You
> have to go into the Disk Manager and create and/or format that parition
> before Explorer will see it. Aren't computers fun? :-)
>
> "DeeDee" wrote:
>
> > OK, I think I HAVE found the unallocated space. It wasn't showing up
under
> > My Computer, but I noticed the DVD writer was allocated as E:, and when
I
> > went into Disk management I have 166.77g of unallocated space. So, I
think
> > I may be OK after all. Sheesh!
> >
> > --
> > DeeDee
> >
> >
> > "DeeDee" wrote in message news:#8wf0nlrFHA.3556@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Thanks for your help. I have definitely partitioned the first drive,
20g.
> > > And initially the second drive was partitioned with the remaining
space.
> > >
> > > When I went through the install the 3rd time, I deleted the 2nd
partition,
> > > leaving the balance 180g unpartitioned. And selected partition 1 20g
and
> > > installed Windows on that partition, leaving the formatting as it was
as
> > it
> > > had already been formatted as NTFS in the first attemp at
installation.
> > It
> > > currently shows Local Disk C: 19.5g total 16.9g free. No other disk
> > space?
> > > It doesn't show anything as unallocated.
> > >
> > > Basically, you suggested Option 2 - was what I did on my 3rd attempt
to
> > > install - with the above mentioned results.
> > >
> > > Help please.
> > >
> > > --
> > > DeeDee
> > >
> > > "John Barnett MVP" <freelanceit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:eRzPvilrFHA.3068@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > You have obviously not allocated the partition size and have
formatted
> > the
> > > > whole drive. Windows has therefore taken all of your drive space and
you
> > > > have no unallocated space in which to create another partition from
> > within
> > > > XP.
> > > >
> > > > Two options:
> > > >
> > > > 1/ Buy a copy of partition magic, shrink the partition down from
200GB
> > to
> > > > 20GB ( i assume from your partition claulations that you have a
200GB
> > > > drive?) This will then give you a 20GB C: drive and 180GB of
unallocated
> > > > space in which you can create either 1 large partition (not
recommended)
> > > or
> > > > by creating a logical partition, any number of further smaller
> > partitions.
> > > >
> > > > 2/ Re-install Windows XP. Only this time simply create a partition
of
> > 20GB
> > > > and then format this partition. Then let windows install to this
> > > partition.
> > > > If you have created the partition correctly you should end up with a
> > 20GB
> > > C:
> > > > drive and 180GB of unallocated space.
> > > >
> > > > For further details on partitioning and formatting with XP visit my
> > > website
> > > > http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Click the Win XP Faq button and
take a
> > > look
> > > > at question 41. For an illustrated guide to installing windows xp
also
> > > take
> > > > a look at question 85
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > John Barnett MVP
> > > > Associate Expert
> > > > http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
> > > >
> > > > The information in this post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
> > kind,
> > > > either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
> > > > reliability or content of this post. The Author shall not be liable
for
> > > any
> > > > direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of
the
> > > use
> > > > of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
> > post..
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "DeeDee" <dlyle@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:uzt5FalrFHA.2552@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >I can't believe this. OK. So first off, I setup 1 20g partition
and 1
> > > > >180g
> > > > > partition, was stepped through to formatting NTFS for first
partition,
> > > > > then
> > > > > did the same for the second partition. At the conclusion of
> > formatting
> > > > > the
> > > > > second partition it went straight into installing windows on the
last
> > > > > partition it had formatted. I did not get an option to select the
> > > > > partition
> > > > > I wanted to install on.
> > > > >
> > > > > I thought I must have missed it the first time, as I was working
on
> > this
> > > > > pc
> > > > > whilst installing the new system box. So, I started again doing
the
> > > exact
> > > > > same procedure. Same thing.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, I started for the 3rd time. After deleting the second
partition,
> > I
> > > > > had
> > > > > the option to create another partition or select where I wanted to
> > > install
> > > > > windows, I selected partition 1 (c:), and thought I would be able
to
> > > > > format
> > > > > the other partition through Disk Management. Went through
> > install/setup
> > > > > again. And I now have windows installed on c:, but no other disk
> > space
> > > > > available to partition.
> > > > >
> > > > > What the heck am I doing wrong? Help please.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > DeeDee
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
> >


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