Re: PROBLEM INSTALLING XP & PARTITIONING IN SETUP

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
>
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> "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
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "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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