Re: Make a partition in unit C:
- From: "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:08:52 +1000
1. Make it the primary master disk.
2. Create a 15 MByte FAT partition at the far end.
3. Install XOSL (free boot manager) in this partition.
This will, amongs other things, modify the MBR
of this small disk.
4. Make the main disk the primary slave.
5. Add WinXP to the XOSL boot manager.
You can do this because XOSL lets you boot into
any OS on any partition (primary, logical) on any
disk (primary, secondary, master, slave). Even
better: It does not modify the boot environment
of that OS. You can therefore return to your original
configuration by making the original disk the primary
master.
"Ziggie" <Ziggie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Yes"the
I'd like to hear how to use the small drive as a boot manager??
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"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
"Paulo" <Paulo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have two hard drives. One with 3.73GB (C:) with 713MB free space,
whereWindows XP Pro SP2. Another with 3.2GB (D:) with 1.39GB free space,
games.I
store all my files, software, etc.
I'd like to install MS-DOS in unit C: to be able to play old DOS
format
Is it possible to create a partition in disk C: without having to
XPit?
How can I do it, if possible? I already found a tutorial in WindowsSupport
on how to do it, but I'm afraid having to format and install Windows
again.
Thank you,
Paulo.
You have two options:
a) Create a FAT16 partition, using a suitable non-destructive
partition manager, then use the WinXP boot manager to boot
into this partition.
b) Install Virtual PC, then use it to create a DOS boot. I believe
that Virtual PC is now free - have a look here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx
Option a) is not trivial. It depends on the boot partition being
FAT32 and it requires you to back up your whole installation
unless you're prepared to wear the risk of something going
wrong.
An overall remark: Using a 4 GByte disk for WinXP is very,
very tight, and having just 700 MBytes of free disk space means
that you will soon run out of space. Here is an alternative and
risk-free approach to your question, although it requires you
to become familiar with a few new things.
1. Buy an 80 GByte disk. They cost very little.
2. Make a 15 GByte active primary partition on it.
3. Make a 65 GByte data drive on it.
4. Clone your existing drive C: to this partition. Test it.
5. Clone your data disk the the 65 GByte data drive.
6. Reformat your old drive C: and use it for your boot
manager and for DOS.
This approach would give you oodles of free disk space.
Post again if you intend to adopt this plan. Unless you are
familiar with boot managers and with the cloning process,
you may need some further instructions.
.
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