Re: Ni Partitions
- From: RN1 <rn5a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:02:47 -0800
On Nov 7, 4:52 pm, John John <audetw...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
RN1 wrote:
On Nov 7, 7:58 am, John John <audetw...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Are you sure that you are looking at the right disk? Do you see both
disks? How did you create the partitions?
You can do all the partitioning work when you run setup from the XP cd.
BE CAREFUL! You may end up losing partitions on your first disk if
you botch things up!
John
RN1 wrote:
My PC already has a 80GB hard disk in which WinXP Pro is installed. I
recently added another 40GB hard disk & created 4 partitions. I intend
to install WinXP in one of the 4 partitions in this new hard disk as
well (so that if WinXP in the first hard disk crashes due to some
reason, I can rely on the new hard disk which will ensure that my work
doesn't get hampered).
But when I booted my PC from the WinXP CD to install WinXP in the new
hard disk, the setup didn't list the 4 partitions separately. Instead
it just displayed the entire new hard disk as a single partition.
What's causing this? How do I make the setup detect the 4 partitions
in the new hard disk so that I can install WinXP Pro in one of the 4
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Are you sure that you are looking at the right disk?
Yes, John, I am sure that I am looking at the right disk.
Do you see both disks?
Yes, I see both the disks not only while installing WinXP in the new
hard disk but also when I log into WinXP from the old hard disk. The
old hard disk is partitioned into C:, D: & E: and the new hard disk is
partitioned into G:, H:, I: & J: When I log into WinXP from the old
hard disk, "My Computer" lists all the 7 partitions but
during,installation, the setup lists C:, D: & E: of the old hard disk
(along with other details like partition type - NTFS or FAT32, total
size of each partition etc.) but it lists ONLY G: of the new hard disk
& neglects the remaining 3 partitions H:, I: & J:.
I suspect that H: I: & J: may be logical drives inside an extended
partition. If there is nothing a all on the disk you can blow all the
partitions on it away and create new ones when you install Windows to
it. You can create only one partition of a desired size then create
the other ones with the Disk Management tool after Windows is installed.
Why such a mess (pile) of partitions? Also, I don't know how big the
partitions are on the 40GB disk but keep in mind that if you install XP
on too small a partition you will run into problems later on down the road.
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Sorry for the late response, friends.
When I have a look at Disk Management, it shows that the first
partition in the old disk is "Primary Partition" & the remaining 2 are
"Logical Drives" but these 2 are "Extended Partitions" as well which
is indicated by a green line bordering them & clubbing them together
whereas all the 3 partitions in the new disk are "Simple Volumes". Has
this got to do something with why Windows is listing the entire new
disk as one partition when I am trying to install WinXP in the new
disk & not listing the 3 partitions?
Also Disk Management indicates that the new disk is "Dynamic" where as
the old disk is "Basic".
You have not said how you are getting a choice on which system to boot?
Since I have only WinXP installed in the old disk, I don't get any
choice when the system boots. WinXP starts by default.
Thanks,
Ron
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