Re: The 8 megabytes reserved by Windows XP

In article <eyX58v7WFHA.628@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Danny Sanders <Danny.Sanders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>The 8 meg are there in case you convert your basic disks to dynamic disks.
>If the partition was created by Win 2k or XP it will automatically reserve
>the space.
>See:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309044
>
>
>hth
>DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
>
>
>"Alex" <Alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:52498CCF-332A-480D-9925-2A04D6625F9F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Whenever Windows XP is installed, it reserves 8 megabytes of hard drive
>> space.
>> I recently, by mistake formated all the available space on the hard drive,
>> including those 8 megabytes.
>> I really need to know what are those 8 megabytes used for;
>> How will the fact that i formated them effect my computer;
>> And, if i need to fix it, what is the best and safest way of doing it,
>> besides reformating the drive and installing Windows XP again.
>>
>> Thank You!
>
>


Can someone point this old dog to a document describing dynamic disks
and how to use them ?


Thanks



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