Re: The 8 megabytes reserved by Windows XP

See the references section here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309044



hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

"Al Dykes" <adykes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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!
>>
>>
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> Can someone point this old dog to a document describing dynamic disks
> and how to use them ?
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
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