Re: Partition troubles

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From: Tim (Tim_at_NoSpam.com)
Date: 06/13/04 

Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 12:17:46 +1200

Hi,

The easiest way would be to start all over again and delete all partitions
during XP setup.
You should not use DOS fdisk on an XP system except under exceptional
circumstances.
XP includes the ability to create and format partitions - see below.

To pass the current partition size limit on your C drive - if you want,
install Service Pack 1 and use the DISKPART /EXTEND command from a command
window - see Help on the start menu for further information.

Note: You can only extend a partition into free space that is contiguous
with the existing partition. Also note that it is a good idea to segragate
Data from System to make backups easier - all software on say C: drive and
all data on D: drive.

> Also, how do I set up partitions from Windows?

See Disk Management in Computer Management under Administrative tools,

HTH
- Tim

"Jaepheth" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1b1b001c44f84$04a731c0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>I have aHitachi deskstar with 160Gigs of space. During
> Windoes XP Pro installation, I set up a 50 Gig Partition.
> After a few days, when I had everything running smoothly,
> I attempted to use Dos based FDisk to turn the
> unpartitioned 110 gigs of space into a drive. However,
> FDisk changed my C: drive into a D: drive and upon
> rebooting, Windows wouldn't start, I believe it
> said "OperatingSystem missing" or something to that
> effect. I've re-installed Windows on this new C: drive
> (changed to 80gigs because of the 132gig limit since my
> windows CD doesn't have the upgrades that allows it to see
> more)What I want to know is: How do I change the D: drive
> back to C: and get it to boot from there again? Disk
> management says it can't modify the drive letter of a
> sys\tem or boot volume. (D: is labeled system, C: is
> labeled boot) Also, how do I set up partitions from
> Windows?

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