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207797 2004-01-16 00:57:00 > It's quite hard to explain. WinME how it sits on the
> 10GB drive, has the boot files on it because it's the
> 1st partition and only partition on that drive. That
> makes the drive bootable. All boot files must reside
> on the first partition of any drive for it to be
> bootable as well as being in the first sector of the
> drive, which you don't really need to understand just
> yet.

ok

> If copying WinME over to the 2nd Partition of the
> other drive, the n that drive won't be bootable until
> you install XP to the first partition, which would
> create the boot files needed, or the bootfiles from
> WinME were copied over to the first sector of the
> first partition of the drive.
>
> Because your method suggests WinXP before WinME I'm
> not sure of how the outcome would be. I do believe
> XP will find WinME when copied over, so it seems it
> looks good, but as long as XP is using FAT32
>
> You do know what the advantages of NTFS is over
> FAT32?

I have sort of an idea of the advantages of NTFS over FAT32?, but to keep thing simple & to keep my idea in tack, I will keep FAT32, for now.... 		stu140103 (137)
207798 2004-01-16 01:01:00 > When XP is installed on the first partition during
> the setup it should tell you whether it encountered
> another version of Windows, this is a good sign that
> it'll now setup a bootloader so that you can
> alternate between which operating system you would
> like to run.

I have to ask this :D

What IF Win XP does NOT encountered another version of Windows???

I hope in hell it does find the other OS! 		stu140103 (137)
207799 2004-01-16 01:06:00 > That will be safer than
> "copying partitions". (I'm assuming that the 10GB's
> ME was installed on that machine ... it's not a good
> idea to run an OS on a machine other than the one it
> was installed on. :D)

If I get what you mean (e.g. different computers & installing etc…) then the 40GB will be in the same machine as the 10GB, & I think my dad will be doing all the copying etc... All on the one computer the one the 10GB one is in at the moment.

Is that what you mean? 		stu140103 (137)
207800 2004-01-16 01:17:00 I take that to mean that you have a 10GB disk in the machine, which boots and runs Windows ME . You are replacing the 10Gb with a 40GB drive, on which you want to install XP?

In that case, I am suggesting that you should make the 40GB disk the master and keep the 10GB, as slave . That way, you can make the XP's boot manager let you choose which system you want .

(BTW, two OS's shouldn't duel, though dual booting systems sometimes give that impression . . . ) 		Graham L (2)
207801 2004-01-16 01:25:00 > I take that to mean that you have a 10GB disk in the
> machine, which boots and runs Windows ME. You are
> replacing the 10Gb with a 40GB drive, on which you
> want to install XP?

Yep & I also what to have win ME on the 40GB as well :)

> (BTW, two OS's shouldn't duel, though
> dual booting systems sometimes give that
> impression ...)

Sorry :8}:8} 		stu140103 (137)
207802 2004-01-16 03:50:00 > > When XP is installed on the first partition during
> > the setup it should tell you whether it
> encountered
> > another version of Windows, this is a good sign
> that
> > it'll now setup a bootloader so that you can
> > alternate between which operating system you would
> > like to run.
>
> I have to ask this :D
>
> What IF Win XP does NOT encountered another version
> of Windows???

??????????? 		stu140103 (137)
207803 2004-01-16 03:57:00 > > > When XP is installed on the first partition
> > > during
> > > the setup it should tell you whether it
> > > encountered
> > > another version of Windows, this is a good sign
> > > that
> > > it'll now setup a bootloader so that you can
> > > alternate between which operating system you
> > > would
> > > like to run.
> >
> > I have to ask this :D
> >
> > What IF Win XP does NOT encountered another
> > version
> > of Windows???
>
> ???????????

let me guess...

it didnt detect? the os? well then you will have to move the boot loader ova to the xp partition 		Megaman (344)
207804 2004-01-16 04:04:00 > > > I have to ask this :D
> > >
> > > What IF Win XP does NOT encountered another
> > > version
> > > of Windows???
> >
> > ???????????
>
> let me guess...
>
> it didnt detect? the os? well then you will have to
> move the boot loader ova to the xp partition

I have not done it yet, I am just what to know what to do IF it does not encountered another version of win 		stu140103 (137)
207805 2004-01-16 04:13:00 Basically Stu>

Install WinME, Image it, Do whatever with it, and put it wherever you like, but Im not sure if it'll boot if you install it onto the 2nd partition on a HDD. I know that Win98 did so I dont see why WinME shouldnt.

Install WinXP, and it WILL pick up WinME on the other partition!

Just be careful about changing the location of the HDD that WinXP is installed on after wards coz it can throw a wobbly sometimes due to the settings being specified in the boot.ini file.

Just do a good backup of all your files and hope for the best, it shouldnt be too difficult :-)

Stick with FAT32 for the time being, tell ya dad you can convert it to ntfs later if you really must, but stick with FAT32.....

Other than that, good luck man :-)


Chill. 		Chilling_Silently (228)
207806 2004-01-16 04:17:00 > > > > > When XP is installed on the first partition
> > > > > during
> > > > > the setup it should tell you whether it
> > > > > encountered
> > > > > another version of Windows, this is a good sign
> > > > > that
> > > > > it'll now setup a bootloader so that you can
> > > > > alternate between which operating system you
> > > > > would
> > > > > like to run.
> > > > I have to ask this :D
> > > >
> > > > What IF Win XP does NOT encountered another
> > > > version
> > > > of Windows???
> > >
> > > ???????????
> >
> > let me guess...
> >
> > it didnt detect? the os? well then you will have
> > to
> > move the boot loader ova to the xp partition
>
> I have not done it yet, I am just what to know what
> to do IF it does not encountered another version of
> win

ahhh... 		Megaman (344)
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