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| Thread ID: 38179 | 2003-09-29 22:26:00 | How do you create 2 Primary partitions? | Jase1 (459) | Press F1 |
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| 179147 | 2003-10-02 02:11:00 | Dude, a 50Gb size for xp! Have a search of the forum for more intuitive partitioning methods!! | PoWa (203) | ||
| 179148 | 2003-10-02 03:00:00 | > Any ideas on how I can conver it into FAT32? Is it because the size of the HDD is over 40GB that it has to format it into NTFS? Correct. Win XP can only make FAT partitions if they are under 32GB in size. |
tommy (2826) | ||
| 179149 | 2003-10-02 03:54:00 | If I format the 50GB drive in FDISK now, would it convert it into FAT32? Thanks Jase Sen |
Jase1 (459) | ||
| 179150 | 2003-10-02 04:30:00 | This is how I have mine set up, and it works extremely well. You will have to decide which format to use on each partion (fat32,ntfs). I would suggest if you want the data to be accessible from win98, make the E: data partition fat32. Partitions should be laid out in this order maybe. Note the windows/swap and programs are at the start of the disk for quicker access. 1) 512mb-1Gb partition for windows swap file. (label Z: ) 2) 3Gb primary partition for Windows only. (label C: ) 3) XXGb logical partition for programs etc. (label D: ) (install everything to this) 4) Remainder XXGb logical partition for random stuff. (label E: ) So you install everything you want, and set everything up just how you like it. Then you use DriveImage or ghost to create a copy of only the C: partition. You would store the image on the E: partition. Then if windows dies, just use the ghost image to copy C: again. Advantages, you won't have to reinstall hardly -any- programs because all the info is in the registry, and that gets re-copied in with the image. |
PoWa (203) | ||
| 179151 | 2003-10-02 08:07:00 | To PoWa Thanks for the suggestion, but I've already gone a little bit further than that . I've manage to get everything running(create the partitions, installed of an earler OS), problems is, WinXP is in NTFS format and I want to it in FAT32, so Win98 can see it . The back up drive is also complete(its in FAT32) . So basically I've done everything, except WinXp is in NTFS now and I really want it to convert/format it into FAT32 so Win98 can see it . Thanks Jase Sen |
Jase1 (459) | ||
| 179152 | 2003-10-02 08:13:00 | You can really only do that with the Win98 Boot Disk, or Partition Magic. As mentioned, XP will only create FAT32 partitions that are under 32GB. It will however install onto ones made by the boot disk that are over. The only way to convert from NTFS to FAT32 is to use Partition Magic, so its either that or format that partition if you've installed WinXP. If you've made the partition, boot off the boot disk, and IIRC, you can simply go: format X: Where "X:" is the drive letter (Check it first that its not one of the other drives you want kept). That should format it as FAT32 and leave the rest alone. Hope this helps Chill. |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 179153 | 2003-10-02 12:48:00 | Since I've installed Win98Se on the Primary partition, and when I've installed WinXp it created another partition, an Extended partition . Now I can't seem to be able to FORMAT this Extended partition in FDISK . I've also create a logical partition to it as well . I can format the Primary partition and the logical partition but I can't seem to get it to format the Extended partition . I know that it may/suppose to have a Drive letter beside the Extended partition but there is none on my one :( . Does anyone know where I could download Partition magic from? It's a shareware isn't it? I just wanna thanks eveyone for their time and help ^^ Jase Sen |
Jase1 (459) | ||
| 179154 | 2003-10-02 20:47:00 | You cant format an extended partition, only the logical partitions within that extended partition. If the logical partitions dont fully occupy an extended partition then there is free space left over. I bought my Partition Magic originally from Quay Computers, but subsequent updates and Drive Copy from http://tech-matters.co.nz but there are other suppliers if you do a bit of a search. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 179155 | 2003-10-02 23:30:00 | > Since I've installed Win98Se on the Primary > partition, and when I've installed WinXp it created > another partition, an Extended partition . Now I can't > seem to be able to FORMAT this Extended partition in > FDISK . Why don't you try and format the partition from within Win XP's Disk Management? Or have I missed something . . . . . ? > I've also create a logical partition to it as > well . I can format the Primary partition and the > logical partition but I can't seem to get it to > format the Extended partition . I know that it > may/suppose to have a Drive letter beside the > Extended partition but there is none on my one :( . Can't advise there . > Does anyone know where I could download Partition > magic from? It's a shareware isn't it? No, Partition Magic is not shareware and it is not cheap . My suggestion is to wipe everything, start all over again and do it properly . I know it is a huge hassle because I have been down exactly the same path but believe me, having it all set up properly in the first place is worth the time and effort in the long run . Some time spent using Google and reading some of the vast amounts of information available on this topic will also help . To start you off there is a good partitioning FAQ on the forum that may be useful to you (link top right of this page - and be patient, the FAQs take a while to load) . |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 179156 | 2003-10-03 02:11:00 | Thanks Susan B Well, all I can say I pretty damn annoyed with this partitioning X-( . Like you said " . . . having it all set up properly in the first place is worth the time and effort in the long run . " so I'm gonna keep on trying, something . And yep, I'm wiping everything out and starting all over again . I have had a look at the post in the FAQ, I did that before I started this whole partition thing . I guess for this to come out successful I would need to read EVERYTHING . Oh yeah, I've also tried that partitioning thing within XP, though it sort of stuff up somewhere after the installation, probably is because of my previous partitions in FDISK . For now I'll think I'll just use FDISK and stick to it . And now I'll think I'll rest ^^ . Spent the whole day formating, reinstalling XP, partitioning . . . . . very tiring :( . Well, I'll just wanna thanks everyone again for their suggestions and ideas . Very grateful ^^ . Jase Sen |
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