Missed partitioning option during install

[JDShine]

Last night I installed XP Home (clean install from upgrade with ME on
'C:') on a new second HDD ('D:'). I followed the book as to changing the
boot order in CMOS but was unable to get my system to boot to the CD
drive as the post screen flashes on and off so quickly that I was unable
to make the choice. I have addressed this problem in a manufacturers
(DELL) specific group. I succeeded in installing XP from within ME by
following instruction on the DELL support sight and XP is currently
running on 'D:' with nothing added and a dual boot process is working.
Because of the late hour and built up frustration caused by the initial
problems I failed to opt to partition (hit 'enter' instead of 'c') the
60 GB during installation and now have XP on one 60 GB primary
partition. I have *not* done my homework relative to using the 'disk
manager' utility.

My options, in order of personal preference, are:
1) Resolve the 'boot to CD problem' and reinstall XP in a more
conventional manner, create the recommended 8 to 10 gig primary for
installation of XP, then do my partitioning homework and divide up the
remained of the 60 GB using 'disk manager'.
2) Reinstall XP from within ME and make the proper choice (c) when I
choose the location for XP ('D:') then proceed as in option 1.
3) Leave thing as they are and either read up on 'disk manager' or use
Partition Magic 8.0 (it's in the mail) to divide up the new HDD.
4) Leave things as they are , wait for PM to arrive, use it to partition
'C:', use the partitioned 'C:' drive until I have a better grasp of
partitioning and then proceed with option 1.
5) Could I use 'repair XP' from the CD to create my recommended 8 to 10
GB OS partition on the current install.

Your advise please.

TIA
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JDShine
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[Dan DeStefano]

may i ask why you need to dual-boot with winme?
usually with dell machines, pressing 'del' at boot (the "dell" screen) will
allow you to enter cmos setup, where you can change the boot order to use
the cdrom drive first (on some newer dell's you can press, i think, f2 in
order to temporarily change the boot order without entering cmos setup.

note: the more partitions you create, the less performance you will get as
the os will have increased overhead managing multiple partitions. i
recommend installing xp on a 10-15gb partition (less if you do not run large
programs such as games), then, creating one other partition for your data.
then, you can setup a logical, organized folder hirearchy on the 'data'
partition to store all of your data. xp will dynamically rearrange files,
namely system files, into contiguous clusters on the hd depending on usage.
e.g. xp will rearrange the pagefile so that it is on the fastest portion of
the disk and, since it is essentially defragmenting the pagefile, there is
no need to place it on its own partition on the same disk as the os
(however, it is recommended to create a pagefile on an additional, physical
disk as this will improve performance).

in your situation, i recommend performing a clean installation of xp,
instead of dual-booting (unless, of course, you have programs that are not
xp-compatible and need winme). so, if the first hdd is 20 gb or less, then
just create one partition onto which you can install xp and this will leave
ample room for any programs you wish to install. then, use the second disk
for storage of your data, in logically-organized files/folders. this will
enable you to optimize your storage space and enable the maximum available
capacity (each partition will need a certain amount of space reserved for
it, which is why having multiple partitions will actually decrease your
usable storage space). you may then create a second pagefile on the 'data'
disk, if you like (but do not remove the pagefile from the first disk as
this will disable creation of a crash-dump report in the event of system
failure).

where did you receive the 8-10gb boot partition recommendation?

Dan DeStefano

"JDShine" > wrote in message
...
> Last night I installed XP Home (clean install from upgrade with ME on
> 'C:') on a new second HDD ('D:'). I followed the book as to changing the
> boot order in CMOS but was unable to get my system to boot to the CD
> drive as the post screen flashes on and off so quickly that I was unable
> to make the choice. I have addressed this problem in a manufacturers
> (DELL) specific group. I succeeded in installing XP from within ME by
> following instruction on the DELL support sight and XP is currently
> running on 'D:' with nothing added and a dual boot process is working.
> Because of the late hour and built up frustration caused by the initial
> problems I failed to opt to partition (hit 'enter' instead of 'c') the
> 60 GB during installation and now have XP on one 60 GB primary
> partition. I have *not* done my homework relative to using the 'disk
> manager' utility.
>
> My options, in order of personal preference, are:
> 1) Resolve the 'boot to CD problem' and reinstall XP in a more
> conventional manner, create the recommended 8 to 10 gig primary for
> installation of XP, then do my partitioning homework and divide up the
> remained of the 60 GB using 'disk manager'.
> 2) Reinstall XP from within ME and make the proper choice (c) when I
> choose the location for XP ('D:') then proceed as in option 1.
> 3) Leave thing as they are and either read up on 'disk manager' or use
> Partition Magic 8.0 (it's in the mail) to divide up the new HDD.
> 4) Leave things as they are , wait for PM to arrive, use it to partition
> 'C:', use the partitioned 'C:' drive until I have a better grasp of
> partitioning and then proceed with option 1.
> 5) Could I use 'repair XP' from the CD to create my recommended 8 to 10
> GB OS partition on the current install.
>
> Your advise please.
>
> TIA
> --
> JDShine
> to email: >< AT & @

[JDShine]

Thank you for your reply.

Dan DeStefano wrote:

> may i ask why you need to dual-boot with winme?

I am functional and comfortable with winme and felt desire to remain so
while I learned XP.

> usually with dell machines, pressing 'del' at boot (the "dell" screen) will
> allow you to enter cmos setup, where you can change the boot order to use
> the cdrom drive first

This was how I entered CMOS and changed the boot order and I had no
problem changing it just making the machine follow the prescribe order.

> note: the more partitions you create, the less performance you will get as
> the os will have increased overhead managing multiple partitions. i
> recommend installing xp on a 10-15gb partition (less if you do not run large
> programs such as games),
[snip]

Tank you for your advise, I have saved this message and will refer to it
when I partition both the new and old drives.
>
> where did you receive the 8-10gb boot partition recommendation?
>
HERE: http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

> Dan DeStefano
>
> "JDShine" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Last night I installed XP Home (clean install from upgrade with ME on
> > 'C:') on a new second HDD ('D:'). I followed the book as to changing the
> > boot order in CMOS but was unable to get my system to boot to the CD
> > drive as the post screen flashes on and off so quickly that I was unable
> > to make the choice.
[snip]
> > TIA
> > --
> > JDShine
> > to email: >< AT & @


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[Walter Clayton]

Except for one specific scenario MS does not supply tools that allow
altering the size of a partition non-destructively. That scenario is when
adding space to the last NTFS partition on a drive which falls outside of
your requirements.

That stated, since you have relatively (and I emphasize relatively ;-)
little investment in the current XP instance, you have several options, but
that's assuming you're willing to blow the current XP instance away. If not,
then the options are narrowed. Current MS tools will require that you blow
the current partition away and start over. 3rd party solutions will let you
resize on the fly, generally without any issues. However reliable 3rd party
solutions cost. What I need to know is what you want to do. BTW: PM,
although viable, is expensive and really won't do all of what you want under
the circumstances. As is, even the tool I do use will be problematic under
the circumstances, but it is much more manageable and can be made to meet
your circumstances.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp


"JDShine" > wrote in message
...
> Last night I installed XP Home (clean install from upgrade with ME on
> 'C:') on a new second HDD ('D:'). I followed the book as to changing the
> boot order in CMOS but was unable to get my system to boot to the CD
> drive as the post screen flashes on and off so quickly that I was unable
> to make the choice. I have addressed this problem in a manufacturers
> (DELL) specific group. I succeeded in installing XP from within ME by
> following instruction on the DELL support sight and XP is currently
> running on 'D:' with nothing added and a dual boot process is working.
> Because of the late hour and built up frustration caused by the initial
> problems I failed to opt to partition (hit 'enter' instead of 'c') the
> 60 GB during installation and now have XP on one 60 GB primary
> partition. I have *not* done my homework relative to using the 'disk
> manager' utility.
>
> My options, in order of personal preference, are:
> 1) Resolve the 'boot to CD problem' and reinstall XP in a more
> conventional manner, create the recommended 8 to 10 gig primary for
> installation of XP, then do my partitioning homework and divide up the
> remained of the 60 GB using 'disk manager'.
> 2) Reinstall XP from within ME and make the proper choice (c) when I
> choose the location for XP ('D:') then proceed as in option 1.
> 3) Leave thing as they are and either read up on 'disk manager' or use
> Partition Magic 8.0 (it's in the mail) to divide up the new HDD.
> 4) Leave things as they are , wait for PM to arrive, use it to partition
> 'C:', use the partitioned 'C:' drive until I have a better grasp of
> partitioning and then proceed with option 1.
> 5) Could I use 'repair XP' from the CD to create my recommended 8 to 10
> GB OS partition on the current install.
>
> Your advise please.
>
> TIA
> --
> JDShine
> to email: >< AT & @

[JDShine]

Thank you for your reply.
Walter Clayton wrote:
>
> Except for one specific scenario MS does not supply tools that allow
> altering the size of a partition non-destructively. That scenario is when
> adding space to the last NTFS partition on a drive which falls outside of
> your requirements.

I based my, apparently false assumption on this
quote: "9c If you intend to use multiple
partitions, or dual boot, this is where you specify the size of the boot
partition and or setup location for XP. If you are planning to dual boot
XP, I would create a small 100 meg DOS partition for the first primary
partition, then an 8 to 10 gig partition for XP. You can partition and
format the remaining space after XP is setup from Disk Manager. If you
do not intend to dual boot, you can either use all the un-partitioned
space, or create an 8 to 10 gig partition for XP and leave the rest free
to partition later."
From: http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

> That stated, since you have relatively (and I emphasize relatively ;-)
> little investment in the current XP instance, you have several >options, but
> that's assuming you're willing to blow the current XP instance away.
[snip]
>What I need to know is what you want to do. BTW: PM,
> although viable, is expensive and really won't do all of what you want >under the circumstances.
[snip]

All I have invested in the current instance of XP is the hour or so it
took to install and an additional hour to tie the D: drive to my small
(2 computer) home network; so dumping it is no big deal. My needs are
small, I am a home user: web browsing for entertainment and research for
a health related usenet support group, word processor and 'playing' with
Access, Power Point and Excel, maintaining a personal (ISP freebie) web
site (family photo album) and experimenting with freeware and shareware.
I now have more disk space (92 GB) than I will ever use but would like
to use it in a more efficient manner. My immediate goal would be to
breakdown the C: drive to 3 partitions (OS - Play zone and Data - Back
up of D:) and the D: drive likewise with a back up of C: and my 98
machine. Eventually to move the 60 GB (D:/XP) to the master slot with
all apps and programs on it and the now master, 40 GB, to slave for data
and back up. BTW: I found the XP upgrade for $85, the 60 GB for $60
(after rebates) and PM for $35, how could I say NO.

TIA for any further assistance you are will to provide.
>
> --
> Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
> http://www.dts-l.org
> http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp
>
> "JDShine" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Last night I installed XP Home (clean install from upgrade with ME on
> > 'C:') on a new second HDD ('D:').
[snip}
> > Your advise please.
> >
> > TIA
> > --
> > JDShine
> > to email: >< AT & @


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[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

When you install from within a Windows OS, you won't get the
partitioning/formatting options, you can only choose what partition to
install to. In addition to booting from the CD, you can use a Win9x boot
disk and use X:\I386\WINNT to start setup. But as this copies a large
number of files to the hard drive for use in install, the
partitioning/formatting options may not be available for all available
partitions.

--
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Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
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ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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"JDShine" > wrote in message
...
> Last night I installed XP Home (clean install from upgrade with ME on
> 'C:') on a new second HDD ('D:'). I followed the book as to changing the
> boot order in CMOS but was unable to get my system to boot to the CD
> drive as the post screen flashes on and off so quickly that I was unable
> to make the choice. I have addressed this problem in a manufacturers
> (DELL) specific group. I succeeded in installing XP from within ME by
> following instruction on the DELL support sight and XP is currently
> running on 'D:' with nothing added and a dual boot process is working.
> Because of the late hour and built up frustration caused by the initial
> problems I failed to opt to partition (hit 'enter' instead of 'c') the
> 60 GB during installation and now have XP on one 60 GB primary
> partition. I have *not* done my homework relative to using the 'disk
> manager' utility.
>
> My options, in order of personal preference, are:
> 1) Resolve the 'boot to CD problem' and reinstall XP in a more
> conventional manner, create the recommended 8 to 10 gig primary for
> installation of XP, then do my partitioning homework and divide up the
> remained of the 60 GB using 'disk manager'.
> 2) Reinstall XP from within ME and make the proper choice (c) when I
> choose the location for XP ('D:') then proceed as in option 1.
> 3) Leave thing as they are and either read up on 'disk manager' or use
> Partition Magic 8.0 (it's in the mail) to divide up the new HDD.
> 4) Leave things as they are , wait for PM to arrive, use it to partition
> 'C:', use the partitioned 'C:' drive until I have a better grasp of
> partitioning and then proceed with option 1.
> 5) Could I use 'repair XP' from the CD to create my recommended 8 to 10
> GB OS partition on the current install.
>
> Your advise please.
>
> TIA
> --
> JDShine
> to email: >< AT & @

[Walter Clayton]

That's an extremely muddy quote from Michael's site. I'll have to talk to
him about it although I'm fairly sure he'll see this and hit me up about it
first. I understand several possible meanings, and I can put it some
legitimate contexts, but those are totally outside the scope of what you're
attempting. :-/

Bunches of issues (one of which is the fact I don't have all this on a web
site anywhere and have to do this off the top of my head each time :-)
First, if you have long term plans to swap the BIOS enumeration order of the
drives, which is implied by your statement that you want to swap the 60G and
40G drive around, then you either need to rethink, or go with a boot manager
significantly more sophisticated than what ships with PartitionMagic.
However given that you do have 3rd party partition management tools, PM can
handle part of what you want. Simply launch it and reduce the size of the XP
partition on the 2nd drive then use PM to carve your drives up as needed.
Just be aware as I mentioned before, that BM will *not* allow you to
seamlessly swap the BIOS enumeration order of the drives.
Personally, I'd swap the drives around now. Don't dilly dally or put it off.
The NT boot strap process will bite you otherwise and BM definitely can not
handle that situation. When properly handled by a 3rd party boot manager, 9x
could care less what physical drive it's booted from. All 9x cares about is
what partitions can be enumerated. NT is infinitely more sensitive and
changes in the order in which physical drives are enumerated and/or changes
in partition ordering will throw NT boot strapping into lala land. Once
you've 'swapped' the drives, and if you want to stick with PM, then use BM
to handle the multibooting (that's pretty much a no choice at this point
unless you want to use the BIOS to multiboot). Use the PM rescue diskette to
carve out a partition large enough to install BM (check the PM/BM
documentation. The tool I use only requires one cylinder for the whole
shooting match). Install BM and configure it to handle the current 9x
partition on the other drive. Note that you will have to over ride the BM
defaults and hide all bootable partitions on all drives other than the
target OS instance for this to work. Once you have 9x working, then you can
reinstall XP on the new drive. And note that it will be easier to format and
reinstall in order to correct all the registry references to the OS.

As for install issues. Once you have the drives swapped around, you can use
the 6 diskette install download from MS to be able to boot from diskette,
install from CD and format NTFS.

BTW: $35 is still way too expensive for PM. ;-)

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp


"JDShine" > wrote in message
...
>
> Thank you for your reply.
> Walter Clayton wrote:
> >
> > Except for one specific scenario MS does not supply tools that allow
> > altering the size of a partition non-destructively. That scenario is
when
> > adding space to the last NTFS partition on a drive which falls outside
of
> > your requirements.
>
> I based my, apparently false assumption on this
> quote: "9c If you intend to use multiple
> partitions, or dual boot, this is where you specify the size of the boot
> partition and or setup location for XP. If you are planning to dual boot
> XP, I would create a small 100 meg DOS partition for the first primary
> partition, then an 8 to 10 gig partition for XP. You can partition and
> format the remaining space after XP is setup from Disk Manager. If you
> do not intend to dual boot, you can either use all the un-partitioned
> space, or create an 8 to 10 gig partition for XP and leave the rest free
> to partition later."
> From: http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
> > That stated, since you have relatively (and I emphasize relatively ;-)
> > little investment in the current XP instance, you have several >options,
but
> > that's assuming you're willing to blow the current XP instance away.
> [snip]
> >What I need to know is what you want to do. BTW: PM,
> > although viable, is expensive and really won't do all of what you want
>under the circumstances.
> [snip]
>
> All I have invested in the current instance of XP is the hour or so it
> took to install and an additional hour to tie the D: drive to my small
> (2 computer) home network; so dumping it is no big deal. My needs are
> small, I am a home user: web browsing for entertainment and research for
> a health related usenet support group, word processor and 'playing' with
> Access, Power Point and Excel, maintaining a personal (ISP freebie) web
> site (family photo album) and experimenting with freeware and shareware.
> I now have more disk space (92 GB) than I will ever use but would like
> to use it in a more efficient manner. My immediate goal would be to
> breakdown the C: drive to 3 partitions (OS - Play zone and Data - Back
> up of D:) and the D: drive likewise with a back up of C: and my 98
> machine. Eventually to move the 60 GB (D:/XP) to the master slot with
> all apps and programs on it and the now master, 40 GB, to slave for data
> and back up. BTW: I found the XP upgrade for $85, the 60 GB for $60
> (after rebates) and PM for $35, how could I say NO.
>
> TIA for any further assistance you are will to provide.
> >
> > --
> > Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> > Associate Expert
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
> > http://www.dts-l.org
> > http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp
> >
> > "JDShine" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Last night I installed XP Home (clean install from upgrade with ME on
> > > 'C:') on a new second HDD ('D:').
> [snip}
> > > Your advise please.
> > >
> > > TIA
> > > --
> > > JDShine
> > > to email: >< AT & @
>
>
> --
> JDShine
> to email: >< AT & @

[JDShine]

Doug Knox MS-MVP wrote:
>
> When you install from within a Windows OS, you won't get the
> partitioning/formatting options, you can only choose what partition to
> install to. In addition to booting from the CD, you can use a Win9x boot
> disk and use X:\I386\WINNT to start setup. But as this copies a large
> number of files to the hard drive for use in install, the
> partitioning/formatting options may not be available for all available
> partitions.
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Associate Expert
> ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

The 'boot to CD' problem has been solved. I have a factory installed DVD
drive on the master end of the secondary IDE and a cd-writer as the
slave. When I put the XP CD in the DVD drive it booted, so I reformatted
the new drive and reinstalled XP. I created 3 partitions with XP on the
first. Just what I will do with these partitions remains to be seen. I
will continue to lurk here and read the recommended sites on
partitioning and just maybe, I'll put the right stuff in the right
place.

Thank you again for your assistance.



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JDShine
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[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Glad you got the boot problem sorted out :)

--
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Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
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ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"JDShine" > wrote in message
...
> Doug Knox MS-MVP wrote:
> >
> > When you install from within a Windows OS, you won't get the
> > partitioning/formatting options, you can only choose what partition to
> > install to. In addition to booting from the CD, you can use a Win9x
boot
> > disk and use X:\I386\WINNT to start setup. But as this copies a large
> > number of files to the hard drive for use in install, the
> > partitioning/formatting options may not be available for all available
> > partitions.
> >
> > --
> > Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> > http://www.dougknox.com
> > --------------------------------
> > Associate Expert
> > ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > --------------------------------
> > Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> > Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
> The 'boot to CD' problem has been solved. I have a factory installed DVD
> drive on the master end of the secondary IDE and a cd-writer as the
> slave. When I put the XP CD in the DVD drive it booted, so I reformatted
> the new drive and reinstalled XP. I created 3 partitions with XP on the
> first. Just what I will do with these partitions remains to be seen. I
> will continue to lurk here and read the recommended sites on
> partitioning and just maybe, I'll put the right stuff in the right
> place.
>
> Thank you again for your assistance.
>
>
>
> --
> JDShine
> to email: >< AT & @

[JDShine]

Thank you, I was able to boot to the XP CD once 'dawn struck on
Marblehead' (see my reply to Doug Knox, you may be able to help someone
else who has this problem) I now have a conventionally installed copy of
XP on the second HDD in one of three partitions. I have saved your post
and will study and pass it along.

Thanks again.
JDShine

Walter Clayton wrote:
>
> That's an extremely muddy quote from Michael's site. I'll have to talk to
> him about it although I'm fairly sure he'll see this and hit me up about it
> first. I understand several possible meanings, and I can put it some
> legitimate contexts, but those are totally outside the scope of what you're
> attempting. :-/
>
> Bunches of issues (one of which is the fact I don't have all this on a web
> site anywhere and have to do this off the top of my head each time :-)
> First, if you have long term plans to swap the BIOS enumeration order of the
> drives, which is implied by your statement that you want to swap the 60G and
> 40G drive around, then you either need to rethink, or go with a boot manager
> significantly more sophisticated than what ships with PartitionMagic.
> However given that you do have 3rd party partition management tools, PM can
> handle part of what you want. Simply launch it and reduce the size of the XP
> partition on the 2nd drive then use PM to carve your drives up as needed.
> Just be aware as I mentioned before, that BM will *not* allow you to
> seamlessly swap the BIOS enumeration order of the drives.
> Personally, I'd swap the drives around now. Don't dilly dally or put it off.
> The NT boot strap process will bite you otherwise and BM definitely can not
> handle that situation. When properly handled by a 3rd party boot manager, 9x
> could care less what physical drive it's booted from. All 9x cares about is
> what partitions can be enumerated. NT is infinitely more sensitive and
> changes in the order in which physical drives are enumerated and/or changes
> in partition ordering will throw NT boot strapping into lala land. Once
> you've 'swapped' the drives, and if you want to stick with PM, then use BM
> to handle the multibooting (that's pretty much a no choice at this point
> unless you want to use the BIOS to multiboot). Use the PM rescue diskette to
> carve out a partition large enough to install BM (check the PM/BM
> documentation. The tool I use only requires one cylinder for the whole
> shooting match). Install BM and configure it to handle the current 9x
> partition on the other drive. Note that you will have to over ride the BM
> defaults and hide all bootable partitions on all drives other than the
> target OS instance for this to work. Once you have 9x working, then you can
> reinstall XP on the new drive. And note that it will be easier to format and
> reinstall in order to correct all the registry references to the OS.
>
> As for install issues. Once you have the drives swapped around, you can use
> the 6 diskette install download from MS to be able to boot from diskette,
> install from CD and format NTFS.
>
> BTW: $35 is still way too expensive for PM. ;-)
>
> --
> Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
> http://www.dts-l.org
> http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp
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