partition hard disc before installation

[DOM]

after intalling boot disc (on floppy), messege reads drice c is not
partitioned, use command FDISK in ms dos.
when i use that command, display says 'no fixed disc found'

does anyone no how to partiction my hard disc at this pre installation stage?

thanks

dom

[Will Denny]

Hi

Is this a new disk that hasn't had an OS on it?

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"dom" > wrote in message
...
> after intalling boot disc (on floppy), messege reads drice c is not
> partitioned, use command FDISK in ms dos.
> when i use that command, display says 'no fixed disc found'
>
> does anyone no how to partiction my hard disc at this pre installation
> stage?
>
> thanks
>
> dom
>

[M. Ali Qureshi]

If you have an operating system installation CD, that will most probably be
bootable. Just start the computer, configure the bios to boot from CD-Rom
drive, insert the CD and start. Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and NT setup gives
you the option to create partitions during the setup.

Which OS are you trying to install? :-)

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"Will Denny" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
>
> Is this a new disk that hasn't had an OS on it?
>
> --
>
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> Please reply to the Newsgroup
>
>
> Please reply to the Newgroups
> "dom" > wrote in message
> ...
>> after intalling boot disc (on floppy), messege reads drice c is not
>> partitioned, use command FDISK in ms dos.
>> when i use that command, display says 'no fixed disc found'
>>
>> does anyone no how to partiction my hard disc at this pre installation
>> stage?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> dom
>>
>
>

[Jerry]

Also, hard drive manufacturers usually provide a CD with all the tools
necessary to partition and format a new drive.

"M. Ali Qureshi" > wrote in message
...
> If you have an operating system installation CD, that will most probably
> be bootable. Just start the computer, configure the bios to boot from
> CD-Rom drive, insert the CD and start. Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and NT
> setup gives you the option to create partitions during the setup.
>
> Which OS are you trying to install? :-)
>
> --
>
> M. Ali Qureshi
> MCP, MCSA, MCSE
> =======================
> Lord works in mysterious ways...
> ...and SysAdmins at mysterious hours
> "Will Denny" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi
>>
>> Is this a new disk that hasn't had an OS on it?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> Please reply to the Newsgroup
>>
>>
>> Please reply to the Newgroups
>> "dom" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> after intalling boot disc (on floppy), messege reads drice c is not
>>> partitioned, use command FDISK in ms dos.
>>> when i use that command, display says 'no fixed disc found'
>>>
>>> does anyone no how to partiction my hard disc at this pre installation
>>> stage?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> dom
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

dom wrote:
> after intalling boot disc (on floppy), messege reads drice c is not
> partitioned, use command FDISK in ms dos.
> when i use that command, display says 'no fixed disc found'
>
> does anyone no how to partiction my hard disc at this pre installation stage?
>
> thanks
>
> dom
>


FDisk is an old MS-DOS utility that is neither available or needed in
WinXP. All legitimate WinXP installation CDs are bootable and have the
capability of deleting, creating, and formatting partitions.

The boot diskette is a thing of the past, as all legitimate WinXP
installation CDs are already bootable.

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm



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