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Old December 12th 03, 07:13 AM
Ellen Fountain
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Default Partitioning an 80GB hard drive

My hard drive was replaced July 3 after failure of the
old one. The installation technician formatted the drive
(NTSF), and installed the XP-professional O/S. I have
reinstalled most of my software (PhotoShop, Dreamweaver,
Illustrator, PageMaker, InDesign, MSOffice, Acrobat).

PhotoShop recommends having its scratchdisk on a separate
partition.

Can I now go back and partition my 80GB disk into two
parts? One for XP and applications and one for data
including the PhotoShop scratch disk? Do I do this with
FDISK or how?

On searching the Microsoft Knowledge Base, I found this
article:
SUMMARY
This article describes the behavior of an installation to
a partition which is unformatted and is not the first
partition on the hard disk.
MORE INFORMATION
When you install Windows XP on a computer with an
unformatted hard disk, if the hard disk is partitioned
into more than one hard-linked partition (either by using
FDISK or text-mode Setup), you can choose to install to a
partition other than the first partition. However, before
Setup starts, the initial (system) partition(s) are
automatically formatted with the file system that was
chosen for the boot partition. By design, the formatting
of a subsequent partition before the formatting of the
initial partition is not allowed. This is because Setup
must format the first (system) partition of the primary
drive to store the required Windows XP start up files,
such as Boot.ini and Ntldr.

Does this mean that if I now partition my hard drive, it
will reformat the C drive too?

Thanks,
Ellen


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Old December 12th 03, 07:13 AM
Nicholas
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Default Partitioning an 80GB hard drive

XP's DiskPart utility is only capable of partitioning a hard drive that =
is "empty".
For example, if you were to install a new second drive, DiskPart can be
used to partition and format it. DiskPart cannot segregate current =
files from
free space, therefore, only a sophisticated third-party partitioning =
program
can accomplish this task.

The only way you can delete, create, resize or merge existing =
partitions,
and not harm your existing Programs installation, is to use
a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8
(www.powerquest.com).

Partition Magic Instructional Videos=20
http://www.powerquest.com/support/primus/id2752.cfm


--=20
Nicholas

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"Ellen Fountain" wrote in message:
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| My hard drive was replaced July 3 after failure of the=20
| old one. The installation technician formatted the drive=20
| (NTSF), and installed the XP-professional O/S. I have=20
| reinstalled most of my software (PhotoShop, Dreamweaver,=20
| Illustrator, PageMaker, InDesign, MSOffice, Acrobat).
|=20
| PhotoShop recommends having its scratchdisk on a separate=20
| partition.
|=20
| Can I now go back and partition my 80GB disk into two=20
| parts? One for XP and applications and one for data=20
| including the PhotoShop scratch disk? Do I do this with=20
| FDISK or how?
|=20
| On searching the Microsoft Knowledge Base, I found this=20
| article:
| SUMMARY
| This article describes the behavior of an installation to=20
| a partition which is unformatted and is not the first=20
| partition on the hard disk.=20
| MORE INFORMATION
| When you install Windows XP on a computer with an=20
| unformatted hard disk, if the hard disk is partitioned=20
| into more than one hard-linked partition (either by using=20
| FDISK or text-mode Setup), you can choose to install to a=20
| partition other than the first partition. However, before=20
| Setup starts, the initial (system) partition(s) are=20
| automatically formatted with the file system that was=20
| chosen for the boot partition. By design, the formatting=20
| of a subsequent partition before the formatting of the=20
| initial partition is not allowed. This is because Setup=20
| must format the first (system) partition of the primary=20
| drive to store the required Windows XP start up files,=20
| such as Boot.ini and Ntldr.
|=20
| Does this mean that if I now partition my hard drive, it=20
| will reformat the C drive too?
|=20
| Thanks,
| Ellen
|=20
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Old December 12th 03, 07:16 AM
Joe User
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Default Partitioning an 80GB hard drive

Listen ****head "Nicholas", I didn't rank on your piece of **** advice
regarding some sorry ass piece of crap disk partitioning software. If you
cannot understand what I wrote, fine. I know you might have difficulties
when there are no pictures. So if you want a ****ing stupid suggestion, go
ahead, partition the same physical drive all you like and get the same
performance as you would if you didn't, if not make it worse.


"Nicholas" wrote in message
...
Virtually all your response is nonsense. How did you dream this up?

--
Nicholas

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"Joe User" wrote in message:
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| Ellen,
|
| In this case you could have a dozen or a single partition. Regarding a
| Photoshop scratchdisk, they mean that your scratch disk should be on a
| physical drive other than the one that your software is installed.
Photoshop
| would like for there to be two physical drive (i.e. - two separate hard
| drives). Partitioning a single physical drive to multiple partions will
not
| help this matter in the least as well as can make Win XP run pretty poorly
| and in many cases, cause major headaches when running applications on any
| partition other than C:. Microsoft has several patches out for this and a
| variey of related problems. However, Microsoft would like for you to pay
| through the nose to get this patch that "may not fix the problem".
|
| One partition is fine for Photoshop and far more stable under XP.
|
|
|
| "Ellen Fountain" wrote in message
| ...
| My hard drive was replaced July 3 after failure of the
| old one. The installation technician formatted the drive
| (NTSF), and installed the XP-professional O/S. I have
| reinstalled most of my software (PhotoShop, Dreamweaver,
| Illustrator, PageMaker, InDesign, MSOffice, Acrobat).
|
| PhotoShop recommends having its scratchdisk on a separate
| partition.
|
| Can I now go back and partition my 80GB disk into two
| parts? One for XP and applications and one for data
| including the PhotoShop scratch disk? Do I do this with
| FDISK or how?
|
| On searching the Microsoft Knowledge Base, I found this
| article:
| SUMMARY
| This article describes the behavior of an installation to
| a partition which is unformatted and is not the first
| partition on the hard disk.
| MORE INFORMATION
| When you install Windows XP on a computer with an
| unformatted hard disk, if the hard disk is partitioned
| into more than one hard-linked partition (either by using
| FDISK or text-mode Setup), you can choose to install to a
| partition other than the first partition. However, before
| Setup starts, the initial (system) partition(s) are
| automatically formatted with the file system that was
| chosen for the boot partition. By design, the formatting
| of a subsequent partition before the formatting of the
| initial partition is not allowed. This is because Setup
| must format the first (system) partition of the primary
| drive to store the required Windows XP start up files,
| such as Boot.ini and Ntldr.
|
| Does this mean that if I now partition my hard drive, it
| will reformat the C drive too?
|
| Thanks,
| Ellen
|
|
|
|


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Old December 12th 03, 07:19 AM
Raymond
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Default Partitioning an 80GB hard drive

"Joe User" stated:

"Partitioning a single physical drive to multiple
partions will not
help this matter in the least as well as can make Win XP
run pretty poorly
and in many cases, cause major headaches when running
applications on any
partition other than C:. Microsoft has several patches
out for this and a
variey of related problems. However, Microsoft would like
for you to pay
through the nose to get this patch that "may not fix the
problem".


You have any documentation or references to support your
statement? Any webpage links?

You are definitely off-base and your personal attack
of Nicholas is wholly unwarranted. You owe him/her a
great big apology for your stupid remarks!


Raymond


-----Original Message-----


Ellen,

In this case you could have a dozen or a single

partition. Regarding a
Photoshop scratchdisk, they mean that your scratch disk

should be on a
physical drive other than the one that your software is

installed. Photoshop
would like for there to be two physical drive (i.e. -

two separate hard
drives). Partitioning a single physical drive to

multiple partions will not
help this matter in the least as well as can make Win XP

run pretty poorly
and in many cases, cause major headaches when running

applications on any
partition other than C:. Microsoft has several patches

out for this and a
variey of related problems. However, Microsoft would

like for you to pay
through the nose to get this patch that "may not fix the

problem".

One partition is fine for Photoshop and far more stable

under XP.



"Ellen Fountain" wrote in

message
...
My hard drive was replaced July 3 after failure of the
old one. The installation technician formatted the

drive
(NTSF), and installed the XP-professional O/S. I have
reinstalled most of my software (PhotoShop,

Dreamweaver,
Illustrator, PageMaker, InDesign, MSOffice, Acrobat).

PhotoShop recommends having its scratchdisk on a

separate
partition.

Can I now go back and partition my 80GB disk into two
parts? One for XP and applications and one for data
including the PhotoShop scratch disk? Do I do this with
FDISK or how?

On searching the Microsoft Knowledge Base, I found this
article:
SUMMARY
This article describes the behavior of an installation

to
a partition which is unformatted and is not the first
partition on the hard disk.
MORE INFORMATION
When you install Windows XP on a computer with an
unformatted hard disk, if the hard disk is partitioned
into more than one hard-linked partition (either by

using
FDISK or text-mode Setup), you can choose to install

to a
partition other than the first partition. However,

before
Setup starts, the initial (system) partition(s) are
automatically formatted with the file system that was
chosen for the boot partition. By design, the

formatting
of a subsequent partition before the formatting of the
initial partition is not allowed. This is because Setup
must format the first (system) partition of the primary
drive to store the required Windows XP start up files,
such as Boot.ini and Ntldr.

Does this mean that if I now partition my hard drive,

it
will reformat the C drive too?

Thanks,
Ellen




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