Dual boot XP on a system with ME

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Luis Urbina

Thanks, Nicholas.

Now, reviewing the info you gave me, and then looking at
the FDisk link in that page, it appears that if I already
have information in the hard drive I cannot resize the
partition, correct? Can I use Partition Magic? I have
used it before but do not remember with what operating
system. I guess I will have to check on the version I
have (sorry, rambling here). Does Windows XP Pro work wll
under Partition Magic?

I wish I could just "start from scratch" and run fdisk
then format, then install Windows ME, and then XP Pro, but
I am afraid my restoration disk from HP will re-create the
partition size it originally created (ie full drive). If
I do not use the HP restoration disk, I can just see
myself strugling to find the correct drivers, etc, etc.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Luis

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<How to Multiple Boot Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows
<NT, Windows 95,
<Windows 98, Windows Me, and MS-DOS
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
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| I am running Windows ME on a laptop with a 18 Gb
Hardrive,
| all of which is partitioned as drive C:, with FAT32
| format. I want to install Win XP pro as my main
operating
| system but wish to reserve a small part of the drive to
| run ME when using certain legacy programs.
|
| How do I do this safely. Will I have the option of re-
| partitioning the drive when I install XP? Will I be
able
| to repartition without loosing the data I already have?
| Can I move all the data I have to a certain corner of
the
| drive and keep it as FAT32, while using the largest
chunk
| of HardDrive real estate for NTFS, for XP Pro to run
in?
|
| Is there any Microsoft documentation available about any
| of this?
| Thanks
| Luis
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Luis --

Yes, you'll need to use Partition Magic 8 to configure
your partitions since you have a HP Restore CD.

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

Partition Magic Instructional Videos
http://www.powerquest.com/support/primus/id3709.cfm


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Nicholas

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| Thanks, Nicholas.
|
| Now, reviewing the info you gave me, and then looking at
| the FDisk link in that page, it appears that if I already
| have information in the hard drive I cannot resize the
| partition, correct? Can I use Partition Magic? I have
| used it before but do not remember with what operating
| system. I guess I will have to check on the version I
| have (sorry, rambling here). Does Windows XP Pro work wll
| under Partition Magic?
|
| I wish I could just "start from scratch" and run fdisk
| then format, then install Windows ME, and then XP Pro, but
| I am afraid my restoration disk from HP will re-create the
| partition size it originally created (ie full drive). If
| I do not use the HP restoration disk, I can just see
| myself strugling to find the correct drivers, etc, etc.
| Any ideas?
| Thanks
| Luis
|
| -----------------------------------------------------------
| ---
|
|
|
| <Luis --
|
| <How to Multiple Boot Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows
| <NT, Windows 95,
| <Windows 98, Windows Me, and MS-DOS
| <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
| <us;Q217210
|
| <--
| <Nicholas
|
| <----------------------------------------------------------
| -----------------
|
| < | <
| | I am running Windows ME on a laptop with a 18 Gb
| Hardrive,
| | all of which is partitioned as drive C:, with FAT32
| | format. I want to install Win XP pro as my main
| operating
| | system but wish to reserve a small part of the drive to
| | run ME when using certain legacy programs.
| |
| | How do I do this safely. Will I have the option of re-
| | partitioning the drive when I install XP? Will I be
| able
| | to repartition without loosing the data I already have?
| | Can I move all the data I have to a certain corner of
| the
| | drive and keep it as FAT32, while using the largest
| chunk
| | of HardDrive real estate for NTFS, for XP Pro to run
| in?
| |
| | Is there any Microsoft documentation available about any
| | of this?
| | Thanks
| | Luis
| .
|
|
|
 
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