Managing Partitions

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Cristian Twain

Hello guys,

i have the following problem with different
partitions of my harddisk. Partition Magic
illustrates the following situation:


DISC 1:

XP(C:) NTFS 6,000,8 [SIZE] 2,020,1 [USED] Active Primary
(*) Extended 37.966,1 [SIZE] 37,966,1 [USED] None Primary
2000(D:) NTFS 20.002,8 [SIZE] 5.386,4 [USED] None Logical
Data(F:) Fat32 17.963,3 [SIZE] 9.221,5 [USED] None Logical
(*) Unallocated 7,8 [SIZE] 0,0 [USED] None Primary

however, I need this configuration:

XP(C:) NTFS ... [USED] ?
2000(D:) NTFS ... [USED] ?
Data(F:) Fat32 ... [USED] ?

I would like to boot from C and D, at the moment I can
only boot from C (Win XP). I am not versed in the different types
of partitions (*), Active P., Extended ... so what can I do to change
my configuration without having any data losses.

Thank all of you for your help!

Christian
 
Cristian Twain said:
Hello guys,

i have the following problem with different
partitions of my harddisk. Partition Magic
illustrates the following situation:


DISC 1:

XP(C:) NTFS 6,000,8 [SIZE] 2,020,1 [USED] Active Primary
(*) Extended 37.966,1 [SIZE] 37,966,1 [USED] None Primary
2000(D:) NTFS 20.002,8 [SIZE] 5.386,4 [USED] None Logical
Data(F:) Fat32 17.963,3 [SIZE] 9.221,5 [USED] None Logical
(*) Unallocated 7,8 [SIZE] 0,0 [USED] None Primary

however, I need this configuration:

XP(C:) NTFS ... [USED] ?
2000(D:) NTFS ... [USED] ?
Data(F:) Fat32 ... [USED] ?

I would like to boot from C and D, at the moment I can
only boot from C (Win XP). I am not versed in the different types
of partitions (*), Active P., Extended ... so what can I do to change
my configuration without having any data losses.

Thank all of you for your help!

Christian
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You need to use Partition Magic to convert the logical D: (2000) to a
primary partition and mark it hidden. Then use Boot Magic (installed in XP)
to toggle between the two primary partitions. You can also modify XP's boot
records to achieve the same thing, but it's a bit harder.

Be careful. You can lose data and cause the machine to become unbootable.
If you don't understand the process completely, get hands on help from
someone who does.
 
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