Max size of bootable partition?

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Is there a size limit for a bootable partition in Windows
2000 Pro? I heard something about a limit of 8 GB size
for the primary partition or it might become unbootable. I
am not using any disk overlay software. Can I have a 20
GB C: drive and still have it boot without any problems?
 
My bootable C drive is 34gig single active primary partitioned.

Is there a size limit for a bootable partition in Windows
2000 Pro? I heard something about a limit of 8 GB size
for the primary partition or it might become unbootable. I
am not using any disk overlay software. Can I have a 20
GB C: drive and still have it boot without any problems?
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Hi, Bob.

That 8 GB "barrier" was a problem with WinNT 4.0 - but it has not been a
factor since Win2K was introduced nearly 4 years ago.

If you want to format your new 20 GB HD (or 250 GB HD) as a single bootable
primary partition, go for it! Win2K/XP will love it. ;<)

RC
 
If you format the C: partition as Fat32, then you would be limited to a 32
gig partition. NTFS does not have such a limitation on windows 2000.
Ralph [MSFT]

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Hi, Ralph.

Bob could, of course, format a volume as large as about 127 GB as FAT32 by
using a Win9x/ME boot floppy and Format.exe, after which Win2K would happily
use the whole thing. Win2K could even boot from it as the "system
partition".

See this page from the online version of the Win2K Professional Resource
Kit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...techinfo/reskit/en-us/prork/prdf_fls_pxjh.asp

RC

Ralph Farmer [MSFT} said:
If you format the C: partition as Fat32, then you would be limited to a 32
gig partition. NTFS does not have such a limitation on windows 2000.
Ralph [MSFT]

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rights."


R. C. White said:
Hi, Bob.

That 8 GB "barrier" was a problem with WinNT 4.0 - but it has not been a
factor since Win2K was introduced nearly 4 years ago.

If you want to format your new 20 GB HD (or 250 GB HD) as a single bootable
primary partition, go for it! Win2K/XP will love it. ;<)

RC
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