Hi, Gary - and Jerry.
Beware of the counter-intuitive terminology, which Microsoft continues to
use:
The "boot folder" is \Windows or \WinNT or whatever folder Windows is
installed into. In other words, %SystemRoot%. Whichever volume holds the
boot folder is the "boot volume"; this can be either a primary partition or
a logical drive in the extended partition - on any HD in the computer.
The files that the computer uses to boot Windows are called the "system
files". There are only a few: ntldr, ntdetect.com and boot.ini (and a few
others in some hardware configurations), and they total well under 1
megabyte. These, along with the boot sector, must always be in the Root of
a primary partition on the first HD in the computer, and this partition must
be Active (bootable). MS calls this the "system partition"; it is almost
always Drive C:. And even MS calls the first HD the "boot device".
As many writers have pointed out, we "boot" from the "system partition" and
keep the operating system files in the "boot folder". :>(
So, Jerry, you can install Win2K into just about any volume (primary
partition or logical drive) on just about any HD in your computer, but the
computer will still start the boot process from (typically) Drive C:, the
system partition.
RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
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Microsoft Windows MVP
Gary G. Little said:
But be aware that mandatory system boot files will always be on the boot
disk/partition.
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Gary G. Little
Seagate Technologies, LLC
Dave Patrick said:
Yes
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