[pchelpers] Re: For the attention of Ed West
- From: John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 09:05:52 +1200
On thing- Windows 2000 (like XP) prefers to use an NTFS partition. I
can't predict how it will react to a pre-partitioned disk made with
partition magic. It might alter the partitions to suit itself. Should be
informative to try it and find out.
Ed West wrote:
>
> From: "Nigel Hunter" <nigel.hunter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Hello Ed
> > I have it from a good source that as you need to put 98 on first and
> that
> it
> > is a big drive <80gig> you need the new fdisk to manage drives over
> 64 gig
> > and replace the fdisk on the 98 setup with the new one. The article
> from
> > microsoft describing the symptoms and remedy is here:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q263044
> >
> > Hope this is the correct article :) Nigel Hunter
>
> Hello, Nigel.
> Thanks for your help. I am just getting into the swing of things
> healthwise
> so I am moving slow.
> The Microsoft article speaks about fdisk in Win98, however when I
> installed
> W2k I let the OS
> install itself on a partition of its making. Wouldn't that leave Win98
> out
> of the pic?
> Maybe I should wipe the drive & install 2000 by itself after using
> Partition
> Magic to divide up the disk.
> If you think your suggestion will work I can try it. My concern is the
> Micro. article says to use this fix only if I am having the specified
> trouble & I don't think I am.
> Waddaya think?
> Ed
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