Location of xp installation for dual OS operation

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Hi,

No, it is not required to have it within the first 8GB, you can load WinXP
pretty much anywhere on the drive (note: drives larger than 128GB requires
additional bios support and sp1 or higher). I would suggest that you use PM
only to create free space on the destination drive. Allow XP setup to create
the partition and format, not doing so often causes installation issues.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"John" <nospam@plusnet.com> wrote in message
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> I'm having some trouble with setting up a new HDD partition in
> readiness for installing XP as a second OS to my present win98.
>
> I've read that the new partition for xp must start within 8Gb of the
> beginning of the HDD. Is this correct?
>
> If it is, then I have a problem with interposing a new partition
> between the present OS (win98) partition, C: and the present
> application partition, D:
>
> No problem setting up the partition, using Partition Magic - the
> problem arises in shifting all the registry references from 'D:' on to
> E:. The software for doing this (drivemapper in Partition Magic)
> finds all refs to d:, even when the registry is not referring to drive
> d:, and shifts them up one. Net result is that I lose my internet
> connection - I don't know which registry ref is the problem and there
> are thousands of possibilites. I'm currently considering trying to
> get round this by learning more about networks but it is a tough road.
>
> I feel that the demand for a separate partition within 8Gb of the
> start of my HDD is going to prevent me trying xp.
>
> Can anyone throw any light on this dilemma?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Hi John,

I'd give it 6GB, XP likes room to expand.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"John" <nospam@plusnet.com> wrote in message
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> "Rick \"Nutcase\" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>No, it is not required to have it within the first 8GB, you can load WinXP
>>pretty much anywhere on the drive (note: drives larger than 128GB requires
>>additional bios support and sp1 or higher). I would suggest that you use
>>PM
>>only to create free space on the destination drive. Allow XP setup to
>>create
>>the partition and format, not doing so often causes installation issues.
>
>
> How wonderfully straightforward - damn Partition Magic manual for
> misleading me.
>
> So I'll just cut off my second partition about 4 gig short of the end
> and let XP setup work on the unused bit.
>
> Many many thanks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Hi, John.

> How wonderfully straightforward - damn Partition Magic manual for
> misleading me.

What version of PM? The 8 GB limit did apply up until about WinNT4. But
not in Win2K/XP. The boot process will always start in the "system
partition" (the active primary partition on the first physical HDD), but the
"boot volume" (where \Windows, the "boot folder" resides) can be just about
any volume (primary partition or logical drive in an extended partition) in
any HDD in your computer.

And Rick is right; WinXP likes to grow! Even 6 MB might not be enough if
you are not vigilant. It seems most applications try to install all their
files into the boot volume, but they will work just as well if you force
them to go somewhere else.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@corridor.net
Microsoft Windows MVP

"John" <nospam@plusnet.com> wrote in message
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> "Rick \"Nutcase\" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>No, it is not required to have it within the first 8GB, you can load WinXP
>>pretty much anywhere on the drive (note: drives larger than 128GB requires
>>additional bios support and sp1 or higher). I would suggest that you use
>>PM
>>only to create free space on the destination drive. Allow XP setup to
>>create
>>the partition and format, not doing so often causes installation issues.
>
>
> How wonderfully straightforward - damn Partition Magic manual for
> misleading me.
>
> So I'll just cut off my second partition about 4 gig short of the end
> and let XP setup work on the unused bit.
>
> Many many thanks