I need to partition a hard drive but my laptop doesn't hav..

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paul13 wrote:
> I just bought a sharp PC MV12. I want to partion the hard drive and
> install XP, but the thing doesn't have a floppy drive for an FDisk. I
> have always used FDisk before. Should I just use Partion Magic or is
> there some other trick to partitioning using XP?
>
> Will an FDisk even work for an XP computer/ does XP sit on top of DOS?

Boot with the XP CD.
When it gets to the point of the Installation where it asks you where you
want to install, delete the partitions seen, create new one(s) and continue
on. You are done!

(** Anything you did not backup off the machine is GONE - so BACKUP! **)


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The XP CD is bootable and has all the tools to partition and
format your computer. Just set the BIOS so the CD is the
first boot device.


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"twinkie" <drdig@dggg.org> wrote in message
news:1jii90drj6kroc08cfsjunm2cv9h54s6ip@4ax.com...
| yeah, partition magic will do the trick.
|
| you may be able to acquire the program with file
| sharing programs (P2P)
|
|
| On 3 May 2004 01:28:18 -0700, googlegroups@paul13.com
(paul13) wrote:
|
| >I just bought a sharp PC MV12. I want to partion the
hard drive and
| >install XP, but the thing doesn't have a floppy drive for
an FDisk. I
| >have always used FDisk before. Should I just use Partion
Magic or is
| >there some other trick to partitioning using XP?
| >
| >Will an FDisk even work for an XP computer/ does XP sit
on top of DOS?
| >
| >Thanks,
| >
| >Paul
|

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paul13 rambled on in microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support:

> I just bought a sharp PC MV12. I want to partion the hard drive and
> install XP, but the thing doesn't have a floppy drive for an FDisk. I
> have always used FDisk before. Should I just use Partion Magic or is
> there some other trick to partitioning using XP?
>
> Will an FDisk even work for an XP computer/ does XP sit on top of DOS?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul
>

Boot off the xp cd