Hi
I have a 120 gb harddrive where i want to split it into 3 x 40gb.
I want to run xp on the first partition and run xp again on the second
partition but only to install vcertain software and have partition 3 is a
backup,

Whats the easiest way to do it

1. Purchase and install Partition Magic 8.
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/

2. Purchase a second Windows XP license
for the second installation. This is necessary
since you can only install one copy of Windows XP
on one computer using the same license (Product Key).

How to obtain additional licenses for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.mspx

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"chewyshaun" wrote:

| Hi
| I have a 120 gb harddrive where i want to split it into 3 x 40gb.
| I want to run xp on the first partition and run xp again on the second
| partition but only to install vcertain software and have partition 3 is a
| backup,
|
| Whats the easiest way to do it

"chewyshaun" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:BE61D37E-DBFC-449A-BEF3-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
> I have a 120 gb harddrive where i want to split it into 3 x 40gb.
> I want to run xp on the first partition and run xp again on the second
> partition but only to install vcertain software and have partition 3 is a
> backup,
>
> Whats the easiest way to do it

Firstly, don't listen to Carey's bullcrap about having to buy a second license, since you will be installing the same XP disk on the same PC. Secondly, don't buy something Carey recommends (since he is a MS zealot, and anything from Symantec is advertised along with MS products) like Partition Magic. That system cost a good chunk of change, and you may only use it once if ever again.

Go here, and get a great partitioning utility called BootIt NG:
www.terabyteunlimited.com

Download it, install and do your thing, it is real easy to use. It is a 30 day trial, fully functional ($35 to purchase, as opposed to $70 for the previously mentioned software). Then install your copy of XP on the second created partition, as a dual boot, or by using BootIt NG as a boot loader.

Note; To use BootIt NG as a bootloader, you will have to buy it after the trial, since it will time out, and the choice to choose what install to boot to will go away. Your best bet, if you don't want to spend the money at, is to do a dual boot setup where you can choose from the startup what to boot to, then uninstall (deactivate) BootIt NG.

OK thakyou
Am i right in saying that there is no 8gb boundary with XP i.e XP
installation 1 can be the frst 40gb and XP installation 2 can be from 40 to
80 gb?

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> 1. Purchase and install Partition Magic 8.
> http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/
>
> 2. Purchase a second Windows XP license
> for the second installation. This is necessary
> since you can only install one copy of Windows XP
> on one computer using the same license (Product Key).
>
> How to obtain additional licenses for Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.mspx
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "chewyshaun" wrote:
>
> | Hi
> | I have a 120 gb harddrive where i want to split it into 3 x 40gb.
> | I want to run xp on the first partition and run xp again on the second
> | partition but only to install vcertain software and have partition 3 is a
> | backup,
> |
> | Whats the easiest way to do it
>

You can create the 3 partitions when you boot from the XP cd. You will have
to install XP again on the second partition. That will give you a bootmenu
where you can select which XP to boot into.


"chewyshaun" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:203DF349-6F01-41D0-ACBC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> OK thakyou
> Am i right in saying that there is no 8gb boundary with XP i.e XP
> installation 1 can be the frst 40gb and XP installation 2 can be from 40
> to
> 80 gb?
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> 1. Purchase and install Partition Magic 8.
>> http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/
>>
>> 2. Purchase a second Windows XP license
>> for the second installation. This is necessary
>> since you can only install one copy of Windows XP
>> on one computer using the same license (Product Key).
>>
>> How to obtain additional licenses for Windows XP
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>> Microsoft Newsgroups
>>
>> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.mspx
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "chewyshaun" wrote:
>>
>> | Hi
>> | I have a 120 gb harddrive where i want to split it into 3 x 40gb.
>> | I want to run xp on the first partition and run xp again on the second
>> | partition but only to install vcertain software and have partition 3 is
>> a
>> | backup,
>> |
>> | Whats the easiest way to do it
>>

Hi,

There is no 8GB boundry in XP. Also, BootIT NG is much cheaper than
Partition Magic and will do the job as well.
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com

--
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

"chewyshaun" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:203DF349-6F01-41D0-ACBC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> OK thakyou
> Am i right in saying that there is no 8gb boundary with XP i.e XP
> installation 1 can be the frst 40gb and XP installation 2 can be from 40
> to
> 80 gb?
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> 1. Purchase and install Partition Magic 8.
>> http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/
>>
>> 2. Purchase a second Windows XP license
>> for the second installation. This is necessary
>> since you can only install one copy of Windows XP
>> on one computer using the same license (Product Key).
>>
>> How to obtain additional licenses for Windows XP
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>> Microsoft Newsgroups
>>
>> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.mspx
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "chewyshaun" wrote:
>>
>> | Hi
>> | I have a 120 gb harddrive where i want to split it into 3 x 40gb.
>> | I want to run xp on the first partition and run xp again on the second
>> | partition but only to install vcertain software and have partition 3 is
>> a
>> | backup,
>> |
>> | Whats the easiest way to do it
>>

Hi , thanks for the help, the easiest to do it looks like just using the win
xp disc, as a matter of interest if i did a fresh install on c: , could I
copy that partition onto d: using partition magic and be able to boot with c:
or d:. I want a way of keeping a fresh copy of xp on the hard disk so if in
future i want tio wipe the contents of d: i wont have to a full install but
merely copy partion c: to it.

"RonK" wrote:

> You can create the 3 partitions when you boot from the XP cd. You will have
> to install XP again on the second partition. That will give you a bootmenu
> where you can select which XP to boot into.
>
>
> "chewyshaun" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:203DF349-6F01-41D0-ACBC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > OK thakyou
> > Am i right in saying that there is no 8gb boundary with XP i.e XP
> > installation 1 can be the frst 40gb and XP installation 2 can be from 40
> > to
> > 80 gb?
> >
> > "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> 1. Purchase and install Partition Magic 8.
> >> http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/
> >>
> >> 2. Purchase a second Windows XP license
> >> for the second installation. This is necessary
> >> since you can only install one copy of Windows XP
> >> on one computer using the same license (Product Key).
> >>
> >> How to obtain additional licenses for Windows XP
> >>
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
> >>
> >> --
> >> Carey Frisch
> >> Microsoft MVP
> >> Windows XP - Shell/User
> >> Microsoft Newsgroups
> >>
> >> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.mspx
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> "chewyshaun" wrote:
> >>
> >> | Hi
> >> | I have a 120 gb harddrive where i want to split it into 3 x 40gb.
> >> | I want to run xp on the first partition and run xp again on the second
> >> | partition but only to install vcertain software and have partition 3 is
> >> a
> >> | backup,
> >> |
> >> | Whats the easiest way to do it
> >>
>
>
>

In news:BE61D37E-DBFC-449A-BEF3-(E-Mail Removed),
chewyshaun <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:

> I have a 120 gb harddrive where i want to split it into 3 x
> 40gb.
> I want to run xp on the first partition and run xp again on the
> second
> partition but only to install vcertain software and have
> partition 3
> is a backup,
>
> Whats the easiest way to do it


I see that you're already gotten answers to your question, but I
wanted to add another comment about your backup strategy:

Backup to a second partition is better than no backup at all, but
just barely. It leaves you susceptible to simultaneous loss of
the original and backup to many of the most common dangers: head
crashes, severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus
attacks, even theft of the computer.

In my view, secure backup needs to be on removable media, and not
kept in the computer. For really secure backup (needed, for
example, if the life of your business depends on your data) you
should have multiple generations of backup, and at least one of
those generations should be stored off-site.

My computer isn't used for business, but my personal backup
scheme uses two identical removable hard drives, which fit into a
sleeve installed in the computer. I alternate between the two,
and use Drive Image to make a complete copy of the primary drive.


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

Don't put all your marbles on one mechanical device!

What Ken Blake said is very important!

We had a major failure even though we run redundant RAID drives that are
supposed to recover. Fortunately we also had the system backup to a big
external drive. After system repair we set RESTORE in motion from the backup
to the main. Unfortunately the large 3 month old external drive had a
hardware failure during restore. It was our last copy of anything left. Data
had to be recovered ($2000, even then thousands of files were still
scrambled or had generic file names). WD replaced the drive under warranty.
Recovery costs and lost data were our problem.

Our lesson - the backup is now redundant too. Worth every penny.



"Ken Blake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> In news:BE61D37E-DBFC-449A-BEF3-(E-Mail Removed),
> chewyshaun <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
>
>> I have a 120 gb harddrive where i want to split it into 3 x 40gb.
>> I want to run xp on the first partition and run xp again on the second
>> partition but only to install vcertain software and have partition 3
>> is a backup,
>>
>> Whats the easiest way to do it
>
>
> I see that you're already gotten answers to your question, but I wanted to
> add another comment about your backup strategy:
>
> Backup to a second partition is better than no backup at all, but just
> barely. It leaves you susceptible to simultaneous loss of the original and
> backup to many of the most common dangers: head crashes, severe power
> glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks, even theft of the
> computer.
>
> In my view, secure backup needs to be on removable media, and not kept in
> the computer. For really secure backup (needed, for example, if the life
> of your business depends on your data) you should have multiple
> generations of backup, and at least one of those generations should be
> stored off-site.
>
> My computer isn't used for business, but my personal backup scheme uses
> two identical removable hard drives, which fit into a sleeve installed in
> the computer. I alternate between the two, and use Drive Image to make a
> complete copy of the primary drive.
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>