Best of luck.
--
Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups
| Thanks very much for your help Will All I can do now is bite the bullet
and go for it .....your advice has been most adequate
|
| "Will Denny" wrote:
|
| > EULA = End-User License Agreement. From Start>Run type or copy/paste
the
| > following:
| >
| > %systemroot%\system32\eula.txt
| >
| > --
| >
| > Will Denny
| > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| > Please reply to the News Groups
| >
| >
| > | > | Yes I tried that and D drive did not recognise C drive and when i
rebooted
| > the computer it went straight to C drive (Excuse my ignorance.....What
does
| > EULA mean?)
| > |
| > | "Will Denny" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Hi
| > | >
| > | > That is the problem with NTFS - you can't use a Win ME/98 boot
floppy to
| > | > format with. Yes, you are going to have two disks with no OS on, if
you
| > | > decide to format the C drive.
| > | >
| > | > There may be one other way, but I'm not sure if it breaks the EULA.
| > Install
| > | > XP onto the D drive before formatting the C drive.
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | >
| > | > Will Denny
| > | > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| > | > Please reply to the News Groups
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | cheers, I know to do that, its just getting my head around the
| > recovery
| > | > console as once i start I cannot use this medium any more until the
| > computer
| > | > is up and running again so i want to know exactly what i am doing
before
| > I
| > | > commit.
| > | > |
| > | > | "Will Denny" wrote:
| > | > |
| > | > | > You'll have to go into the BIOS to make the D drive the first
| > bootable -
| > | > | > your motherboard manual should you how to do that - and boot
with
| > the XP
| > | > CD
| > | > | > in the CD drive. Follow the onscreen prompts.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > --
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Will Denny
| > | > | > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| > | > | > Please reply to the News Groups
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > | Sorry,C=80Gb and D=40GB, Operating System is running on C at
the
| > | > moment
| > | > | > but I want to run it in D and use C(80Gb) for video editing.
Both
| > are
| > | > NTFS.
| > | > | > How do I go about formatting C and reloading Operating System on
D?
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | "Will Denny" wrote:
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > Hi
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > C = 80 GB?
| > | > | > | > D = 40 GB?
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > Is this NTFS as well? When you install the OS onto the
other
| > drive
| > | > you
| > | > | > | > 'may' come against Activation:
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > "Windows Product Activation (WPA) on Windows XP"
| > | > | > | >
http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > --
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > Will Denny
| > | > | > | > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| > | > | > | > Please reply to the News Groups
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | Thanks Will. I formatted D drive without a
problem(NTFS)from
| > | > within C
| > | > | > | > drive, now what is the best way to go about formatting the
OS
| > drive
| > | > to
| > | > | > | > reload windows xp onto D drive?
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | "Will Denny" wrote:
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > Hi
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > No, you can't format from within Windows if a drive is
in
| > use.
| > | > You
| > | > | > can
| > | > | > | > | > either boot with a Win ME/98 boot disk - if using FAT
32 -
| > and
| > | > | > format
| > | > | > | > from
| > | > | > | > | > the A: drive. Or you can use the Windows XP CD to
format
| > and
| > | > | > install.
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > --
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > Will Denny
| > | > | > | > | > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| > | > | > | > | > Please reply to the News Groups
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | But you cannot just format the drive that you are
using
| > with
| > | > the
| > | > | > | > operating
| > | > | > | > | > system running can you?
| > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > | "Jay" wrote:
| > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > | >
message
| > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > > I am running 2 hard drives, the first one is 80 gb
and
| > | > | > contains
| > | > | > | > the
| > | > | > | > | > | > operating system and the other is 40gb, but I wish
to
| > | > install
| > | > | > the
| > | > | > | > | > operating
| > | > | > | > | > | > system on the 40gb and keep the 80gb for video
editing.
| > How
| > | > do I
| > | > | > | > format
| > | > | > | > | > the
| > | > | > | > | > | > drive ?(as it is different to the previous systems
of
| > | > windows,
| > | > | > which
| > | > | > | > was
| > | > | > | > | > | > quite simple)
| > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > R/Click on the drive letter and choose format?
| > | > | > | > | > | >
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