Partitioning NTSF

[Guest]

I have recently puchased a new comp with xp as o/s with a 160G hardrive it came with a 2G fat32 partition. I see the partition contains a ghost and must have something to do with system restore. I want to partition 20G of the 160G to run win98 (fat32) but it is already formatted in ntsf. Do I have to backup and re-format? If I do how can I format the boot drive(ntsf) so that I can reinstall win98 first.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The only way you can create, delete, resize or merge existing partitions,
and not harm your existing Windows installation, is to purchase and use
a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8.
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/pmdetails.cfm

The alternative is to perform a "clean install" of Windows XP:

How to Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313348&Product=winxp

How do I install Windows 98/Me after I've installed XP?
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| I have recently puchased a new comp with xp as o/s with a 160G hardrive it came with a 2G fat32 partition. I
see the partition contains a ghost and must have something to do with system restore. I want to partition 20G
of the 160G to run win98 (fat32) but it is already formatted in ntsf. Do I have to backup and re-format? If
I do how can I format the boot drive(ntsf) so that I can reinstall win98 first.

 

[Guest]

Thank you sooooooooooo much I have been searching the microsoft websites for info and this is the first time I have used the message board. I have partition magic but was afraid to try it in this case. Thanks again.