Disk Partitioning.

[Guest]

I currently have my hard disk configured as:

XP Pro - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)
XP Home - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)
XP MCE - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)

Extended Partition
Logical Drive (FAT32)
Logical Drive (FAT32)

The OS is selected using VCOM System Commander and this works well.

I wan to add XP Pro 64-Bit to the list !! But I only seem to be able to
create a Logical Drive..

Can XP Pro 64-Bit be installed on to that ??
Will I be able to use System Commander to Select the OS ??

Any Advice ?

Thanks

 

[Joe]

I currently have my hard disk configured as:

XP Pro - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)
XP Home - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)
XP MCE - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)

Extended Partition
Logical Drive (FAT32)
Logical Drive (FAT32)

The OS is selected using VCOM System Commander and this works well.

I wan to add XP Pro 64-Bit to the list !! But I only seem to be able to
create a Logical Drive..

Can XP Pro 64-Bit be installed on to that ??
Will I be able to use System Commander to Select the OS ??

Any Advice ?

Thanks

Windows XP is only allowed to have 4 primary partitions on a basic disk
at one time. An extended partition is considered a primary partition. So
now you can only make logical partitions in the extended partition. If
you wanted to install XP pro 64x, you would have to get another hard
drive, or convert your disk to a dynamic disk. Dynamic disks are
composed of volumes, not partitions. It will replace all primary and
logical partitions with simple volumes, which is very similar to a
partition and is bootable. The only problem is that windows xp home
doesn't have support for a dynamic disk, so you wouldn't be able to use
it. I don't think MCE supports it either.
If you want to install XP PRO 64, you have to buy another hard drive.

 

[Guest]

Thanks

Thank's answers it great

I have a spare 250Gb hard disk, So I presume this will work:

Disk 1:

XP Pro (NTFS Bootable)
XP Home (NTFS Bootable)
XP MCE (NTFS Bootable)
XP Pro 64-Bit (NTFS Bootable)


Disk 2:

Data Drive
Recover Data

OS's selectable from system Commander..

That should work ???

Thanks

 

[Rock]

I currently have my hard disk configured as:

XP Pro - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)
XP Home - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)
XP MCE - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)

Extended Partition
Logical Drive (FAT32)
Logical Drive (FAT32)

The OS is selected using VCOM System Commander and this works well.

I wan to add XP Pro 64-Bit to the list !! But I only seem to be able to
create a Logical Drive..

Can XP Pro 64-Bit be installed on to that ??
Will I be able to use System Commander to Select the OS ??

Any Advice ?

Thanks

For x64 issues you should post to the newsgroup for it:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general

 

[Andy]

I currently have my hard disk configured as:

XP Pro - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)
XP Home - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)
XP MCE - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)

Extended Partition
Logical Drive (FAT32)
Logical Drive (FAT32)

The OS is selected using VCOM System Commander and this works well.

I wan to add XP Pro 64-Bit to the list !! But I only seem to be able to
create a Logical Drive..

Can XP Pro 64-Bit be installed on to that ??
Yes.

Will I be able to use System Commander to Select the OS ??

Most likely yes.

 

[Jonny]

I currently have my hard disk configured as:

XP Pro - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)
XP Home - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)
XP MCE - Bootable and Hidden (NTFS)

Extended Partition
Logical Drive (FAT32)
Logical Drive (FAT32)

The OS is selected using VCOM System Commander and this works well.

I wan to add XP Pro 64-Bit to the list !! But I only seem to be able to
create a Logical Drive..

Can XP Pro 64-Bit be installed on to that ??
Will I be able to use System Commander to Select the OS ??

Any Advice ?

Thanks

To its own partition, no. 4 primary partitions per hard disk. Extended
partition is considered primary for this purpose.
Vcom.com can probably answer your boot question when the 64 bit version is
installed to its own partition. They may need to know the version of system
commander you are using when inquiring.