hard drive partition

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Hi
I've deleted my hard drive partition(C:,D:,E:).Now i only got C: one
drive.How can i divide my hard drive to install more than one Windows
Version.For Example:I want install Win XP and Win 98.
 
klaus,

why do you want to load windows 98 ??

if ever there was an pink elephant, its name is windows 98

why bother ??

me
 
either u use a third party software to make new partitions or...this is
ugly...format your HDD in DOS, create a FAT32 partition for Win98, install
Win98 and then u can install XP and make partitions with the setup of XP.
And, for the record, I really like Win98.
 
Whisper said:
either u use a third party software to make new partitions or...this
is ugly...format your HDD in DOS, create a FAT32 partition for Win98,
install Win98 and then u can install XP and make partitions with the
setup of XP. And, for the record, I really like Win98.
Click to expand...

Actually, you don't want to do the partitioning like that because the XP
partitioner is destructive and will wipe out your Win98 install. What
you want to do is boot with a Win98 boot disk and create the partitions
with fdisk the way you want them. Make either two partitions, one for
each os, or three partitions if you have data you will want to share
between Win98 and XP (and if you will format the XP partition ntfs,
which is recommended). Let's say you do it that way and your hard drive
is 80GB. For an example:

20GB partition - Win98
10GB partition - FAT32 data partition
50GB partition - XP ntfs

You won't be able to format the 50GB partition with fdisk, but you can
create the partition. Then install Win98. Then install XP and tell it
to install on the 50GB partition.

Malke
 
neah...u got it wrong. if i told him to make one FAT32 partition i did it for
win98. XP can make new partitions (of any size u want) when the setup begins.
Just hit enter on the unpartitioned space or press C...don't remember right
now. It will ask u the size of your partition. And u don't bother the win98
partition either.
 
Whisper said:
neah...u got it wrong. if i told him to make one FAT32 partition i did
it for win98. XP can make new partitions (of any size u want) when the
setup begins. Just hit enter on the unpartitioned space or press
C...don't remember right now. It will ask u the size of your
partition. And u don't bother the win98 partition either.
Click to expand...
The XP install can make new partitions on *unpartitioned* space, yes. I
thought you were telling the OP that he could change his current Win98
partitioning during the XP installation without damaging Win98, which
isn't true. Obviously I misunderstood your post. If the OP wanted to
change the current Win98 partitioning - shrink or enlarge it, for
instance - without damaging the installation, he'd need third-party
partitioning software like BootIT NG or Partition Magic.

Malke
 
Your order of operations is not correct.
Create a partition.
Format the partition as Fat32.
The partition will need to be made active.
 
Yes, but I didn't try to tell him step by step, sorry. I'm romanian and I can
read English. I think so can he. And if I could read the on-screen
instructions, so can he. I want to help, but it's better to teach him how to
fish instead of giving him a meal. :P
 
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