I need to partition a hard drive but my laptop doesn't have a floppy.

[paul13]

I just bought a sharp PC MV12. I want to partion the hard drive and
install XP, but the thing doesn't have a floppy drive for an FDisk. I
have always used FDisk before. Should I just use Partion Magic or is
there some other trick to partitioning using XP?

Will an FDisk even work for an XP computer/ does XP sit on top of DOS?

Thanks,

Paul

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I just bought a sharp PC MV12. I want to partion the hard drive and
install XP, but the thing doesn't have a floppy drive for an FDisk. I
have always used FDisk before. Should I just use Partion Magic or is
there some other trick to partitioning using XP?

Will an FDisk even work for an XP computer/ does XP sit on top of DOS?

Boot with the XP CD.
When it gets to the point of the Installation where it asks you where you
want to install, delete the partitions seen, create new one(s) and continue
on. You are done!

(** Anything you did not backup off the machine is GONE - so BACKUP! **)

 

[Guest]

Hi

Your're computer have a CD-Drive right?

On the Windows Xp Install CD, there is a utility to partition and format hard-drives
Just go trough the setup/install procedure, and you will come to a step where you have to choose where the Xp will be installed

On that same "step" you have options to partitioning and formating you're harddrives

Hope this helps

Bent

 

[DL]

Prior to doing all this ensure yr hardware supports winxp, check the Sharp
site!

Hi!

Your're computer have a CD-Drive right??

On the Windows Xp Install CD, there is a utility to partition and format hard-drives.
Just go trough the setup/install procedure, and you will come to a step

where you have to choose where the Xp will be installed.

 

[twinkie]

yeah, partition magic will do the trick.

you may be able to acquire the program with file
sharing programs (P2P)

 

[Jim Macklin]

The XP CD is bootable and has all the tools to partition and
format your computer. Just set the BIOS so the CD is the
first boot device.


--
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| yeah, partition magic will do the trick.
|
| you may be able to acquire the program with file
| sharing programs (P2P)
|
|
| On 3 May 2004 01:28:18 -0700, (e-mail address removed)
(paul13) wrote:
|
| >I just bought a sharp PC MV12. I want to partion the
hard drive and
| >install XP, but the thing doesn't have a floppy drive for
an FDisk. I
| >have always used FDisk before. Should I just use Partion
Magic or is
| >there some other trick to partitioning using XP?
| >
| >Will an FDisk even work for an XP computer/ does XP sit
on top of DOS?
| >
| >Thanks,
| >
| >Paul
|

 

[Black Baptist]

paul13 rambled on in microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support:

I just bought a sharp PC MV12. I want to partion the hard drive and
install XP, but the thing doesn't have a floppy drive for an FDisk. I
have always used FDisk before. Should I just use Partion Magic or is
there some other trick to partitioning using XP?

Will an FDisk even work for an XP computer/ does XP sit on top of DOS?

Thanks,

Paul

Boot off the xp cd