Question about formating HDD?

[Guest]

Could anyone give me any suggestions?

Disk 1 for OS - 40 GB size
Disk 3 for Data - 250 GB size

If I have done format and partition for Disk 3 and copy all files into it,
and now I need to re-install XP in Disk 1, without updating the SP2, what
does it happen for Disk 3? Can I still find all data under Disk 3? but at
this moment without updating SP2 and the maximum size of HDD is under 128
GB,
will part of data be missing until upgrading with SP2?

On the other hands, I split HDD into 2 parts, [H: drive 120 GB] & [I: drive
120 GB]
and run the format process under NTFS format for both drives at the same
time, so far, it already takes more than 4 hrs, both are at 45% of formating.
Will it be OK to format both drives on the same HDD at the same time?
Could anyone give me any suggestions?

Thank for any suggestions
Eric

 

[Paul Randall]

One thing you could do is slipstream SP2 with your current XP installation
CD into a new installation CD. This way any future reinstallations will
also automatically include SP2. Hopefully someone else can provide good
links for instructions for doing the slipstream process.
Go to GROUPS.google.com and search for the following:
slipstream group:*.windowsxp

It is NOT a good idea to format two partitions on a single hard drive at the
same time. It makes the head move back and forth between the two partitions
millions of times, so it takes a long time. Better to format one partion
after the other.

-Paul Randall

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=slipstream+sp2&btnG=Google+Search
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

One thing you could do is slipstream SP2 with your current XP installation
CD into a new installation CD. This way any future reinstallations will
also automatically include SP2. Hopefully someone else can provide good
links for instructions for doing the slipstream process.
Go to GROUPS.google.com and search for the following:
slipstream group:*.windowsxp

It is NOT a good idea to format two partitions on a single hard drive at
the same time. It makes the head move back and forth between the two
partitions millions of times, so it takes a long time. Better to format
one partion after the other.

-Paul Randall

Could anyone give me any suggestions?

Disk 1 for OS - 40 GB size
Disk 3 for Data - 250 GB size

If I have done format and partition for Disk 3 and copy all files into
it,
and now I need to re-install XP in Disk 1, without updating the SP2, what
does it happen for Disk 3? Can I still find all data under Disk 3? but at
this moment without updating SP2 and the maximum size of HDD is under 128
GB,
will part of data be missing until upgrading with SP2?

On the other hands, I split HDD into 2 parts, [H: drive 120 GB] & [I:
drive
120 GB]
and run the format process under NTFS format for both drives at the same
time, so far, it already takes more than 4 hrs, both are at 45% of
formating.
Will it be OK to format both drives on the same HDD at the same time?
Could anyone give me any suggestions?

Thank for any suggestions
Eric

 

[Guest]

Thank everyone very much for suggestions
Eric

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=slipstream+sp2&btnG=Google+Search
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

One thing you could do is slipstream SP2 with your current XP installation
CD into a new installation CD. This way any future reinstallations will
also automatically include SP2. Hopefully someone else can provide good
links for instructions for doing the slipstream process.
Go to GROUPS.google.com and search for the following:
slipstream group:*.windowsxp

It is NOT a good idea to format two partitions on a single hard drive at
the same time. It makes the head move back and forth between the two
partitions millions of times, so it takes a long time. Better to format
one partion after the other.

-Paul Randall

Could anyone give me any suggestions?

Disk 1 for OS - 40 GB size
Disk 3 for Data - 250 GB size

If I have done format and partition for Disk 3 and copy all files into
it,
and now I need to re-install XP in Disk 1, without updating the SP2, what
does it happen for Disk 3? Can I still find all data under Disk 3? but at
this moment without updating SP2 and the maximum size of HDD is under 128
GB,
will part of data be missing until upgrading with SP2?

On the other hands, I split HDD into 2 parts, [H: drive 120 GB] & [I:
drive
120 GB]
and run the format process under NTFS format for both drives at the same
time, so far, it already takes more than 4 hrs, both are at 45% of
formating.
Will it be OK to format both drives on the same HDD at the same time?
Could anyone give me any suggestions?

Thank for any suggestions
Eric