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hi,
1. can windows xp setup be run to perform formatting of the system partition
using a custom unit allocation size?
2. can windows xp be installed on a NTFS partition having non-default unit
allocation size (!= 4KB)?
i already tried the following WITHOUT success:
1a) install
- before running windows setup, format desired system partition using
acronis disk director (unit allocation size = 16KB, also set active)
- run windows setup, keeping existing file system
- after the reboot (files copied, should boot from hdd) windows cannot start
from C:\
1b) try to fix boot
- started recovery console from xp cd.
- run fixmbr and fixboot c:
- also copied ntldr and ntdetect.com from cd to C:\
- after reboot windows cannot start, error message changed somewhat
does fixmbr / fixboot work with unit allocation size != 4KB?!
this is the only way i HAVE managed so far to have the windows system
partition to have a non-default NTFS unit allocation size (checked with
NTFSINFO):
- perform regular complete xp install
- make backup using acronis true image
- format system partition with different unit allocation size
- restore installation using "files and folders" mode.
- xp bootes!
thanks, volker
1. can windows xp setup be run to perform formatting of the system partition
using a custom unit allocation size?
2. can windows xp be installed on a NTFS partition having non-default unit
allocation size (!= 4KB)?
i already tried the following WITHOUT success:
1a) install
- before running windows setup, format desired system partition using
acronis disk director (unit allocation size = 16KB, also set active)
- run windows setup, keeping existing file system
- after the reboot (files copied, should boot from hdd) windows cannot start
from C:\
1b) try to fix boot
- started recovery console from xp cd.
- run fixmbr and fixboot c:
- also copied ntldr and ntdetect.com from cd to C:\
- after reboot windows cannot start, error message changed somewhat
does fixmbr / fixboot work with unit allocation size != 4KB?!
this is the only way i HAVE managed so far to have the windows system
partition to have a non-default NTFS unit allocation size (checked with
NTFSINFO):
- perform regular complete xp install
- make backup using acronis true image
- format system partition with different unit allocation size
- restore installation using "files and folders" mode.
- xp bootes!
thanks, volker