Help with partitions

[wortcraft]

Thanks for the info. But what I am trying to realy do is use Windows Me on both. Can I do that? If not then I guess I will use Win2000 but I realy don't care for it. And if I use partition magic do I have to debug/reformat both drives first?


wortcraft

[{P²P}Apocalypse]

When you say both. Do you want to use both at the same time. If so no you can't. If you follow my directions you have a choice at boot up to boot to ME or Win2000. Then eveytime you reboot you can either boot to Win2000 or ME. And, no you don't have to format either partition before hand. Just have them set and have the first one as primary/active. Then Win2000 will format the first partition on install then you can format the second partition in Win2000 and then install ME from Win2000 to the second partition.

[wortcraft]

Thanks for your help. But what I want to realy do use WindowsMe on both drive. Can I do that and if so do I have to debug/reformat both drives. I cant see where it will let me add WindowsMe again to the 2nd drive from the first. And if I use partition do I have to reformat both drives? I like test lots of new stuff but if I mess up I would like to just reformat 1 part of the drive and start over. I have Windows 2000 but it is 1 of them 90 day things. So it is of no use after 90 days if I like it and I sure dont have the money to buy it But I do have Win98 and WinME that I can use full time.


wortcraft

[sai krishna]

even i faced the same problem
i think we can not we have to install the os in an ascending order
ie 95 then 98 then me then xp etc
we cant install a higher version of windows and then a previous version on
the same computer

[wortcraft]

I have WinMe In there now so if I want to put something on the 2nd part I have to reformat and then put it on first? I sure hope not. Like I siad I just want to use the 2nd part for testing programs and other stuff on so it does not matter to me what I put on the 2nd. I have a Win98 disk. I would put the Win2000 disk on there but it is only a 90 try out. And when I did try to put is on there with the WinMe in there first it would let me but it tried to partition out the 2 nd half so in return I would then have 3 partition but I guess I can set the 3rd to real low. Does anyone know of a site that I might can go to, to get partition magic or anything like it?

wortcraft

[{P²P}Apocalypse]

Read the instructions I gave you very carefully. I've already answered your question. Also if you have the trial version of Win2000, after your trial expires you will only be able to access ME on boot. If you want to switch and swap OS'es then you need to get a program like System Commander or Boot Magic. Then get Partition Magic to manage your partitions.

[rcgreen]

Your debug script zeros out your master boot record,
making the drive appear unformatted to the OS.

Now I still didn't quite get the question.
Are you trying to set up a dual boot
system, to choose between two different
microsoft operating systems?



OK, I re-read your original question and I think I get it.
You want two separate installations of WINME, each on its
own partition, right?
I think the best way to do that is to get System Commander

http://www.v-com.com/product/sc7_ind.html

[titanmike]

May i add my 2 cents worth
Using debug to format your h/d you have just made your h/d unstable as you have destroyed
the makers table of bad sectors and skew factors of your h/d
ALL H/D have production errors on them and this is sorted out by doing low level format at the factory
so visit the makers website and down load there disk format tool and run that first
Then follow Apocalypse s advice
regards
Mike

[wortcraft]

I see what you r saying and will try it. Yes I was tring to have it so that when I cut the computter on I get say yes I want to go to part 1 or part 2 and use that OS. I was also thanking if I am going to just use part 2 or test programs i dont see y after 90 is I keep the Win2000 y I cant just reformat and put it back on that part of the disk. But any how Thanks for all the help guys/girls.


wortcraft

[teamme]

I have windows xp(pro) and redhat 7.2 on one drive. I always use fdisk and set up the partitions manually. It sounds like u need a bootloader, but first are u creating two different drives (c: & d: )? If you are one of the operating systems will need a boot disk or cd. If you don't want to boot with a floppy or cd partition the drive and put bootloader in the mbr (master boot record), it will prompt you at the beginning of the boot sequence. I prefer lilo or grub, the only problem with that is that one of the operating systems will have to be some type of linux. If you decide to go that way then the native partitions for linux including the swap sits on a non dos partition. I know this may sound difficult but its not, drop me a line and i will walk you through. Like everything else its a matter of trial and error, tweaking, trial and error again