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John:
Another problem....
Partition Magic does not work with WinME. A WinME
compatible version is not yet available. FDISK cannot
resize my primry partition (C drive took the entire
disk space) and therefore there is no space for
another partition. Am I out of luck?
Julian
--- John F Berentson <jberentson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The answer is that you can use any drive recognized
> by Win2000, so you would
> be able to install it in the base WinME drive.
> However, it must be installed
> under the Win2000 OS. When selecting your partition
> size, don't forget that
> most programs you install under Win2000 is add files
> to that folder. The
> best approach is to use Partition Magic to partition
> your drives as it
> permits you to resize them at any time. You'll
> probably find that you prefer
> operating programs under Win2000 if possible.
>
> You may have to make changes to your WinME
> system.ini file to permit it to
> share its swap file with Win2000. Under Win98, you
> must use, under [386Enh],
> "PagingFile={swap file path}\pagefile.sys" and
> "PagingDrive={swap file
> path}". I have put my swap file in a separate
> partition. Under Win2000, you
> can separate your swap file into different
> locations, so if you want a
> larger swap file under Win2000, you can just add
> another location to the
> WinME location. You should reference the correct
> procedure in the Windows
> Knowledge Base.
>
> Lastly, all your hardware that is not compatible
> with Win2000 must be
> disconnected or disabled. Win2000 will attempt to
> load the incompatible
> hardware and crash. I do this occasionally when I
> forget to turn off my
> EZFlyer drive, for which I haven't been able to find
> a driver.
>
> JFB
> Shaven Heads Trading
> NYC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Piranhas R Us [mailto:piranhasrus@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 7:40 PM
> To: Omega
> Subject: Need help on Win2000 instal
>
>
> I am in the process of installing Win2000 on a Win
> ME
> laptop. The setup procedure told me create a
> partition
> for Win2000 if I want to keep Win ME and have a dual
> boot system. My question is: Do I install TS2000
> in
> the same partition where Win2000 is in? In other
> words, can I install TS2000 in C:\program files to
> avoid a large partition for Win2000?
>
> Thank you for your help
>
> =====
> Julian
>
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Julian
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