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Henry:
As someone else pointed out that Partition Magic 6.0
handles WinME. I just ordered it and I should be in
good shape.
Why I keep Win ME? Becasue I am not sure some bundled
softwares can be run under Win2k. The laptop (10
gig)came with a CD burner, which is my ZIP Drive
equivalent or better imo. I certainly want to keep
that running until I can find the driver to run under
Win2k. Then there is Win Modem which I also need to
find the right driver. Once everything runs fine
under Win2k I will delete WinME.
Thank you all for your help.
Julian
--- Henry Amand <back@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I did not follow all the conversation but what's the
> problem ?
>
> Do you realy want a dual boot system ? (because i
> can
> not see what you need WinME for but that might be
> because i did not read the conversation)
>
> If not, just delete winME (format the HD from the
> W2K
> setup) In my opinion you do not need it anyway. I
> did not
> find any thing that did not work on W2K yet.
>
> If so, i would not consider installing on the same
> partition
> as your WinME. It might give you problems you can
> not
> see at this moment. I would create a dual boot on a
> different partition (you were allready considering
> that for
> the swap file, later more about how to do it)
>
> you are worried about how much extra drivespace
> you need because you need to install twice. I think
> you
> might have something of a 6gig HD ? That must be
> more than enough if you do not install other
> aplications
> like a wildman. 3gig for W2K and 3gig for WinME.
> If later on you find that you need some extra space
> in
> 1 drive you can use Partition Magic to move some
> free space from 1 drive to the other.
>
> OK, not keeping WinME is the thing i would go for
> but if you realy want WinME you can install PM on
> any windows 98 or whatever computer. During
> setup it asks to create "rescue disks". These resque
> disks can be used on any computer or HD. The only
> thing PM does not do is install on a WinME machine.
> It however handles the partition without any problem
> because
> it is a FAT32 partion ?
>
> With these recue disks you startup your laptop and
> create any partition you like.
>
> Greetings and hope this helps
>
> henry
>
> > 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
> > >
> >
> >
> > =====
> > Julian
> >
>
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