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04-26-2003, 03:49 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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Please Help Me With Windows XP
Hey guys,
I am not new to windows, I have been using it for around 10 years, and know alot, but I am having some problems. I just got a computer for 10 bucks at a garge sale (Its an AMD 333MHz, 64 GB RAM, 2HDs (1.5GB & 6GB), CD Drive, Floppy Drive, Modem, and a power cord!). I have successfully installed windows xp again, before it had 95 on it. Here is my problem:
It has 2 hard drives as said above. The C: drive is the one windows xp is loaded on to, and it works fine and shows up in the My Computer tray.
The other hard drive isn't being used (it is all free space), and it doesn't show up in the my computer tray. The physical hard drive is successfully installed though, because I can see it in the device manager tray, and on the volumes tab it tells me that the drives space ect... but there is no volume created? How do I create a volume?
Also, when I first turn on my computer, it makes me select between windows xp (and it loads windows xp), and the windows (I think this was the old path to the windows 95). How do I delete the windows 95 path, and make it automatically load windows xp like it does on most computers? Thanks, KyleLast edited by KyleLC23; 04-26-2003 at 04:20 PM.
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04-26-2003, 06:32 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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Kyle,
Volumes are added and removed in the computer management extension of the Microsoft Management Console. Go to Control Panel, then Administrative Tools, then Computer Management. Then under storage you will see Disk Management.
You can get rid of the second OS option by editing the boot.ini. Again, go to the control panel, then to System, then to Advanced tab. Select the Setting button in the Startup and Recovery section at the bottom. Choose Edit. This will open Boot.ini in notepad. Post your boot.ini here or PM me with it. I can help you edit it.
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04-26-2003, 06:40 PM #3
Re: Please Help Me With Windows XP
Originally posted by KyleLC23
I just got a computer for 10 bucks at a garge sale (Its an AMD 333MHz, 64 GB RAM, 2HDs (1.5GB & 6GB), CD Drive, Floppy Drive, Modem, and a power cord!). I have successfully installed windows xp again, before it had 95 on it.
The other hard drive isn't being used (it is all free space), and it doesn't show up in the my computer tray. The physical hard drive is successfully installed though, because I can see it in the device manager tray, and on the volumes tab it tells me that the drives space ect... but there is no volume created? How do I create a volume?
Also, when I first turn on my computer, it makes me select between windows xp (and it loads windows xp), and the windows (I think this was the old path to the windows 95). How do I delete the windows 95 path, and make it automatically load windows xp like it does on most computers?
http://tweakhomepc.virtualave.net/du...edualboot.html
Look down the page for the appropriate section. Use at your own risk.
*must learn to type much faster..*
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04-26-2003, 06:42 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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XP will perform better then Win 95 on a computer with 64Megs ram. I know from experience.
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04-26-2003, 07:51 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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I got the 2nd hard drive setup! As requested, this is what my boot file says:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows"
Please edit it to fitmy needs. Now I have another question. I know they are seperate physical disk, but could I make the C: (1.5gb)which is the whole first HD, and the d: drive (6GB) which is the 2nd whole hd and put them together (software wise) and make the look like a bigger 7.5GB C: drive? Is there an easy way with out buying anything.
Thanks, Kyle
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04-26-2003, 08:16 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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Kyle,
Extending volumes in XP is an option, however you can not extend a system volume (the volume with your windows operating system on). So unless you have a copy of Partition Magic, the best you can do is make your second drive act as a folder on your C: drive. You do this with the "Mount in the following empty NTFS folder:" option in the Change Drive Letter and Path dialog box in the disk management. That way for example, the folder C:\apps could actually point to your second drive.
As for your boot.ini. The quickest way is change the timeout value to "0". Then it will boot to your default OS automatically, which is XP. Otherwise you just need to remove the bottom line "C:\="Microsoft Windows". Start with the timeout to see if that is satisfactory to you. Let me know if I can be of further assistance.