I'm unsuccessfully attempting to setup Bootit v1.87, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Pro SP1, WindowsServer2008 and a data partition on the same PC.
I currently have BootIt, Windows XP, Windows 7, and a Data partition all as primary partitions (see screen shot).
From what I've read I can only have 4 primaries. Since the Data partition doesn't need to be bootable (but remain as NTSF), I guess it needs to be converted to another type of partition so that I can add Windows Server 2008 as the 4th primary.
Would someone please provide details on what to do and how to do it?
Thank you.
Ken
Bootit, WinXP, Win7, WinServer2008 and data partitions
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CaptainKen
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Re: Bootit, WinXP, Win7, WinServer2008 and data partitions
On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:46:44 PDT, just as I was about to take a herb,
CaptainKen disturbed my reverie and wrote:
>I currently have BootIt, Windows XP, Windows 7, and a Data partition all as primary partitions (see screen shot).
That's your four partitions, period. You can only have four partitions
with limited partitions; the file system type is irrelevant.
The four partitions can either be four primaries or three primaries
and an extended one. I have never limited partitions so have no advice
to offer about running windows in an extended partition - I can about
Linux though.
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Cheers
DrT
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CaptainKen disturbed my reverie and wrote:
>I currently have BootIt, Windows XP, Windows 7, and a Data partition all as primary partitions (see screen shot).
That's your four partitions, period. You can only have four partitions
with limited partitions; the file system type is irrelevant.
The four partitions can either be four primaries or three primaries
and an extended one. I have never limited partitions so have no advice
to offer about running windows in an extended partition - I can about
Linux though.
--
Cheers
DrT
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We may not be able to prevent the stormy times in
our lives; but we can always choose to dance
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Re: Bootit, WinXP, Win7, WinServer2008 and data partitions
Disable the limit primaries then setup the boot items with the boot
partition and the data partition. http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/howto/
is how you'd do the OS install.
"CaptainKen" wrote in message news:575@public.bootitng...
I'm unsuccessfully attempting to setup Bootit v1.87, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Pro
SP1, WindowsServer2008 and a data partition on the same PC.
I currently have BootIt, Windows XP, Windows 7, and a Data partition all as
primary partitions (see screen shot).
From what I've read I can only have 4 primaries. Since the Data partition
doesn't need to be bootable (but remain as NTSF), I guess it needs to be
converted to another type of partition so that I can add Windows Server 2008
as the 4th primary.
Would someone please provide details on what to do and how to do it?
Thank you.
Ken
partition and the data partition. http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/howto/
is how you'd do the OS install.
"CaptainKen" wrote in message news:575@public.bootitng...
I'm unsuccessfully attempting to setup Bootit v1.87, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Pro
SP1, WindowsServer2008 and a data partition on the same PC.
I currently have BootIt, Windows XP, Windows 7, and a Data partition all as
primary partitions (see screen shot).
From what I've read I can only have 4 primaries. Since the Data partition
doesn't need to be bootable (but remain as NTSF), I guess it needs to be
converted to another type of partition so that I can add Windows Server 2008
as the 4th primary.
Would someone please provide details on what to do and how to do it?
Thank you.
Ken