1.

Solve : dual os install?

Answer» <html><body><p>I want to install a new 200GB primary with C,D,E,F,G partitions. The secondary HD will have J,K,L,M partitions.<br/><br/> Win2K goes on C and then J (which is used to mirror everything on the primary HD).<br/><br/> My <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/question-25051" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about QUESTION">QUESTION</a>: How to put Win2K on J without it being changed to D. My past experience is that the OS automatically labels the second OS install partition "D"<br/>and won't allow the letter to be changed.<br/>Unlike WinNT4 which did allow such change.<br/><br/> Would this approach work:<br/>1. Install primary and secondary HDs with OS on C.<br/><br/>2. Partition secondary HD as J,K,L,M.<br/><br/>3. Remove primary HD and install OS on<br/>secondary J (now connected as a primary).<br/><br/>4. Reinstall primary. Will drive J retain that letter?<a href="http://www.osloader.com/">http://www.osloader.com/</a>The OS on the primary HD would in C:. My<br/>question is: if I label the first partition on the second HD<br/>"J:" will Win2K INSIST on changing it to "D:"?<br/><br/> This happened before when I had connected both primary<br/>and secondary at the same time. Now I'm going to install the<br/>OS on each drive SEPARATELY -- by installing only one drive at<br/>a time as a primary.<br/><br/> The question is what happens when both primary and<br/>secondary HD are installed. I think there are a couple of<br/>options:<br/> 1. First label the secondary J,K,L and try to install OS on<br/> J. The secondary might be running solo. Don't know if<br/> Win2K will accept this.<br/><br/> 2. Have both primary and secondary installed. Create J,K<br/> then install OS from the primary to J.<br/><br/> I can struggle thru this on a trial and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/error-25548" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ERROR">ERROR</a> basis,<br/>but was hoping that someone in your group might have already<br/>done a similar procedure and would know the best way to<br/>handle this.so what is the other operating as you posted dual boot<br/><br/><br/>all i have see so far is partitons.......of which no gigabyte space is listed!Quote</p><blockquote>I want to install a new 200GB primary with C,D,E,F,G partitions. The secondary HD will have J,K,L,M partitions.<br/><br/> Win2K goes on C and then J (which is used to mirror everything on the primary HD).<br/><br/> My question: How to put Win2K on J without it being changed to D. My past experience is that the OS automatically labels the second OS install partition "D"<br/>and won't allow the letter to be changed.<br/>Unlike WinNT4 which did allow such change.<br/><br/> Would this approach work:<br/>1. Install primary and secondary HDs with OS on C.<br/><br/>2. Partition secondary HD as J,K,L,M.<br/><br/>3. Remove primary HD and install OS on<br/>secondary J (now connected as a primary).<br/><br/>4. Reinstall primary. Will drive J retain that letter?</blockquote><br/><br/>Hello Kapil,<br/><br/>You don't mention the size of the second hard drive. Fdisk usually only allows for four partitions including the primary on each physical drive. If you really want more I would <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/use-241643" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USE">USE</a> BootIT NG as a Boot Manager.<br/><br/>If you set up the two drives together then C: will be a primary and all other drives following will be Logical drives in the Extended DOS partition. This is the only way to keep the drive letters in alphabetical sequence.<br/><br/>I have XP in a dual boot arangement, as you can see, with one OS installed on Primary C: and the second OS installed on a logical drive.<br/><br/>I would say that it doesn't matter which logical drive you install the second copy to.<br/><br/>When you boot you should see the choice of two operating systems. Mine are obviously English or <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/french-3653" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FRENCH">FRENCH</a> your may show as Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 (1) I really don't know.<br/><br/>I have just tried out Windows Server 2003 by installing it to a folder on drive F: with no change in drive letter, so if you do get a change in drive letter try installing to a 2000 Folder, on what you have now planned to be drive J:<br/><br/>If you need drive imaging programs TeraByte Unlimited have Image for Windows and Image for DOS, as well as BootIT NG which comes together with a Partition Resizer, and the price is very reasonable for what I consider to be four excellent programs which have never let me down to date.</body></html>


Discussion

No Comment Found

Related InterviewSolutions