Re: Which partition for recording changes?
- From: "Peter" <peterfoxghost@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:05:01 -0500
"Jim" <null@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Vx7df.183$MN.74@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Does BootIt NG require its own partition on one of the hard drives?
>
> It's quite flexible. There are several options.
So it does.
Because none of my OS-es use FATxx anymore. It is NTFS or else.
> You could define its own partition, and use either FAT16, FAT32, or the
> BootIt NG proprietary format. It only requires 8-16mb. In my case, I
opted
> to create a small 16mb FAT16 at the head of my HD formatted as bootable
DOS.
> I did this so I could gain access to the BootIt NG files by simply booting
> it directly. It can be advantageous to do this, for example, BootIt NG
> allows you to ad your own sound files, background bitmaps, etc.
>
> Another option would be to simply create a small 8-16mb FAT16 partition,
> format it, and install BootIt NG there.
>
> And of course, you could install it to your Windows XP partition, or any
> other FAT16/FAT32 partition (not sure if NTFS is supported, I'd need to
> check further). This is obviously the easiest installation since it
> requires no reworking of the partitions, BUT, it places a dependency of
the
> boot manager into your OS partition, something I prefer to avoid. At
times,
> I even install BootIt NG on its own HD, which then always boots various
OS's
> on other HDs. Whatever free space remains on the BootIt NG drive I use
for
> storing OS image copies, work partitions, etc.
>
> So you pretty much can do whatever suits your preferences.
>
> > What happens if that drive dies? Can I still easily boot my OS installed
> on
> > a third hard drive?
>
> A fail HD is a risk to ANYTHING on that drive, nothing special about
BootIt
> NG. Just like anything else, you should backup the BootIt NG partition
from
> time to time. And being so small, it's quite easy to do. I just use its
> built-in image copy facility and store it on DVD/CD media. Or perhaps an
> external USB HD. BootIt NG will even backup to floppy.
So that means I have to restore BootIt NG partition, BEFORE I could use any
systems?
> > Does Disk Manager in Windows see other disks and partitions?
>
> Disk Manager is NOT a boot manager. It's just Windows interface to the
HD's
> in your system. It will let you define partitions, format them, etc.
BUT,
> if you're using a boot manager like BootIt NG, while the Windows Disk
> Manager will see the HD's on the system, it will ONLY see the partitions
> that BootIt NG has not hidden!!! That's the whole of this problem. When
> Disk Manager is started in Windows and you have TWO partitions using the
> plain ol' Windows boot loader, Windows has no choice but to label one C:
and
> the other H:. Using BootIt NG, you'd create a boot menu item that
EXCLUDED
> the H: partition so that Windows Disk Manager nevers see it. Yes, it sees
> the actually HD, but it will show up under Disk Manager as either
> unpartitioned space or unknown partitioned space. And as such, it will
not,
> indeed CAN NOT, assign a drive letter.
That is good and bad. One could forget about what those "unknown partitions"
are, and delete them by mistake.
.
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