Re: Partition and Dual Boot MkII
- From: "pmj" <post@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 07:50:32 GMT
"Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 02/12/2005 pmj wrote:
>
>>>> I'd be inclined to keep it simple, FAT32 all round,
>>
>> Hmmm...
>> Yes - I also used to suggest/recommend using FAT32 all round,
>> when someone was moving from w98 to WinXP (& retaining the w98) -
>> but (especially with the Large Hard Disks around these days),
>> there's now more of a reason for only having FAT32 File System
>> on Partitions that actually need to be accessed from/by w98
& also (as Ali has pointed out) using FAT32 on Large Partitions
(that's larger than 8GB or 32 GB) can lead to very lareg Cluster Sizes,
& consequently lots of wasted - "Slack" - Space.
> Don't forget drive letter allocation,
Ah yes...
:-)
>... if this is Hawkeye's first foray into multiple operating systems
> he may find it confusing when the drive letter of his new HD changes
> depending on which OS he boots[*].
Yes!
Definitely!!!
But there are ways around that, though sometimes you just have to
accept it, cos even if you *do* (very carefully) try to make it so
that all the Drive Letters for all the various Partitions (both Primary
& Extended/Logical) on all the various *Physical* Disks make sense 7
stay the same, WinXP handles the Letters (& allocates them) slightly
differently.
By which I mean that it depends on whether the Drive (Partition)
is first Created with WinXP Running or not.
WinXP will notice a new Drive that is Created & allocate it a Letter
& it will actually *remember* that the Drive Letter was allocated,
even after you Delete (or ReSize/ReCreate the Partition!!!
That can cause endless fun & games & no end of Confuzzlement.
Have a look in the Registry at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices
& look up the stuff about the ramifications of that on the M$KB
& on some of the other Partitioning & Hard Disk Reference Sites.
> If we envisage a situation where data and 'good natured' apps are on
> the new drive *AND* a toolbar folder containing shortcuts then life
> will be easier if that is always drive 'X' - whatever 'X' ends up as,
> without having to re-allocate drive letters.
I agree - it needs to be thought about, but it can be fairly difficult
to actually make sure that they *do* stay the same - or rather that
they *do* actuall ychange, when you want them to, for instance if you
Create other Partitions.
Sometimes, it's just as well to realise (& accept & be aware of) the
fact that the same Drive *can* show up as other Letters, sometimes,
when Booted up into another Operating System.
Which is why it's always a good idea to put a "Volume Label" on the
Drive, so you can see which Drive it really is!
<snip>
> Much simpler to stick to FAT32 as the lowest common denominator.
Yep, maybe, but subject to the proviso of not ending up with very
large FAT32 Partitions (on any of the Drives)
--
pmj
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