Guest Eric Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Could anyone give me any suggestions? Disk 1 for OS - 40 GB size Disk 3 for Data - 250 GB size If I have done format and partition for Disk 3 and copy all files into it, and now I need to re-install XP in Disk 1, without updating the SP2, what does it happen for Disk 3? Can I still find all data under Disk 3? but at this moment without updating SP2 and the maximum size of HDD is under 128 GB, will part of data be missing until upgrading with SP2? On the other hands, I split HDD into 2 parts, [H: drive 120 GB] & [i: drive 120 GB] and run the format process under NTFS format for both drives at the same time, so far, it already takes more than 4 hrs, both are at 45% of formating. Will it be OK to format both drives on the same HDD at the same time? Could anyone give me any suggestions? Thank for any suggestions Eric
Guest Paul Randall Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Question about formating HDD? One thing you could do is slipstream SP2 with your current XP installation CD into a new installation CD. This way any future reinstallations will also automatically include SP2. Hopefully someone else can provide good links for instructions for doing the slipstream process. Go to GROUPS.google.com and search for the following: slipstream group:*.windowsxp It is NOT a good idea to format two partitions on a single hard drive at the same time. It makes the head move back and forth between the two partitions millions of times, so it takes a long time. Better to format one partion after the other. -Paul Randall "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F4C657FB-7B26-4ED5-A433-FBB76FF27D3D@microsoft.com... > Could anyone give me any suggestions? > > Disk 1 for OS - 40 GB size > Disk 3 for Data - 250 GB size > > If I have done format and partition for Disk 3 and copy all files into it, > and now I need to re-install XP in Disk 1, without updating the SP2, what > does it happen for Disk 3? Can I still find all data under Disk 3? but at > this moment without updating SP2 and the maximum size of HDD is under 128 > GB, > will part of data be missing until upgrading with SP2? > > On the other hands, I split HDD into 2 parts, [H: drive 120 GB] & [i: > drive > 120 GB] > and run the format process under NTFS format for both drives at the same > time, so far, it already takes more than 4 hrs, both are at 45% of > formating. > Will it be OK to format both drives on the same HDD at the same time? > Could anyone give me any suggestions? > > Thank for any suggestions > Eric
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Question about formating HDD? http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=slipstream+sp2&btnG=Google+Search -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Paul Randall" <paulr901@cableone.net> wrote in message news:eQFBMd24HHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > One thing you could do is slipstream SP2 with your current XP installation > CD into a new installation CD. This way any future reinstallations will > also automatically include SP2. Hopefully someone else can provide good > links for instructions for doing the slipstream process. > Go to GROUPS.google.com and search for the following: > slipstream group:*.windowsxp > > It is NOT a good idea to format two partitions on a single hard drive at > the same time. It makes the head move back and forth between the two > partitions millions of times, so it takes a long time. Better to format > one partion after the other. > > -Paul Randall > > "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F4C657FB-7B26-4ED5-A433-FBB76FF27D3D@microsoft.com... >> Could anyone give me any suggestions? >> >> Disk 1 for OS - 40 GB size >> Disk 3 for Data - 250 GB size >> >> If I have done format and partition for Disk 3 and copy all files into >> it, >> and now I need to re-install XP in Disk 1, without updating the SP2, what >> does it happen for Disk 3? Can I still find all data under Disk 3? but at >> this moment without updating SP2 and the maximum size of HDD is under 128 >> GB, >> will part of data be missing until upgrading with SP2? >> >> On the other hands, I split HDD into 2 parts, [H: drive 120 GB] & [i: >> drive >> 120 GB] >> and run the format process under NTFS format for both drives at the same >> time, so far, it already takes more than 4 hrs, both are at 45% of >> formating. >> Will it be OK to format both drives on the same HDD at the same time? >> Could anyone give me any suggestions? >> >> Thank for any suggestions >> Eric > >
Guest Eric Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Question about formating HDD? Thank everyone very much for suggestions Eric "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=slipstream+sp2&btnG=Google+Search > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > > "Paul Randall" <paulr901@cableone.net> wrote in message > news:eQFBMd24HHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > One thing you could do is slipstream SP2 with your current XP installation > > CD into a new installation CD. This way any future reinstallations will > > also automatically include SP2. Hopefully someone else can provide good > > links for instructions for doing the slipstream process. > > Go to GROUPS.google.com and search for the following: > > slipstream group:*.windowsxp > > > > It is NOT a good idea to format two partitions on a single hard drive at > > the same time. It makes the head move back and forth between the two > > partitions millions of times, so it takes a long time. Better to format > > one partion after the other. > > > > -Paul Randall > > > > "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:F4C657FB-7B26-4ED5-A433-FBB76FF27D3D@microsoft.com... > >> Could anyone give me any suggestions? > >> > >> Disk 1 for OS - 40 GB size > >> Disk 3 for Data - 250 GB size > >> > >> If I have done format and partition for Disk 3 and copy all files into > >> it, > >> and now I need to re-install XP in Disk 1, without updating the SP2, what > >> does it happen for Disk 3? Can I still find all data under Disk 3? but at > >> this moment without updating SP2 and the maximum size of HDD is under 128 > >> GB, > >> will part of data be missing until upgrading with SP2? > >> > >> On the other hands, I split HDD into 2 parts, [H: drive 120 GB] & [i: > >> drive > >> 120 GB] > >> and run the format process under NTFS format for both drives at the same > >> time, so far, it already takes more than 4 hrs, both are at 45% of > >> formating. > >> Will it be OK to format both drives on the same HDD at the same time? > >> Could anyone give me any suggestions? > >> > >> Thank for any suggestions > >> Eric > > > > > > >
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