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Can VISTA and ME be on separate partitions of the same hard drive?
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No. Vista ruins all windows(non-vista) and RAIDed partitions.
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Will it be possible to have vista home premium and windowsXP in the same computer?
Yes, it's possible but you need to have at least two partitions on your hard drive(s) because they should be installed in separate locations (partitions).
Why wont your Gateway Laptop pick up the hard drive when you try to install Windows Vista?
Sometimes before to install vista you have to delete all partitions on your hard drive. Such brand like HP, Dell and so on have special restore partitions on theis laptops and desktops. Also these special partitions protect MBR sector from viruses. To install vista you have to delete such partition(s).
How do you install both windows xp and windows vista home premium operating system on a desktop?
To do that, you need to create two separate partitions on your hard drive and choose a free partition during the OS installations.
A technician is attempting to create multiple partitions on a hard disk This will allow for storing the operating system and data files on separate partitions What is the maximum number of primary p?
A technician is attempting to create multiple partitions on a hard disk. This will allow for storing the operating system and data files on separate partitions. What is the maximum number of primary partitions per hard drive that is supported by Windows XP?
Can you put windows vista and windows professional on the same hard drive?
Yes Partition Your Hard drive into 2 "partitions" and it will Dual Boot. See: http://www.pcworld.com/article/73826/stepbystep_partition_your_hard_drive.html
How do you delete dual boot?
If they are on separate hard drives you can generally just delete/format the hard drive with the OS that you do not wish to keep. If they are on separate partitions on the same hard drive you may have to reinstall the bootloader after deleting/formatting the partition.
WHAT type of disk uses primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives to organize data?
A hard drive. Physically it is a single unit (but may have more than one surface or platter to store data). The drive has a 'reference' track - which tells the computer how the drive is divided. You can split a hard-drive into multiple partitions to separate different types of data.
Can you install vista and Linux on the hard drive?
Of course you can. Just get a partioning utility, breake the hard disk into separate partions and load the separate OSs into them.
How do you safely reformat hard drive that currently has Windows Vista and Windows XP?
You cannot reformat a hard drive and keep operating system(s) untouched. The point of formatting is to erase all data. There is only one exception, you can reformat some partitions on your hard drive if you have any. If you want to keep your current operating system those partitions must not be system.
What do you call the divisions on a hard drive?
Partitions divide hard drive space.
What is a disk druid?
Disk Druid Partitions is a program that partitions your hard drive for you.
What does fdisk do?
creates partitions on the hard drive
