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Wen you are talking about Partitions, you aren't talking about Windows, you are talking about the HDD(Hard Drive Disk). this is a "thing" on the HDD, not Windows. theoretically, you can have as many Partitions as you would like, provided you have the memory for it. Lets say you make a partition that is 5GB, and you install Windows XP on that Partition. Also, your HDD is 57GB. Windows cannot use any memory outside of that Partition. This means that, although you have a 57GB HDD, Windows can only use the 5GB you assigned it. A Partition is sort of like an HDD on an HDD. It can become very confusing. I hope tis helps.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoWindows XP supports up to 4 partitions (In any conbination of Primary and Extended). In terms of logical drives, greater than 20
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∙ 14y agoAs with any other operating system on legacy x86 hardware, you can have no more than 4 primary partitions per hard drive.
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∙ 15y agoOnly 4 primary partitions are possible in Windows XP.
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What is the maximum number of primary partitions per hard drive that is supported by Windows XP?
4.
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?
What is the maximum number of partitions required to dual-boot Windows XP and Windows Vista?
The minimum number of partitions needed to dual boot windows xp and windows vista is actually 2, one for each operating system. However, if your computer was bought and it already had one of those two systems preinstalled and with it a separate windows recovery partition as well as a system reserved partition, then your minimum in that case would be 4 priamry partitions (which also happens to be the maximum allowed if you are using strictly primary partitions. One way to have more than 4 primary partitions is to have one of those partitions become an extended partition which can in turn have as many partitions as you need. I hope that wasn't too confusing
Identify and describe three basic disk storage types you can allocate in Windows XP?
primary partitions, extended partitions, and logical drives.
Can you install windows xp pro with your windows vista and keep both?
Yes, you can. You need to have at least two logical or primary partitions. If you want don't complicate the process install the xp first one of the partitions and then vista on another one.
What is the minimum number of partitions requred in a system to set up a dual boot with window xp and windows 7?
You will need at least two partitions.
Why might you use the Extend Disk Partition option?
Typically you can only have 4 primary partitions per hard drive if you are using the MBR partition layout scheme. If you need more partitions than the maximum allowed (4), then there is a way to get many more partitions with only one hard drive.By creating an extended partition you can have as many logical partitions as you need within that extended partition, thus you can have more than only four partitions. You can have 3 primary partitions and one extended partition (for a total of 4), and inside the extended partition you can have as many logical partitions as you need.The one thing to keep in mind is that any type of Windows Operating System needs to be installed in a primary partition, otherwise you cannot boot into it. Windows XP in particular, needs to be installed in the first primary partition. For everything else, you can create as many logical partitions as you want inside the extended partition.
What is the minimum number of partitions required in a system to setup a dual boot with Windows XP and Windows Vista?
Two. One for Windows XP and one for Windows Vista.
How do you upgrade from Red Hat Linux to Windows XP?
You need to delete all partitions created by RedHat (you can use DOS native utility fdisk.exe: delete non-native partition or something like that). After start installing Xp during the installation create a primary partitions for the system drive. After that just follow instructions.
What is the minimum number of partitions required on a hard drive that is to be set up as dual boot with windows 7 and windows XP?
2
Windows XP must be installed on an NTFS partition true or false?
It's highly recommended to install XP on NTFS partitions.
Can you reinstall Windows XP without reformatting any extra partitions on that drive?
Yes.
