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What formatting process do you specify the size of the partition and what file system it will use?
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high-level formatting
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Can you simply delete your 2nd operating system by formatting the partition containing it?
Yes, you can. But you have to be careful and make sure that boot files are on another partition.
How do you select a partition while installing Linux?
Different installers have slightly different ways of doing things. The basic idea is to specify a partition as the "mount point" for / . That will create the system on that partition.
What is the function of FORMAT command?
FORMAT is a Microsoft command-line utility that is used for disk formatting. The function of the command prompt is to format a partition of the file system.
Is the bootmgr file stored in the boot partition or system partition?
system partition
What partition is the active partition of the hard drive?
The system partition(a partition where the operating system is installed) is the active partition of the Hard Drive
Is the bootmgr file stored in the boot partition or the system partition?
the BootMgr file and the BCD file are stored in the system partition
What must you do first when you setup a new hard drive for the first time?
Partition and format the drive. However, if you will be installing an operating system onto this hard drive, the install routine of most modern operating systems will perform the partitioning and formatting automatically.
Which partition of Windows 2000XP must be the active partition of the hardware?
Must be at least a 2 GB partition. System partition.
Do you have to reformat when installing an operating system?
No, there is no requirement of reformatting when installing an operating system as you can install more than one operating system on a samePC. So there is no requirement of formatting the older one, even if you are installing a single new operating system only. Then also there is no requirement of reformatting again, formatting decreases the life of PC. ANSWER: Formatting does not decrease the life of your PC. The statement above is correct in that it is not necessary to format before installing an operating system. However, if you are doing a fresh install, formatting gives you a "clean slate" to install the new operating system. Attain the older one, even if you are installing a single new operating system only , then also there is no requirement of reformatting again, formatting decreases the life of PC. GOOD ANSWER: You do not reformat a PC you reformat a Hard Drive Disk. Whether or not you need to reformat your HDD depends on the operating system you wish to install. Some operating systems require different formats like NTFS or FAT32 so sometimes you need to reformat. You can also have more then one operating system on your HDD but to do this you must create a partition. A partition is a reserved area on the HDD which you can dedicate to different things depending on your needs. Generally, when you are installing an operating system you will have to reformat your HDD or create a partition for the operating system to run on. It does not decrease the life of your PC but sometimes during the reformatting process a few megabites will be lost... nothing serious. Most OSes require one partition to be formatted, but that is why you can create multiple partitions.
The partition is the active partition of the hard drive?
system partition
What partition of the hard drive is the active partition?
System partition
Explain the difference between the windows boot partition and the windows system partition?
The system partition is the active partition of the hard drive and it contains the OS boot record. The boot partition is the partition where the Windows operating system is stored.
