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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: shanjon on 14 January 2009, 20:33:02
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im currently running vista on my laptop and im currently downloading the beta version of windows 7,
what i need to know is how do i make a partition so that i have a seperate drive to install it onto and thus allowing me multiboot
any help will be greatly appreciated
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click on the start menu, and right click on my comp (or vista equivelant) in the drop down menu choose "manage" the program that loads has options in it for making partitions and/or resizing them. best read thru the tutorial first :y
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Put grass up one side and crazy pave the other :D.
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If you cannot be prepared to use the OS exclusively on that machine, do not install it. It is a beta copy, and who knows what the installer will do multibooting.
The beta is really for people with 2nd machines
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click on the start menu, and right click on my comp (or vista equivelant) in the drop down menu choose "manage" the program that loads has options in it for making partitions and/or resizing them. best read thru the tutorial first :y
Under Windows, you cannot shrink a partition ;)
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like vista it will probably have to be installed before any other operating system, or it will fubar your boot record. and render xp useless even tho it will still be on the machine.
grab another hard drive and do a fresh install with no other OS.
;)
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click on the start menu, and right click on my comp (or vista equivelant) in the drop down menu choose "manage" the program that loads has options in it for making partitions and/or resizing them. best read thru the tutorial first :y
spot on , cheers m8 :y
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Word of warning before altering a partition size.
Back up any data you require in case you make a mistake or anything goes wrong.
Especially Personal Photographs.
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Especially Personal Photographs.
lost valuable prawn in the past have we? ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Word of warning before altering a partition size.
Back up any data you require in case you make a mistake or anything goes wrong.
Especially Personal Photographs.
nothing like that on the laptops , all pics etc are stored on a second hard drive on the desktop :y
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Especially Personal Photographs.
lost valuable prawn in the past have we? ;D ;D ;D ;D
Not at all matey, just pictures of my Mum and Nan that I store on my hard drive, and I would be distraught if I delted the files by accident or partitioning etc, even though they are backed up on CD I never know where they are.
The reason I mention photos is that they can not be replaced, just like my Mum and Nan who are sadly no longer with us,
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Word of warning before altering a partition size.
Back up any data you require in case you make a mistake or anything goes wrong.
Especially Personal Photographs.
nothing like that on the laptops , all pics etc are stored on a second hard drive on the desktop :y
Altering drive sizes by redoing partitions regardless of method carries its own risks.
I have made my point. tis up to the idividual whether you do CD/DVD backups.
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know how you feel in a way, didnt lose photos on the pc, lost real photo's, the ones you can hold in your hand, all the wonders of digital cameras etc but nothing beats holding a proper photo of a loved/lost person. :'(
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know how you feel in a way, didnt lose photos on the pc, lost real photo's, the ones you can hold in your hand, all the wonders of digital cameras etc but nothing beats holding a proper photo of a loved/lost person. :'(
Memories are with us forever, but all forms of photo's hold a special place. :y
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http://www.sriraminhell.com/2009/01/windows-7-build-7000-installation-guide.html
very handy guide got windows 7 on dual boot :y
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I thought you were going to talk about your driveway......... :-[ ::)
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im going to do a partition soon, down the middle of the bed so the mrs' snoring cant keep me awake :P
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http://www.sriraminhell.com/2009/01/windows-7-build-7000-installation-guide.html
very handy guide got windows 7 on dual boot :y
good info m8 cheers :y
may i ask what program you used to copy the program onto dvd
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If you cannot be prepared to use the OS exclusively on that machine, do not install it. It is a beta copy, and who knows what the installer will do multibooting.
The beta is really for people with 2nd machines
i have installed it on multibooting and all seems to be working fine m8 :y
one thing is for sure it does run quicker than vista
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download microst virtual pc, then create a "new" machine and install it too that :)
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I can't overstate this - it is a beta. ie, potentially buggy and unfinished. It may do something daft and wipe out other partitions, either during install or in use.
If you cannot afford to be without a PC, do not install, even dual boot.
I'm half tempted to set it up as a VM, open the firewal, and let members play with it.... ....but that would probably be asking for trouble.