my HDD is partitioned like this:
system (c:) 10gb [for windows]
system (d:) 40gb [for applications]
system (e:) 140gb [for my stuff]
system (f:) 10gb [for windows]
system (g:) 30gb [for stuff]
system (h:) 3gb [additional emergency partition, just in case if i screw up everything, where to install another os to get to files]
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so i installed windows xp on (c:) and then on (f:) too, because i share my pc with mom, and my plan is to make two independent os,
where first one uses only (c:),(d:),(e:) partitions, while (f:) and (g:) partitons stays invisible and inaccessible for it
and
second one uses only (f:),(g:)partitions, while (c:),(d:),(e:) are invisible and inaccessible for it
(h:)is invisible for both of them
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SO..
1. how do i make dual boot or whatever, and do i need it at all
(at system startup it allows me to chose which installed os to run anyways, but since they both are winxp it can cause mistakes),
so i’d like to use gag (graphic boot manager) but as long as i had patience and intelligence to read instructions it says either both os have to be on same partition (or was it hdd? S=) either i need to have this ibm boot manager, and since i’m n00b and have very little patience on me i’ d like to get some faster, easier to do and more n00b safe solutions (i dunno even what dos, sectors etc are so plz bare me)
2. what does hide partition option mean (partition magic 8.0)? what it does? can i unhide them when it’ s needed too?
3. how can hide partitions on one os, so that they stay visible on another one? can i do this with hide option at partition magic 8.0?
4. or basically what programs n stuff do i need to make my plan?
thnx
..and yes only 30gigs will do for mom =p
