Re: Windows install disc can't see my FC4 partitions

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Michael Wiktowy wrote:
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 01:19:33 -0500
From: Ken Schutte <kschutte@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I need to setup a dual boot system on my x40 Thinkpad laptop. I've done it without problems before, but this time I have FC4 installed first, and now want to add a Windows XP partition. On intial FC4 setup, I used disk druid and kept some open space, then later used qtparted in knoppix to create an NTFS partition. Currently fdisk -l shows:

Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4864 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

  Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *           1          13      104391   83  Linux
/dev/hda2              14        3582    28667992+  83  Linux
/dev/hda3            3583        3647      522112+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda4            3648        4864     9775552+   7  HPFS/NTFS

When I try to boot from a Windows XP disc to install Windows, it quickly flashes some text saying something like "please wait while checks your system...", then the screen is blank and nothing happens and I have to just reset. Should I be able to boot and install from a WinXP disc given that partition table?

Sorry if this it a bit of a windows question, but all these partions were created in linux, so maybe somebody could help.

Thanks!
Ken




Try deleting your primary partition 4 (/dev/hda4) with something like
fdisk and just leave the free space.

This is what I tried first, and the same thing happened. That's when I thought I'd try to see if it liked an NTFS partition there instead...

I think at this point, I'm thinking it'll be easiest to just just starting over with WinXP first. Thanks.

Ken


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