Hi
I want to instal a small second hard drive 20Gb, just to hold os
xp.Then use my180Gb drive as storage space for all my programs and
work. In order to format the 180Gb drive that I use now as my main
drive with xp on it, can I go to start / my computer / local disl c /
right click and select format?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Barrie


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barrie

as long as you have installed OS on 20 gig HDD and are running windows from it.
you can put 180 gig in computer as slave, start windows from 20 gig and
format "180" gig HDD. Don't think it will be called "C" though.
What ever I'm sure Windows won't let you format the HDD that you booted from.
yes yuor method works.

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Dennis S.
I''m from Illinois. I hope I helped you. Good Luck.


"barrie" wrote:

>
> Hi
> I want to instal a small second hard drive 20Gb, just to hold os
> xp.Then use my180Gb drive as storage space for all my programs and
> work. In order to format the 180Gb drive that I use now as my main
> drive with xp on it, can I go to start / my computer / local disl c /
> right click and select format?
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> Barrie
>
>
> --
> barrie
>

Hi, XP, and all your programs, would be better off on the 180g drive as far
as performance is concerned as it is a newer, more efficient drive....
ChrisC
"Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:69336053-D80A-4C99-AB6D-A1BAB7DE7D05@microsoft.com...
> as long as you have installed OS on 20 gig HDD and are running windows
> from it.
> you can put 180 gig in computer as slave, start windows from 20 gig and
> format "180" gig HDD. Don't think it will be called "C" though.
> What ever I'm sure Windows won't let you format the HDD that you booted
> from.
> yes yuor method works.
>
> --
> Dennis S.
> I''m from Illinois. I hope I helped you. Good Luck.
>
>
> "barrie" wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi
>> I want to instal a small second hard drive 20Gb, just to hold os
>> xp.Then use my180Gb drive as storage space for all my programs and
>> work. In order to format the 180Gb drive that I use now as my main
>> drive with xp on it, can I go to start / my computer / local disl c /
>> right click and select format?
>> Thanks in advance for any help.
>> Barrie
>>
>>
>> --
>> barrie
>>

Hi

Thanks for the help. I feel happy about doing this now.

ChrisC Wrote:
> Hi, XP, and all your programs, would be better off on the 180g drive as
> far
> as performance is concerned as it is a newer, more efficient drive....
> ChrisC
> "Dixonian69" Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
> news:69336053-D80A-4C99-AB6D-A1BAB7DE7D05@microsoft.com...
> as long as you have installed OS on 20 gig HDD and are running
> windows
> from it.
> you can put 180 gig in computer as slave, start windows from 20 gig
> and
> format "180" gig HDD. Don't think it will be called "C" though.
> What ever I'm sure Windows won't let you format the HDD that you
> booted
> from.
> yes yuor method works.
>
> --
> Dennis S.
> I''m from Illinois. I hope I helped you. Good Luck.
>
>
> "barrie" wrote:
>
>
> Hi
> I want to instal a small second hard drive 20Gb, just to hold os
> xp.Then use my180Gb drive as storage space for all my programs and
> work. In order to format the 180Gb drive that I use now as my main
> drive with xp on it, can I go to start / my computer / local disl c /
> right click and select format?
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> Barrie
>
>
> --
> barrie
>


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barrie