Partition for XP Pro x64

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Ok i tried to make a new partition but it didnt work. after i created it and clicked apply my pc then restarted. A blue screen came up saying something was not found and that it was skipping the autocheck or something like that. How do i get passed that because there was no partition made.
Do i have to make it primary not logical??

Thanks
 
Mentali$T said:
Ok making it primary didnt work either :s

os partitions have to be primary. logical is for storing data

that autocheck is something that validate the xp install
 
install xp 64bit again. when you get to the partition screen hit d (then enter and then L) to delete the 64 bit partition. then hit C in the unpartition space to create another partition. then finish install the 64 bit system.

you usually only get that autocheck error when you copy 1 os partition to another partitin unsucessfully
 
I never installed x64 though. i am running 32 bit at the moment and wanted to create a partition which i could then install x64 on to. I cant create the partition though, so i havent installed x64.
 
lol ok then. i have a second hdd already, it just had a load of stuff on it i wanted but i just transfering most of it to this hdd so i can install it on the now blank one. Do you think that i should disconnect this hdd and then install x64 with just the blank one connected?

Thanks for all your help.
 
ok you already got a second drive. let reverse everything. partition and format (ntfs) the 2nd drive (hopefully it is the bigger hdd) as logical and move all of your important data (music movie etc) to it. we will make it your document folder as outlined in this guide. this method will make sure that you never lose your data

http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56137

now let back up your xp drivers (unless you have your mobo cd)

using this guide

http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=65989

now we can delete the whole 1st hdd and create and delete partitions with the xp cd. this is the page to create partitions. you must delete the whole partition on the 1st drive before you can create new ones. make 3 partition. one for xp, one for 64b bit xp and maybe an extra one for something else later on

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this will help you out, if you never installed windows before

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxphome/installxpcdparallell/part1.htm

when you are done installing both OS, move your document folder on both OS to your second hdd again
 
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