| Re: XP Pro Not REcognizing Existing Partitions
"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:
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> "bbersted" <bbersted@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F26F4835-8AA3-4F11-A3DD-9D896A595EFC@microsoft.com...
> >I use a third party disk partition program ( Paragon Partition Manager) to
> > partition and format my HD, Installing Windows XP home on a partitioned
> > and
> > NTFS formatted (NTFS) HD works fine. The partitioning and formatting
> > schemes
> > are recognized and installation proceeds smoothly. However, XP Pro is a
> > different story. When I get to the screen where the partitions are
> > displayed
> > during installation, no partitions are displayed, but the only the total
> > amount of unformatted unused space. My only option is to create a new
> > partition from this unused space ( which apparently spans all my
> > preexisting
> > partitions or to exit the installation.
> >
> > Why is XP Home able to see existing partitions and the XP PRO not?
> > Additionally, how can I use the third party partitioning program to
> > partition
> > and format while installing XP pro on a preexisting partition .
> >
> > Thanks in Advance
> > bbersted
> >
>
> WinXP Home and WinXP Professionals use the same engine when it comes to
> detecting file systems. There is some other difference that you may not be
> aware of and that is not apparent from your report.
>
>
> Doesen't the pro have some additional capabilities, such as hiding or limiting access to folders or partitions? The only difference I neglected in my post was that the XP home is an upgrade version, while the Pro is a full version.
bbersted
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