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disc partioning, need help!

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FactorD

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hey, i'm doing a hdd partition using acronis disk director server. I'm trying to partition a hdd running windows server 03 and make a partition for vista beta. I'm at the point where i have 3 options of what to do next:

1. Primary - selected to install an operating system to a partition; will be prompted at bootup of which OS to choose.
2. Logical - if partition is just for data storage.
3. Active - if you want to install an operating system on this partition to boot at startup.

I want to choose active because i don't want to have to keep selecting the OS i want at bootup, is this advisable and will there still be a way to select the other OS should i wish to roll back? thanks
 
I'm also wondering when I partition the drive, if I choose active, what happens on the next time I boot the computer?
 
I've not use Acronis for this, but I do use their TrueImage. You already have the primary active partition. You choice would be to create an extended/logical drive partition. If you make it active prior to installing the Beta - you won't boot at all. So - leave the active as your boot partition. Then after you install your beta OS, you can then make it active - or - make it a dual boot situation that starts with the original.

You can only have one active partition for booting. You have that choice to make. If you want to revert to the original - just change active back to it.

 
thanks, yeah that makes sense.

So if I've got this right, I should choose logical, since i'm just creating an empty data partition for now, then i install the vista beta to that partition on the hdd, then when vista's running set that partition to be the active partition, using partition manager?
 
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