Hiding hard drive partitions

[Alphathree33]

When I boot up in ME, I just get a blinking cursor and nothing happens.
When I choose XP, it works fine but I then realized why ME isn't working: XP can see both the C partition (where XP is) and the D partition (where ME is.)

How do I hide the partitions from each other so that ME will boot??

 

[Alphathree33]

Oh and Im trying to set up a dual boot...

 

[bacillus]

for ease of setting up ME should really have been put on C & installe first!
is your XP on fat32 or NTFS?

 

[Alphathree33]

<< for ease of setting up ME should really have been put on C & installe first!
is your XP on fat32 or NTFS? >>



I did this:

Formatted HD
Setup two partitions with fdisk
installed ME on the D partition (FAT 32)
installed XP home upgrade on the C partition (choosing full installation, NTFS file format)

Now when I boot up I have a choice between ME and XP. XP works. ME does not. And for obvious reaasons: XP can see both partitions.

 

[Scootin159]

Partition Magic will hide partitions.....but I 2nd bacillus's statement to go with ME on C: & XP D:. Acutally I reccomend going for XP-only, but to each his own .

 

[Scootin159]

you should make C: FAT32 & D: NTFS, that way ME will only ever see the C: drive & XP both. Also Install ME FIRST (EDIT: Which you did, but just for everyone else).

 

[Alphathree33]

<< Partition Magic will hide partitions.....but I 2nd bacillus's statement to go with ME on C: & XP D:. Acutally I reccomend going for XP-only, but to each his own . >>



Who cares what the drive letters are?

 

[Alphathree33]

<< you should make C: FAT32 & D: NTFS, that way ME will only ever see the C: drive & XP both. Also Install ME FIRST (EDIT: Which you did, but just for everyone else). >>



Read above: I did install ME first.

It is now C: NTFS XP and D: FAT32 ME. ME won't boot.

 

[bacillus]

the problem is that C is not fat32 which is needed for the dual boot!

 

[Scootin159]

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<< you should make C: FAT32 & D: NTFS, that way ME will only ever see the C: drive & XP both. Also Install ME FIRST (EDIT: Which you did, but just for everyone else). >>



Read above: I did install ME first.

It is now C: NTFS XP and D: FAT32 ME. ME won't boot. >>



Right, but make C: FAT32 & D: NTFS.

 

[Alphathree33]

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<< you should make C: FAT32 & D: NTFS, that way ME will only ever see the C: drive & XP both. Also Install ME FIRST (EDIT: Which you did, but just for everyone else). >>



Read above: I did install ME first.

It is now C: NTFS XP and D: FAT32 ME. ME won't boot. >>



Right, but make C: FAT32 & D: NTFS. >>



Again: Why do the drive letters matter? because C is the primary partition?

 

[bacillus]

<< Why do the drive letters matter? because C is the primary partition? >>


both OSs have to be able to read the boot partition which is on C. ME can't read NTFS!

 

[Alphathree33]

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<< Why do the drive letters matter? because C is the primary partition? >>


both OSs have to be able to read the boot partition which is on C. ME can't read NTFS! >>



Thanks. I like to know why I do what I do. That clears it up. I will do that.