Bi-BOOT XP-2K3 on C: and D:

[boomboommusic]

Hi everybody,

I'm in the process of making a Dual Boot XPx32 / 2K3x64.

I'm able to install XP and 2K3 separately.

I'm able to install XP and 2K3 on one disk with 2 partition.

For that I use 2 disk.

Disk 0 (on a PERC controller) | 1 partition (E:)

Disk 1 (on a NVidia Controller) | 2 partition (C: and D:)

Because of the bandwith on the PERC controller, I have decided to put "Documents and Settings", "Programs Files" and "Common Program Files" on E:

Before launch winnt32 installation for XP I reassign the drive letter with diskpart as I want, so all is ok.

Then the txtsetup start and the Disk 0 become the "D" Drive and partition 2 of the disk 1 become the "E" Drive.

So my profile and programs files redirection are send to the bad disk...

Do you know a way to solve that problem ?

Thx to take time to read me

BBM

[Atheros]

only way i can see of doing it is to reverse your partition order.

so disk 0 = C: & D:

and disk 1 = E:

windows will address disk 0 before any other partition unless one is called C: so by moving the E: partition to disk 1 it should stop re adressing it.

but i see there will still likely be a problem with the disk addressing on the other OS.

so what i would do is

[Disk 0]

[Partition 1] [C:] Windows install 1

[Partition 2] [D:] Windows install 2

[Disk 1]

[Partition 1] [E:] documents & settings

this should keep E as E and not reassign it. however when you switch to the other install i belive C: will become D: and D: will become C:

[boomboommusic]

Hello Atheros,

Thanks for your help.

I have thought about that too and it must be the next step.

I just did it and unfortunately I have not seen any possibility to put my Disk 0 as Disk 1 or Disk 1 as Disk 0 for the moment :/

I will continue to looking for this way.

-= I have seen many information on the web about a a migrate.inf file located in the boot folders just before the txtsetup during the installation of NT4...but this files doesn't exist anymore....but maybe anybody know an alternative ????

-=I have read about a registry hack, that could be work....but I prefer an elegant way to do it, cause until know I did everything without touching the media source...

Pleaze everybody help me to find my way

And thx again Atheros for your time

Edited October 7, 2008 by boomboommusic

[os2fan2]

You can change the letters if you break the setup after text mode install.

See this: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=5480

You can change the install letter on any drive, as long as ye get the correct diskette.

[jaclaz]

...or using migrate.inf...

...or modifying setupreg.hiv...

jaclaz