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Dubu asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 1 decade ago

About bootmagic and partition magic..help please?

I got NTFS hard drive , winXP. I want to create a partition for windows vista using partition magic. The problem is, it says that if you want to install a new OS, you have to install bootmagic. but bootmagic dont run in NTFS, it says that you have to create a FAT32.

I'm a bit coonfused. Do i need to install bootmagic to install another OS? or it's ok if you just use partition magic to install another OS. its a bit complicated when i install bootmagic. help me please..

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You do not need to use bootmagic. Create another partition in free space on you hard disk.

    Format with NTFS

    Start up XP.

    Run the Vista Setup. Select to install new, NOT upgrade.

    You now need to make sure you select the new partition to install to. This should create a Dual booting system.

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