Drive partitions

[Gordon -10]

Ive been thinking about partitioning my hard drive and installing a separate windows on each. So I can have one boot for normal computer use, and the other boot for protools. That way all the settings as far as disabling startup items, disabling hardware devices, and everything else that is necisary for pro tools to run well will be saved to a particulary partition. So instead of changing it back and forthe everytime, I can just boot the Operating system for either normal,or protools use and the settings will allready be saved. Has anybody done this? or know any reasons why I should or shouldn't do this?

[seagull]

It works really slick. I've got XP and service pack 2 on one partition for the internet (with antivirus etc) and another partition for ProTools with XP and service pack 1 with just a minimal setup. I'm putting together an Allenstien machine and I'll set it up the same way. I just don't have the space for a dedicated ProTools setup and another computer for internet/Word/gaming. Its easy to set up (you do need to wipe the drive so you'll need to back-up/re-install) and works well. Hope this helps.

[blizzard]

Hey Gordon!

I recently setup my machine for a dualboot and it is working great! I have mine with 1 Hard Drive having 3 partitions (OS-General / OS-Audio / Storage General). I then have a second Drive for just Audio storage. My Audio OS is bare bones as far as programs and services. I referenced blackviper.com for a great list of all essential servives and how to strip your system down.

Everything has been running real smooth. I would also recommend using an app such as Norton Ghost to back up both OS's when you get them working nice. That way you can recall either one if things get bogged down or ruined.

I highly recommend a dual boot system. Worked great for me.

blizzard

[elv1s1sal1ve]

I just bought a new laptop that I want to run ptle on. I'm pretty illiterate when it comes to all this multi OS stuff, but I'd really like to take that approach so that I can run ptle, reason, kontakt2, etc. on one drive and all my other computing needs on a different partition. I checked out the black viper link, but it's still a bit over my head. I've been reading through many of the threads here that it's recommended to do a reinstall of XP on a new computer, but I'm a little leary of how to do that. I actually burned system restore CD's, but i'm not sure that means they contain the full version of XP that i need to reinstall. Are there any websites that explain these processes in more layman's terms? Thanks.

[Gordon -10]

Sorry dude, i don't know of any web sites. But does anybody know if you use something like partition magic will it operate sucessfully without haveing to whipe my hard drive and start over?