Here is another link that states "the boot partition must be formatted with FAT32 if you wish to dual boot." I'm not saying it isn't outdated,...
I don't want to make any more changes than are necessary, as it only confuses my mother. Just now she called to find out how to play a movie...
When I started making XP installs, I was taught to start with a small FAT32 partition and then have the OS partition. At the time, it was believed...
I switched to AHCI, and all started up fine. I think I'll pass on the RAID. Thank you.
Let's see if this works better. http://imgur.com/a/1Xsxg
According to Everest, here is the information on the MOBO: Motherboard ID 11/27/2003-nvidia-nForce-6A618BD4FC-00 Motherboard Name DFI NFII Ultra...
It sounds like I'd be best off formatting my thumb drive and then setting up as 32 bit rather than 64 bit.
Rather than AHCI, would you suggest RAID? If so, how would I set that up (SSD on 3.0 SATA, HDD on 2.0 SATA and IDE HDD with adapter to 2.0 SATA).
I encountered one more issue. Here is what is written in my boot ini: [boot loader] timeout=30...
I've reinstalled XP, and most everything seems to be working fine. The one glitch I've found, so far, is the Motorola Surfboard modem works fine...
I finally got here and have reinstalled the OS. I'm still working on it and will post when complete.
This is the message that pops up every time on startup of my 8.1 desktop. It continues to say: SETUP option is available to set SATA to AHCI mode...
Is it possible to make a 32bit thumb drive on a 64bit computer? I have a 32bit ISO for both 8.1 & XP, but no 64bit XP ISO. Maybe I'll make a 32bit...
I was able to change my basic disks to online. Do I have a set period of time after first logging on to activate the OS on the thumb drive, or is...
Another question... Would the 64 bit OS thumb drive work on my mother's 32 bit XP computer? If not, can I make a 32 bit Win 8 thumb drive on my 64...
According to the picture it looks like basic disks can be turned on. I'll check that first.
I read online that dynamic disks can't be dual booted, and mine are presently dual booted. I'll check this when I get home. Maybe I'll change them...
I finally got my thumb drive and used your link to WinToUSB to make a bootable drive with Win 8.1. It works fine, and can start up my computer....
Thank you.
I've decided to get a SanDisk Extreme 3.0 USB thumb drive. I can either get a 32GB or a 64GB. The difference, other than capacity, is the max...
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