Hi Brian, I partitioned into 2 partitions using XP for XP and left the 3rd partition unnamed.(which is for mandrake). I tried formatting the first 2 partitions with NTFS and FAT32. Still got the same problem when Mandrake setup couldn't seem to detect it properly and gave me those error messages. That's all i guess.
Sean > The replies I've seen to this so far seem to have ignored the "unknown partition > table format" message. This would be a cause of concern to me. Sean, can you > tell us how you did the original partitioning? Did you start with a raw disk and > use XP to partition during the install, or did you use another tool, like > Partition Magic? > > If you don't mind reinstalling your XP system, I would suggest the following: > > - boot the XP install disk > - use the XP installer to delete all partitions > - create your 1st partition on which XP is to be installed using either > FAT32 or NTFS (I would choose FAT32 unless you feel the need for the > "extra security" > - create your 2nd partition as FAT32 so you can share data with linux > - leave the rest of the disk unpartitioned and do the XP install > - then install Mandrake, letting it handle it's partitioning > > HTH > Brian > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > >
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