Sam, You don't say what the partition specifications are! For install on a new drive, there must be either space for the install to create a primary bootable, visible active partition, or there must be a partition that is Primary Active Installable and visible
Additionally, the setup should not be such that there will be more than Primary, and extended partitions, although there may be any (reasonable remembering the allocation letter limit that includes Pseudo/virtual drives) number of non-Primary Partitions in the extended partition(s) It's also better not to have un assigned gaps in the allocation as that can upset the various partitioning facilities when you use that space in partitions ( Shouldn't - but don't say you'all weren't warn'd) But - as Carl replied - do it the proper & easy way - use the process on the CD JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Houseman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 10:52 PM Subject: Re: Setting up new HD? > Use the Windows setup routine to create partitions and format them. > > When you get to the screen where you select a partition for the install, you > also have options to delete the existing partitions. > DELETE THEM ALL. > > Then create one or more new partitions from the same setup screen. > > Carl > > -----Original Message----- > From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Sam Franc > Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 5:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Setting up new HD? > > I am trying to set up a new W2000 HD. > I formatted the drive using PM 8. > I put the drive in the computer to install W2000. > It goes through the initial setup. > Then comes the screen to pick the partition to install on. > When I pick the partition, I get this message " This disk does not > contain a Windows 2000 compatible partition" > It recognizes all three partitions but none of them are compatible. > What am I doing wrong? > As a check on formatting I reformatted one of the partitions using DOS. > Still no luck. > Sam > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: > CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: > CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. > > -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
