Hi Everyone,

As this is my first post - not quite sure if i've come to the right place
but i have been everywhere looking for an answer....

Ok - first off 'PArtition Magic & BootMagic' have instructions which i just
can't seem to get right.

Second - this is what i want to do and how do i do it.

I want to build 4 Primary Partitions

Partition 1 -
I need an operating system here as it has the boot.ini file and this is what
i need to start.

(Except that i want this partition to be secure and do not want the outside
world to see its a C drive) is there a way to change this?????

Also would like to add encryption to my files??? - can it be done???

I have no idea on how to change this!

Partition - 2
WinXP Prof. + Programs etc. = CONNECTS TO THE INTERNET =
FIREWALL/PATCHES/HOTFIXES/ANTIVIRUS
+
Extended -
DATA - Logical Partition
DOWNLOADS - Logical Partition(mainly used for all types of downloads such as
limewire p2p etc.? - if this partition is infected then i can just delete and
it will not affect the rest of the other partitions.... right?


Partition - 3
WinXP in case something goes terribly wrong! + BACKUPS for Norton Ghost
(Will not defrag this partition)

Partition - 4
WinXP PRof + Video Editing Software & Photo software
[/color]VIDEO EDITING - Logical Partition
PHOTOS - Logical Partition

Is the above anyway possible?
Can i enforce / manipulate the first drive letter c:/ without loosing my
boot.ini file?
Can i copy boot.ini to the other partitions should one die?
How to encrypt Partition 1 with O/S WinXP Prof and its boot.ini file? can
this cause me to not be able to boot?
Is there a software to install that will force the downloads to a specific
partition? ie. Extended/Logical DOWNLOADS?

Does any of the above make any sense?????? Oh and by the way all of these
WINXP Prof O/S that i want to add are all nlited with tweaks / patches etc.


PLSSSSSS i am in soooooo need of someone's expertise here!!!!! i've been
reading and reading / installing and deleting and parititoning for the past
month!!!!!!

Would really appreciate a very basic step by step guide or a solution.

Thanks

Unwieldy, unmanageable, and hideously expensive..

Go for two hard drives, one for OS and programs, the other for work in
progress pending archiving to a medium outside of the computer case.. CD or
DVD is a good choice..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Antz" <Antz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:34134246-FDD9-465C-AA72-6E888EB28697@microsoft.com...

Antz wrote:
You really should consider just setting up one Windows XP with 4 different
users that run scripts turning oon/off services and applications you need
when they logon instead of making some super-expensive (and potentially
agreement breaking) freaky setup just to separate how windows loads/what it
loads/etc.

What you are proposing, to me - sounds like buying four cars for four
different purposes.. One for work, one for long distance travel, one for
shopping and one for group trips. It's less expensive and makes more sense
to get one car that meets all the needs well instead of four different cars
that meets each individual need "perfectly".. And in the case of the
computer - you are keeping the same car each time and just trading out the
interior. heh

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
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http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html