Empty Partition

Posted: 07-03-2006, 10:35 AM
I have a problem:
On my HD there are 2 partition.

now i try to install Windows Vista in one of my partition but i can't do
it!!!! the Next button isn't active!!!! It is active only when i select the
partition where Windows XP and my document but i want to install both my
OS.... not in the same but in a different partition. I have a Maxtor 6L200M
and the partition where i wnat to install windows vista is 2 Gb.

Please Help Me!!!!!
Thankyou
P.S. I'm sorry for my english but i'm italian and i speak english only a bit
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Jane C
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Re: Empty Partition
Posted: 07-03-2006, 10:44 AM
Vista will need a partition of at least 15GB in size to install. 2GB is
nowhere near enough.

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"Cesare Costantini" <Cesare Costantini@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>I have a problem:
> On my HD there are 2 partition.
>
> now i try to install Windows Vista in one of my partition but i can't do
> it!!!! the Next button isn't active!!!! It is active only when i select
> the
> partition where Windows XP and my document but i want to install both my
> OS.... not in the same but in a different partition. I have a Maxtor
> 6L200M
> and the partition where i wnat to install windows vista is 2 Gb.
>
> Please Help Me!!!!!
> Thankyou
> P.S. I'm sorry for my english but i'm italian and i speak english only a
> bit

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John Barnett MVP
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Re: Empty Partition
Posted: 07-03-2006, 03:38 PM
The 2GB partition is far too small. The Vista DVD file is over 2.5GB. Under
normal circumstances i allocate 10GB for Vista.

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"Cesare Costantini" <Cesare Costantini@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:FE9AEBB3-2EA4-4EF9-A96F-1ED900D485BC@microsoft.com...
>I have a problem:
> On my HD there are 2 partition.
>
> now i try to install Windows Vista in one of my partition but i can't do
> it!!!! the Next button isn't active!!!! It is active only when i select
> the
> partition where Windows XP and my document but i want to install both my
> OS.... not in the same but in a different partition. I have a Maxtor
> 6L200M
> and the partition where i wnat to install windows vista is 2 Gb.
>
> Please Help Me!!!!!
> Thankyou
> P.S. I'm sorry for my english but i'm italian and i speak english only a
> bit

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