audioboi Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I'm going to install 10.4.9 to my current system. My computer has Window XP installed and I have only 1 HDD (1 partition only). I'm planning to create another partition. Is that advisable or I should start from scratch? Also, for instance, I start from scratch then my osx installation failed. Will the WinXP installation utiliy recognize the HFS+ partition and convert back to fat32/ntfs? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117414-installation-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidus636 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I know for a fact that if you start from scratch and format your drive, your windows install will be gone. I think it's best to start from scratch, but backup your data before so if there are any problems you'll still have it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117414-installation-question/#findComment-831670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzuoka Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 i would actually go the other way and create a different partition. That way you still have access to your windows partition. If your unnin on a 40GB hardrive and wanna go completely to mac, then maybe you should start from scratch, but only if your positive you know what your doing. If not, i highly suggest going with a seperate partition, hardware space allowing. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117414-installation-question/#findComment-832561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioboi Posted July 26, 2008 Author Share Posted July 26, 2008 thanks for the replies. I haven't really installed anything yet but I have another question. If I made 2 partitions (1 for XP, 1 for Mac) and the Mac OS X installation was flawless (everything is working), can I just remove the XP partition and combine that to the Mac OS X partition? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117414-installation-question/#findComment-834016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioboi Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 ok. I'm going to install Uphuck's 10.4.9 tomorrow or the day after that. After reading posts, I might start from scratch (easier and safer (?) method) or if I feel experimenting, I might partition it. Anyway, I was just wondering, if I will be able to install it successfully, how can I update to 10.4.11? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117414-installation-question/#findComment-836414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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