From: Robert Comer 

To install NT4, it also require that the boot/system partition is 2G or
less. (FAT16 limit)  If you then convert to NTFS, you can enlarge the
partition using PQMagic...

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Bob Comer




NT$ alsoOn Wed, 09 May 2007 11:01:48 -0400, Gary Britt
 wrote:

>  Thanks but I've got an ancient version of Partition Magic 7.  It does
>have the markers for the 8gb limit also.  So it appears the correct
>understanding would be that the NT Partition itself (along with any
>partitions below the NT partition) need to reside within the first 8gb.
>That's not a requirement for XP what about Win2K?  Is Win2K 8gb sensitive?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Gary
>
>Glenn Meadows wrote:
>> I believe it's that whatever partition NT boots from has to reside below
>> that point.
>>
>> I recall in earlier versions of Partition Magic, there were visual carats on
>> the drive map display at the 8 gig point, where early OS's had to reside
>> below that boundary, even if the partition was larger than that.
>>
>> I've got some ancient 4 and 6 gig HD's I could probably locate for you to
>> use as install partitions for NT4.....LOL
>>

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