Partitioning during XP installation

LatecomerX SG

How do I create a precisely sized HDD partition during XP installation? I found the article below through Google and in a particular example, he allocates 5000 MB to a partition but it ends up as a 4997 MB one. And he doesn't want to explain further about that other than telling the reader to go trial-and-error.

Is there a way to get it to a very precise capacity? I'm looking to create a partition of a size in the multiples of (exactly) 100 GB when I get my new HDD and leaving the remaining space for Windows and program files.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/hard_drives_03.htm

PS: I'm not a perfectionist. Just prefer to keep things neat. =D

playmemory SG

If you are creating a partition then it will be better to multiply the number with 1 Mbyte = 1024 Kbytes.

Example: 1024 X 10000 Mbytes = 10240 Mbytes

then you will notice that windows will report the exact disk size.

Good Luck

manyu882 SG

those space taken out are ment to be use to record volume boot sectors and mbr, partition table ecectect.well i think just try and error la.. offset abit maybe 3mb more?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Windows also reserve 8MB for something else. Altogether, after counting the bits and bytes, and the reserved 8MB, you may lose more than 10MB, depending on how you allocate it.