Partitions Created by Using PartitionMagic 5.0 Appear Inactive in Windows XP Setup (282008)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q282008

SYMPTOMS

If you create a partition by using PartitionMagic 5.0 by PowerQuest, this partition appears as Inactive (OS/2 Boot Manager) during the installation of Windows XP regardless of the operating system that resides on that partition.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Windows XP Setup does not recognize the file system ID of PartitionMagic version 5.0.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, download the PartitionMagic 5.01 update for Windows 2000 from the following PowerQuest Web site:

http://www.powerquest.com/updates/pm501updates.html

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/15/2006
Keywords:kb3rdparty kbprb kbsetup kbui KB282008
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