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

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This article was previously published under Q282008

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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.

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CAUSE

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

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RESOLUTION

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

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/downloads/index.cfm?categoryID=1503&itemID=7325 (http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/downloads/index.cfm?categoryID=1503&itemID=7325)

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MORE INFORMATION

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