C&D Volumes

[Bob Ulatowski]

Information about my XP home edition, on my laptop,
indicates I have a C and D volume on my disk. I take it
that volumes are the new word for drives. All of the
programs/applications that I have installed are going to
the C volume which is now about three quarters full. Will
the operating system automatically go to D which is now
empty (sort of), when C is full or should I phsically
direct the programs to D now, when asked my preference? I
don't want to get involved with partitions overlapping or
extended volumes or any other stuff like that if I don't
have to. Thanks

[Stormy Norm]

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"Bob Ulatowski" > wrote in message
...
> Information about my XP home edition, on my laptop,
> indicates I have a C and D volume on my disk. I take it
> that volumes are the new word for drives. All of the
> programs/applications that I have installed are going to
> the C volume which is now about three quarters full. Will
> the operating system automatically go to D which is now
> empty (sort of), when C is full or should I phsically
> direct the programs to D now, when asked my preference? I
> don't want to get involved with partitions overlapping or
> extended volumes or any other stuff like that if I don't
> have to. Thanks

[Matt Coy]

Hi Bob,

No, there won't be any automatic switch. If C:\ gets full, then you will
get a notice informing you that the disk space is extremely low. Depending
on how much free space you have available to you on D:\ I would start
installing new programs there, as it's better to have the disk full that
doesn't house Windows.

--
Matt Coy, MCSE
Microsoft MVP (Windows XP)

"Bob Ulatowski" > wrote in message
...
> Information about my XP home edition, on my laptop,
> indicates I have a C and D volume on my disk. I take it
> that volumes are the new word for drives. All of the
> programs/applications that I have installed are going to
> the C volume which is now about three quarters full. Will
> the operating system automatically go to D which is now
> empty (sort of), when C is full or should I phsically
> direct the programs to D now, when asked my preference? I
> don't want to get involved with partitions overlapping or
> extended volumes or any other stuff like that if I don't
> have to. Thanks