Drive partitions for windows xp installation

This is a security feature built into XP to keep other people from simply
re-installing XP and or removing the hard drive and placing it into another
machine to steal the info.

Go here....
http://support.microsoft.com/default...n-us;Q308421#2

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"David A Gourlay" wrote in message
...
One point - I have a second partition for my documents, and because other
users use my computer, marked the my documents folder as private.

After re-installing, I set up an identical user name, but I couldn't
access
my documents. Luckily I had backed them up on CD, without the security
settings, and so I got them back that way, but it gave me a scare. If I
hadn't backed them up, I might not have been able to access them, as the
user that owned them did, in XP's view, no longer exist.


"sqr" wrote in message
...
As you are new to XP here is my advice regarding the partitions. Having
multiple partitions will protect important files and the like from the
OS.
So place XP in the first partition and in the second the data files, but
leave the windows pagefile alone and let the OS control it until you
become
more familiar with it.

When you have Windows installed and running the way you want create an
Image
file and place it on a CD. Also backup the data files and programs and
place
them on a CD as well. When the computer goes south you can get the
machine
up and running much quicker then re-installing.

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"Ryan A, Saravanja" wrote in message
...
I'l be installing the windows xp on a clean formatted drive. I read
in
PCWorld that it's beneficial to create separate partitions on your
drive.

Partition 1 - Windows XP operating system (so you can reformat if the
OS
gets buggy)
Partition 2 - Other files
Partition 3 - windows swap file (prevents fragmentation of the drive)

What are your views on the subject and if you agree what size do you
recommend for the OS and swap file parititions?

Thanks

Ryan

--
Ryan A. Saravanja

This is a security feature built into XP to keep other people from simply
re-installing XP and or removing the hard drive and placing it into another
machine to steal the info.

Go here....
http://support.microsoft.com/default...n-us;Q308421#2

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"David A Gourlay" wrote in message
...
One point - I have a second partition for my documents, and because other
users use my computer, marked the my documents folder as private.

After re-installing, I set up an identical user name, but I couldn't
access
my documents. Luckily I had backed them up on CD, without the security
settings, and so I got them back that way, but it gave me a scare. If I
hadn't backed them up, I might not have been able to access them, as the
user that owned them did, in XP's view, no longer exist.


"sqr" wrote in message
...
As you are new to XP here is my advice regarding the partitions. Having
multiple partitions will protect important files and the like from the
OS.
So place XP in the first partition and in the second the data files, but
leave the windows pagefile alone and let the OS control it until you
become
more familiar with it.

When you have Windows installed and running the way you want create an
Image
file and place it on a CD. Also backup the data files and programs and
place
them on a CD as well. When the computer goes south you can get the
machine
up and running much quicker then re-installing.

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"Ryan A, Saravanja" wrote in message
...
I'l be installing the windows xp on a clean formatted drive. I read
in
PCWorld that it's beneficial to create separate partitions on your
drive.

Partition 1 - Windows XP operating system (so you can reformat if the
OS
gets buggy)
Partition 2 - Other files
Partition 3 - windows swap file (prevents fragmentation of the drive)

What are your views on the subject and if you agree what size do you
recommend for the OS and swap file parititions?

Thanks

Ryan

--
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have managed to find conflicting reports on the ms kb

BWAHAHAHA again

here's another question: what would happen if you get rid of the pagefile?

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"Dan DeStefano" ddestefanoATwinmarcompaniesDOTcom wrote in message
...
i guest this thread can go back-and-forth forever, but engaging in battles
of one-upsmanship hardly serves the purpose of these newsgroups, which are
to help, not confuse. using newsgroups as platforms to pontificate one's
"knowledge" and degrade others only serves to confuse the most important
person in the thread: the original poster.

the bottom line about the pagefile in windows xp is that, if the machine
is
used as a regular business client or home machine (in other words: not a
high-end workstation), then placing the pagefile on its own partition
probably is not worth it, as you will likely never see a noticable or
appreciable performance boost or hit either way. i have managed to find
conflicting reports on the ms kb - one article stating that even with a
single drive it is good to have a separate partition for the pagefile so
that it does not become fragmented, then another article stating that one
should not place the pagefile on its own partition on a system with a
single, physical hdd - so this would justify the debate at hand.

there are more reasons than not to keep a single pagefile and leave it set
to its default sizes:

1. the fragmentation argument will not provide enough of a performance
boost
to be noticable. and, pagefile fragmentation is mitigated by xp's dynamic
file placement, which optimizes the placement of files on the hdd and will
arrange optimized files in contiguous clusters, which defragments it;
benchmark results bare this out.
2. the less partitons, the less complex the installation.
3. though windows should select the pagefile on the non-boot partition,
testing has shown that, rather, xp will use both pagefiles. plus, in order
for xp to be able to create a crash-dump report, there must be a pagefile
on
the boot partition.
4. having just the single boot-partition os will free up hdd space.

note: i usually create a separate pagefile partition for windows
installations, mainly for nt and 2k, but, in xp, i normally do not use the
single, default pagefile when using just a single hdd.

if you would like to limit pagefile usage (i recommend against turning
virtual memory off, as this can cause instability in both windows and
applications - some apps need a pagefile), then just limit pagefile usage
by
opening the system.ini file in notepad [%systemroot%\system.ini, where
%systemroot% refers to the os files (boot partition), which is usually
c:\windows], and doing the following: place the cursor at the end of the
"[386enh]" heading, hit enter to create another line underneath, then type
"ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1" exactly like it appears (case-sensitive),
without the quotes. this will force windows to prefer physical memory over
virtual memory, just make sure you have at least 256mb of physical memory.

all that being said, it is a great idea to create a separate partition for
your data, then assign a volume label to this partition to be able to
easily
identify it (a volume label of "data" should be fine). this will enable
you
to format/reinstall the system/boot partition to your heart's content,
while
not disturbing your data. this will not be any help if your hdd suffers a
physical failure, but it will enable to you more easily recover from file
system corruptions on the system/boot partition. depending on the amount
of
programs you intend to install and the size of your hdd, the system/boot
partition should be approx 7-20gb in size.

i hope this helps you, ryan. please let me know if you need more
clarification or justification for these suggestions.

Dan DeStefano



"Ryan A, Saravanja" wrote in message
...
I'l be installing the windows xp on a clean formatted drive. I read in
PCWorld that it's beneficial to create separate partitions on your
drive.

Partition 1 - Windows XP operating system (so you can reformat if the OS
gets buggy)
Partition 2 - Other files
Partition 3 - windows swap file (prevents fragmentation of the drive)

What are your views on the subject and if you agree what size do you
recommend for the OS and swap file parititions?

Thanks

Ryan

--
Ryan A. Saravanja

have managed to find conflicting reports on the ms kb

BWAHAHAHA again

here's another question: what would happen if you get rid of the pagefile?

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"Dan DeStefano" ddestefanoATwinmarcompaniesDOTcom wrote in message
...
i guest this thread can go back-and-forth forever, but engaging in battles
of one-upsmanship hardly serves the purpose of these newsgroups, which are
to help, not confuse. using newsgroups as platforms to pontificate one's
"knowledge" and degrade others only serves to confuse the most important
person in the thread: the original poster.

the bottom line about the pagefile in windows xp is that, if the machine
is
used as a regular business client or home machine (in other words: not a
high-end workstation), then placing the pagefile on its own partition
probably is not worth it, as you will likely never see a noticable or
appreciable performance boost or hit either way. i have managed to find
conflicting reports on the ms kb - one article stating that even with a
single drive it is good to have a separate partition for the pagefile so
that it does not become fragmented, then another article stating that one
should not place the pagefile on its own partition on a system with a
single, physical hdd - so this would justify the debate at hand.

there are more reasons than not to keep a single pagefile and leave it set
to its default sizes:

1. the fragmentation argument will not provide enough of a performance
boost
to be noticable. and, pagefile fragmentation is mitigated by xp's dynamic
file placement, which optimizes the placement of files on the hdd and will
arrange optimized files in contiguous clusters, which defragments it;
benchmark results bare this out.
2. the less partitons, the less complex the installation.
3. though windows should select the pagefile on the non-boot partition,
testing has shown that, rather, xp will use both pagefiles. plus, in order
for xp to be able to create a crash-dump report, there must be a pagefile
on
the boot partition.
4. having just the single boot-partition os will free up hdd space.

note: i usually create a separate pagefile partition for windows
installations, mainly for nt and 2k, but, in xp, i normally do not use the
single, default pagefile when using just a single hdd.

if you would like to limit pagefile usage (i recommend against turning
virtual memory off, as this can cause instability in both windows and
applications - some apps need a pagefile), then just limit pagefile usage
by
opening the system.ini file in notepad [%systemroot%\system.ini, where
%systemroot% refers to the os files (boot partition), which is usually
c:\windows], and doing the following: place the cursor at the end of the
"[386enh]" heading, hit enter to create another line underneath, then type
"ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1" exactly like it appears (case-sensitive),
without the quotes. this will force windows to prefer physical memory over
virtual memory, just make sure you have at least 256mb of physical memory.

all that being said, it is a great idea to create a separate partition for
your data, then assign a volume label to this partition to be able to
easily
identify it (a volume label of "data" should be fine). this will enable
you
to format/reinstall the system/boot partition to your heart's content,
while
not disturbing your data. this will not be any help if your hdd suffers a
physical failure, but it will enable to you more easily recover from file
system corruptions on the system/boot partition. depending on the amount
of
programs you intend to install and the size of your hdd, the system/boot
partition should be approx 7-20gb in size.

i hope this helps you, ryan. please let me know if you need more
clarification or justification for these suggestions.

Dan DeStefano



"Ryan A, Saravanja" wrote in message
...
I'l be installing the windows xp on a clean formatted drive. I read in
PCWorld that it's beneficial to create separate partitions on your
drive.

Partition 1 - Windows XP operating system (so you can reformat if the OS
gets buggy)
Partition 2 - Other files
Partition 3 - windows swap file (prevents fragmentation of the drive)

What are your views on the subject and if you agree what size do you
recommend for the OS and swap file parititions?

Thanks

Ryan

--
Ryan A. Saravanja

Partition Magic 7

Jesus Christ all Mighty now I have heard of everything......

who uses this piece of beer coaster code anyways in XP?

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"Fredzo" wrote in message
news:vjKma.457238$L1.131643@sccrnsc02...
Goog God almighty, lets beat this one and each other for all their worth.
1. Fragmentation will happen with any DOS Windows OS reguardless.
2. Partition 1 "C" no more than 8 gigs, more than 8 gigs and the clusters
start to grow above 4 Kbs.use this for the OS
3. Partition2 "D" Max 8 gigs as above, use for office apps.
4. Partition"E" MP3's etc music, video etc.
5. Partition "F" Graphics Image edition stuff
6. Partition "G" Gamer here is where the games go.

And so on, I dedicate specific partitions to specific jobs and that way I
keep things tidy. It works for me and later if you get tight somewhere
Partition Magic 7 or better can enlarge or shrink partitions in a
non-destructive manner.

Last, you can creats a seperate smaller partition for the swap file.
Usually
make it twice the size of your system RAM. If you want to do this make it
the "D" partition though and than after you load the OS go into control
panel and than system, click virtual memory and check the button that
allows
you to specify your own settings and tell it to use your "D" partition or
what ever one you intend to use for the swap file.
Hang in there.

Partition Magic 7

Jesus Christ all Mighty now I have heard of everything......

who uses this piece of beer coaster code anyways in XP?

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"Fredzo" wrote in message
news:vjKma.457238$L1.131643@sccrnsc02...
Goog God almighty, lets beat this one and each other for all their worth.
1. Fragmentation will happen with any DOS Windows OS reguardless.
2. Partition 1 "C" no more than 8 gigs, more than 8 gigs and the clusters
start to grow above 4 Kbs.use this for the OS
3. Partition2 "D" Max 8 gigs as above, use for office apps.
4. Partition"E" MP3's etc music, video etc.
5. Partition "F" Graphics Image edition stuff
6. Partition "G" Gamer here is where the games go.

And so on, I dedicate specific partitions to specific jobs and that way I
keep things tidy. It works for me and later if you get tight somewhere
Partition Magic 7 or better can enlarge or shrink partitions in a
non-destructive manner.

Last, you can creats a seperate smaller partition for the swap file.
Usually
make it twice the size of your system RAM. If you want to do this make it
the "D" partition though and than after you load the OS go into control
panel and than system, click virtual memory and check the button that
allows
you to specify your own settings and tell it to use your "D" partition or
what ever one you intend to use for the swap file.
Hang in there.

some programs won't run, some will crash when the computer
runs out of RAM.


"sqr" wrote in message
...
| have managed to find conflicting reports on the ms kb
|
| BWAHAHAHA again
|
| here's another question: what would happen if you get rid
of the pagefile?
|
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| ftp://sqr.myftp.biz
|
|
| "Dan DeStefano" ddestefanoATwinmarcompaniesDOTcom wrote
in message
| ...
| i guest this thread can go back-and-forth forever, but
engaging in battles
| of one-upsmanship hardly serves the purpose of these
newsgroups, which are
| to help, not confuse. using newsgroups as platforms to
pontificate one's
| "knowledge" and degrade others only serves to confuse
the most important
| person in the thread: the original poster.
|
| the bottom line about the pagefile in windows xp is
that, if the machine
| is
| used as a regular business client or home machine (in
other words: not a
| high-end workstation), then placing the pagefile on its
own partition
| probably is not worth it, as you will likely never see a
noticable or
| appreciable performance boost or hit either way. i have
managed to find
| conflicting reports on the ms kb - one article stating
that even with a
| single drive it is good to have a separate partition for
the pagefile so
| that it does not become fragmented, then another article
stating that one
| should not place the pagefile on its own partition on a
system with a
| single, physical hdd - so this would justify the debate
at hand.
|
| there are more reasons than not to keep a single
pagefile and leave it set
| to its default sizes:
|
| 1. the fragmentation argument will not provide enough of
a performance
| boost
| to be noticable. and, pagefile fragmentation is
mitigated by xp's dynamic
| file placement, which optimizes the placement of files
on the hdd and will
| arrange optimized files in contiguous clusters, which
defragments it;
| benchmark results bare this out.
| 2. the less partitons, the less complex the
installation.
| 3. though windows should select the pagefile on the
non-boot partition,
| testing has shown that, rather, xp will use both
pagefiles. plus, in order
| for xp to be able to create a crash-dump report, there
must be a pagefile
| on
| the boot partition.
| 4. having just the single boot-partition os will free up
hdd space.
|
| note: i usually create a separate pagefile partition for
windows
| installations, mainly for nt and 2k, but, in xp, i
normally do not use the
| single, default pagefile when using just a single hdd.
|
| if you would like to limit pagefile usage (i recommend
against turning
| virtual memory off, as this can cause instability in
both windows and
| applications - some apps need a pagefile), then just
limit pagefile usage
| by
| opening the system.ini file in notepad
[%systemroot%\system.ini, where
| %systemroot% refers to the os files (boot partition),
which is usually
| c:\windows], and doing the following: place the cursor
at the end of the
| "[386enh]" heading, hit enter to create another line
underneath, then type
| "ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1" exactly like it appears
(case-sensitive),
| without the quotes. this will force windows to prefer
physical memory over
| virtual memory, just make sure you have at least 256mb
of physical memory.
|
| all that being said, it is a great idea to create a
separate partition for
| your data, then assign a volume label to this partition
to be able to
| easily
| identify it (a volume label of "data" should be fine).
this will enable
| you
| to format/reinstall the system/boot partition to your
heart's content,
| while
| not disturbing your data. this will not be any help if
your hdd suffers a
| physical failure, but it will enable to you more easily
recover from file
| system corruptions on the system/boot partition.
depending on the amount
| of
| programs you intend to install and the size of your hdd,
the system/boot
| partition should be approx 7-20gb in size.
|
| i hope this helps you, ryan. please let me know if you
need more
| clarification or justification for these suggestions.
|
| Dan DeStefano
|
|
|
| "Ryan A, Saravanja" wrote in message
| ...
| I'l be installing the windows xp on a clean formatted
drive. I read in
| PCWorld that it's beneficial to create separate
partitions on your
| drive.
|
| Partition 1 - Windows XP operating system (so you can
reformat if the OS
| gets buggy)
| Partition 2 - Other files
| Partition 3 - windows swap file (prevents
fragmentation of the drive)
|
| What are your views on the subject and if you agree
what size do you
| recommend for the OS and swap file parititions?
|
| Thanks
|
| Ryan
|
| --
| Ryan A. Saravanja
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

some programs won't run, some will crash when the computer
runs out of RAM.


"sqr" wrote in message
...
| have managed to find conflicting reports on the ms kb
|
| BWAHAHAHA again
|
| here's another question: what would happen if you get rid
of the pagefile?
|
| --
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| --
|
| http://sqr.servebeer.com
| ftp://sqr.myftp.biz
|
|
| "Dan DeStefano" ddestefanoATwinmarcompaniesDOTcom wrote
in message
| ...
| i guest this thread can go back-and-forth forever, but
engaging in battles
| of one-upsmanship hardly serves the purpose of these
newsgroups, which are
| to help, not confuse. using newsgroups as platforms to
pontificate one's
| "knowledge" and degrade others only serves to confuse
the most important
| person in the thread: the original poster.
|
| the bottom line about the pagefile in windows xp is
that, if the machine
| is
| used as a regular business client or home machine (in
other words: not a
| high-end workstation), then placing the pagefile on its
own partition
| probably is not worth it, as you will likely never see a
noticable or
| appreciable performance boost or hit either way. i have
managed to find
| conflicting reports on the ms kb - one article stating
that even with a
| single drive it is good to have a separate partition for
the pagefile so
| that it does not become fragmented, then another article
stating that one
| should not place the pagefile on its own partition on a
system with a
| single, physical hdd - so this would justify the debate
at hand.
|
| there are more reasons than not to keep a single
pagefile and leave it set
| to its default sizes:
|
| 1. the fragmentation argument will not provide enough of
a performance
| boost
| to be noticable. and, pagefile fragmentation is
mitigated by xp's dynamic
| file placement, which optimizes the placement of files
on the hdd and will
| arrange optimized files in contiguous clusters, which
defragments it;
| benchmark results bare this out.
| 2. the less partitons, the less complex the
installation.
| 3. though windows should select the pagefile on the
non-boot partition,
| testing has shown that, rather, xp will use both
pagefiles. plus, in order
| for xp to be able to create a crash-dump report, there
must be a pagefile
| on
| the boot partition.
| 4. having just the single boot-partition os will free up
hdd space.
|
| note: i usually create a separate pagefile partition for
windows
| installations, mainly for nt and 2k, but, in xp, i
normally do not use the
| single, default pagefile when using just a single hdd.
|
| if you would like to limit pagefile usage (i recommend
against turning
| virtual memory off, as this can cause instability in
both windows and
| applications - some apps need a pagefile), then just
limit pagefile usage
| by
| opening the system.ini file in notepad
[%systemroot%\system.ini, where
| %systemroot% refers to the os files (boot partition),
which is usually
| c:\windows], and doing the following: place the cursor
at the end of the
| "[386enh]" heading, hit enter to create another line
underneath, then type
| "ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1" exactly like it appears
(case-sensitive),
| without the quotes. this will force windows to prefer
physical memory over
| virtual memory, just make sure you have at least 256mb
of physical memory.
|
| all that being said, it is a great idea to create a
separate partition for
| your data, then assign a volume label to this partition
to be able to
| easily
| identify it (a volume label of "data" should be fine).
this will enable
| you
| to format/reinstall the system/boot partition to your
heart's content,
| while
| not disturbing your data. this will not be any help if
your hdd suffers a
| physical failure, but it will enable to you more easily
recover from file
| system corruptions on the system/boot partition.
depending on the amount
| of
| programs you intend to install and the size of your hdd,
the system/boot
| partition should be approx 7-20gb in size.
|
| i hope this helps you, ryan. please let me know if you
need more
| clarification or justification for these suggestions.
|
| Dan DeStefano
|
|
|
| "Ryan A, Saravanja" wrote in message
| ...
| I'l be installing the windows xp on a clean formatted
drive. I read in
| PCWorld that it's beneficial to create separate
partitions on your
| drive.
|
| Partition 1 - Windows XP operating system (so you can
reformat if the OS
| gets buggy)
| Partition 2 - Other files
| Partition 3 - windows swap file (prevents
fragmentation of the drive)
|
| What are your views on the subject and if you agree
what size do you
| recommend for the OS and swap file parititions?
|
| Thanks
|
| Ryan
|
| --
| Ryan A. Saravanja
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

PM 8 works better with XP


"sqr" wrote in message
...
|
| Partition Magic 7
|
| Jesus Christ all Mighty now I have heard of
everything......
|
| who uses this piece of beer coaster code anyways in XP?
|
| --
| Sqr
| Overseer: alt.os.windows-xp
| --
|
| http://sqr.servebeer.com
| ftp://sqr.myftp.biz
|
|
| "Fredzo" wrote in message
| news:vjKma.457238$L1.131643@sccrnsc02...
| Goog God almighty, lets beat this one and each other for
all their worth.
| 1. Fragmentation will happen with any DOS Windows OS
reguardless.
| 2. Partition 1 "C" no more than 8 gigs, more than 8 gigs
and the clusters
| start to grow above 4 Kbs.use this for the OS
| 3. Partition2 "D" Max 8 gigs as above, use for office
apps.
| 4. Partition"E" MP3's etc music, video etc.
| 5. Partition "F" Graphics Image edition stuff
| 6. Partition "G" Gamer here is where the games go.
|
| And so on, I dedicate specific partitions to specific
jobs and that way I
| keep things tidy. It works for me and later if you get
tight somewhere
| Partition Magic 7 or better can enlarge or shrink
partitions in a
| non-destructive manner.
|
| Last, you can creats a seperate smaller partition for
the swap file.
| Usually
| make it twice the size of your system RAM. If you want
to do this make it
| the "D" partition though and than after you load the OS
go into control
| panel and than system, click virtual memory and check
the button that
| allows
| you to specify your own settings and tell it to use your
"D" partition or
| what ever one you intend to use for the swap file.
| Hang in there.
|
|
|
|

PM 8 works better with XP


"sqr" wrote in message
...
|
| Partition Magic 7
|
| Jesus Christ all Mighty now I have heard of
everything......
|
| who uses this piece of beer coaster code anyways in XP?
|
| --
| Sqr
| Overseer: alt.os.windows-xp
| --
|
| http://sqr.servebeer.com
| ftp://sqr.myftp.biz
|
|
| "Fredzo" wrote in message
| news:vjKma.457238$L1.131643@sccrnsc02...
| Goog God almighty, lets beat this one and each other for
all their worth.
| 1. Fragmentation will happen with any DOS Windows OS
reguardless.
| 2. Partition 1 "C" no more than 8 gigs, more than 8 gigs
and the clusters
| start to grow above 4 Kbs.use this for the OS
| 3. Partition2 "D" Max 8 gigs as above, use for office
apps.
| 4. Partition"E" MP3's etc music, video etc.
| 5. Partition "F" Graphics Image edition stuff
| 6. Partition "G" Gamer here is where the games go.
|
| And so on, I dedicate specific partitions to specific
jobs and that way I
| keep things tidy. It works for me and later if you get
tight somewhere
| Partition Magic 7 or better can enlarge or shrink
partitions in a
| non-destructive manner.
|
| Last, you can creats a seperate smaller partition for
the swap file.
| Usually
| make it twice the size of your system RAM. If you want
to do this make it
| the "D" partition though and than after you load the OS
go into control
| panel and than system, click virtual memory and check
the button that
| allows
| you to specify your own settings and tell it to use your
"D" partition or
| what ever one you intend to use for the swap file.
| Hang in there.
|
|
|
|

purplehaz03 asked wistfully...

|| Wait, I might have thought of a reason to have apps on another
|| partition. If you exported and saved the registry to cd, then
|| formatted c drive leaving apps on d drive alone, install xp on c,
|| then bring the old registry back the apps might work as normal. I
|| never tried it though so who knows.

That of course assumes you are able to track down all the reg entries for
whichever program. The only programs I install to a different partition are
those I share between two different OS's or those which carry a large amount
of data which cannot be placed elsewhere. The reason for the latter example
is solely to reduce the size of a ghost image taken of the OS.

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purplehaz03 asked wistfully...

|| Wait, I might have thought of a reason to have apps on another
|| partition. If you exported and saved the registry to cd, then
|| formatted c drive leaving apps on d drive alone, install xp on c,
|| then bring the old registry back the apps might work as normal. I
|| never tried it though so who knows.

That of course assumes you are able to track down all the reg entries for
whichever program. The only programs I install to a different partition are
those I share between two different OS's or those which carry a large amount
of data which cannot be placed elsewhere. The reason for the latter example
is solely to reduce the size of a ghost image taken of the OS.

--

Gazwad

Freelance scientist and people tester.
Guardian: alt.os.windows-xp
Moderator: alt.warez.uk

http://angry.at/gazwad
http://gazwad.servebeer.com

"Gazwad" Dont Be So FarKing WeeTarDid wrote in message
...
purplehaz03 asked wistfully...

|| Wait, I might have thought of a reason to have apps on another
|| partition. If you exported and saved the registry to cd, then
|| formatted c drive leaving apps on d drive alone, install xp on c,
|| then bring the old registry back the apps might work as normal. I
|| never tried it though so who knows.

That of course assumes you are able to track down all the reg entries for
whichever program. The only programs I install to a different partition
are
those I share between two different OS's or those which carry a large
amount
of data which cannot be placed elsewhere. The reason for the latter
example
is solely to reduce the size of a ghost image taken of the OS.


That makes sense.

"Gazwad" Dont Be So FarKing WeeTarDid wrote in message
...
purplehaz03 asked wistfully...

|| Wait, I might have thought of a reason to have apps on another
|| partition. If you exported and saved the registry to cd, then
|| formatted c drive leaving apps on d drive alone, install xp on c,
|| then bring the old registry back the apps might work as normal. I
|| never tried it though so who knows.

That of course assumes you are able to track down all the reg entries for
whichever program. The only programs I install to a different partition
are
those I share between two different OS's or those which carry a large
amount
of data which cannot be placed elsewhere. The reason for the latter
example
is solely to reduce the size of a ghost image taken of the OS.


That makes sense.

Why not use folders ? Less overhead, less work.

"Fredzo" wrote in message
news:vjKma.457238$L1.131643@sccrnsc02...
Goog God almighty, lets beat this one and each other for all their worth.
1. Fragmentation will happen with any DOS Windows OS reguardless.
2. Partition 1 "C" no more than 8 gigs, more than 8 gigs and the clusters
start to grow above 4 Kbs.use this for the OS
3. Partition2 "D" Max 8 gigs as above, use for office apps.
4. Partition"E" MP3's etc music, video etc.
5. Partition "F" Graphics Image edition stuff
6. Partition "G" Gamer here is where the games go.

And so on, I dedicate specific partitions to specific jobs and that way I
keep things tidy. It works for me and later if you get tight somewhere
Partition Magic 7 or better can enlarge or shrink partitions in a
non-destructive manner.

Last, you can creats a seperate smaller partition for the swap file.
Usually
make it twice the size of your system RAM. If you want to do this make it
the "D" partition though and than after you load the OS go into control
panel and than system, click virtual memory and check the button that
allows
you to specify your own settings and tell it to use your "D" partition or
what ever one you intend to use for the swap file.
Hang in there.