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Can't argue as it does cover all bases.
But all on C: or split across 2 partitions like I do, I would still do the Office updates as part of a second pass at the Windows Update site. JS (Two drive heads are better than one :- "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... But I change a lot of things, and I want to be covered in ALL cases, not just a select "some" (including Office, or whatever). Besides which, it only takes me 20 minutes to backup the ENTIRE C: partition (about 20 GB worth of system, programs, and data). I can *certainly* wait 15-20 minutes to make this COMPLETE system backup, for the complete peace of mind it offers. It covers ALL bases that way (and trust me, that's come in handy, on occasion :-) JS wrote: If nothing changed on the D: partition (typical Windows security updates and not Office updates) then the restore of C: is not a halfway result. JS "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... Well, that's probably true, but when I do a restoration, I want everything back as it was - not a halfway job. :-) But I don't rely on DVDs for the backup, as the external USB drive enclosure works great for that (and is ONLY turned on when I make the backup image). JS wrote: Image backups of the C: partition go a heck of lot faster since most but not all of an applications files are on the D: partition. The image backup of C: (with compression enabled) also fits on a single DVD. JS "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... Since the Program Files (and App Data and Windows) folder is all on C:, and is inextricably linked to all the user program installations, what's the point of trying to "separate" them, when you really can't? After the user programs are installed, they are all tightly linked to the operating system there, so if you're going to restore it, it makes sense to restore the whole ball of wax. About the ONLY thing I can see you really separating out is - the user's data. JS wrote: It works that way for me. Windows on C: and most Applications on D: Image backup of C: prior to any Windows Updates (Custom Option) Image backup of D: prior to and after application updates from MS or others. Once D: is defragmented it rarely needs defragging again. C: on the other hand fragments much quicker. Have restored C: many times without the need to restore D: JS "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... He probably thinks if anything goes wrong with his system, he can just reload his op system to that partition again and be home free (and everything else is protected on a different partition), but what he's missing is that it doesn't work that way! Unknown wrote: Is there a specific reason you want a separate partition for the OS? "petert" wrote in message ... Hi, I am about to replace my current HD with one with more space and this will give me the opportunity to create a partition exclusively for the OS. My question is this - what size partition do I need to create to comforably accommodate XP? -- Cheers Peter -- Cheers Peter |
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On Wed, 28 May 2008 12:43:50 -0500, "Unknown" wrote:
Is there a specific reason you want a separate partition for the OS? "petert" wrote in message .. . Hi, I am about to replace my current HD with one with more space and this will give me the opportunity to create a partition exclusively for the OS. My question is this - what size partition do I need to create to comforably accommodate XP? -- Cheers Peter -- Cheers Peter You will get heaps of bad advice here but generally that is from people who are not keen on backing up or using Acronis for making Images. I am of course just a youngster at the game as I only stared computing in 1982. I have always partitioned my disks and have not to often got into trouble. Generally I prefer to have 12-15 GB of space for the OS but at the moment I am coping nicely with 10GB. For that reason I have shifted my Paging files to another disk - more of that later. I still have 2 GB left out of the 10GB. Here is how my system is working. For your information, my stats a Win XP PRO 2, Pentium 4 3 Ghz 2 Gb memory,ADSL 200+200 GB of disc(0),(1), 750GB Raid0 C:10GB, D:and E; 88GB each F: and G: 93 GB each Raid0 H: I: J: 143 GB, K: 269GB. 2 Burners 2xDVD (Pioneer make) 320 GB USB2 external I: is used as Acronis backup storage for the first 200 GB disk For the purpose of recovering space on your C: Drive, you should change the Location of the Paging File. I can take as much as 2 GB on the partition where you should only have the Operating System. To change Paging File Location. As the Administrator, right click My Computer. In System Properties click Advanced. Click Performance Settings. In Performance Options click Advanced/Change Now you can change C:to 500Mb and you must then allow a partition preferably on another disk to carry a Paging file of about 2GB ie 2000MB. In my case I recovered the 2GB on C: drive which made the machine run a lot faster. B|rge in sunny Perth, Australia PS can you imagine the mess I should get into if a disk stops working. AS it is now I have backup of all but the RAid which of course keep itself backed up Some of the backup atr in the raid and some in the External 320 GB disk |
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Just for the record, I have all my audio and video data files on separate
partitions (because either the library is quite large, or the file sizes are quite large, there). So it's not that I'm against partitioning - not by a long shot. :-) JS wrote: Can't argue as it does cover all bases. But all on C: or split across 2 partitions like I do, I would still do the Office updates as part of a second pass at the Windows Update site. JS (Two drive heads are better than one :- "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... But I change a lot of things, and I want to be covered in ALL cases, not just a select "some" (including Office, or whatever). Besides which, it only takes me 20 minutes to backup the ENTIRE C: partition (about 20 GB worth of system, programs, and data). I can *certainly* wait 15-20 minutes to make this COMPLETE system backup, for the complete peace of mind it offers. It covers ALL bases that way (and trust me, that's come in handy, on occasion :-) JS wrote: If nothing changed on the D: partition (typical Windows security updates and not Office updates) then the restore of C: is not a halfway result. JS "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... Well, that's probably true, but when I do a restoration, I want everything back as it was - not a halfway job. :-) But I don't rely on DVDs for the backup, as the external USB drive enclosure works great for that (and is ONLY turned on when I make the backup image). JS wrote: Image backups of the C: partition go a heck of lot faster since most but not all of an applications files are on the D: partition. The image backup of C: (with compression enabled) also fits on a single DVD. JS "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... Since the Program Files (and App Data and Windows) folder is all on C:, and is inextricably linked to all the user program installations, what's the point of trying to "separate" them, when you really can't? After the user programs are installed, they are all tightly linked to the operating system there, so if you're going to restore it, it makes sense to restore the whole ball of wax. About the ONLY thing I can see you really separating out is - the user's data. JS wrote: It works that way for me. Windows on C: and most Applications on D: Image backup of C: prior to any Windows Updates (Custom Option) Image backup of D: prior to and after application updates from MS or others. Once D: is defragmented it rarely needs defragging again. C: on the other hand fragments much quicker. Have restored C: many times without the need to restore D: JS "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... He probably thinks if anything goes wrong with his system, he can just reload his op system to that partition again and be home free (and everything else is protected on a different partition), but what he's missing is that it doesn't work that way! Unknown wrote: Is there a specific reason you want a separate partition for the OS? "petert" wrote in message ... Hi, I am about to replace my current HD with one with more space and this will give me the opportunity to create a partition exclusively for the OS. My question is this - what size partition do I need to create to comforably accommodate XP? -- Cheers Peter -- Cheers Peter |
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No problem, that's why they call them Personal Computers,
You configure them to your liking, well almost. This particular PC has three drives (added over time) and multiple partitions. JS "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... Just for the record, I have all my audio and video data files on separate partitions (because either the library is quite large, or the file sizes are quite large, there). So it's not that I'm against partitioning - not by a long shot. :-) JS wrote: Can't argue as it does cover all bases. But all on C: or split across 2 partitions like I do, I would still do the Office updates as part of a second pass at the Windows Update site. JS (Two drive heads are better than one :- "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... But I change a lot of things, and I want to be covered in ALL cases, not just a select "some" (including Office, or whatever). Besides which, it only takes me 20 minutes to backup the ENTIRE C: partition (about 20 GB worth of system, programs, and data). I can *certainly* wait 15-20 minutes to make this COMPLETE system backup, for the complete peace of mind it offers. It covers ALL bases that way (and trust me, that's come in handy, on occasion :-) JS wrote: If nothing changed on the D: partition (typical Windows security updates and not Office updates) then the restore of C: is not a halfway result. JS "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... Well, that's probably true, but when I do a restoration, I want everything back as it was - not a halfway job. :-) But I don't rely on DVDs for the backup, as the external USB drive enclosure works great for that (and is ONLY turned on when I make the backup image). JS wrote: Image backups of the C: partition go a heck of lot faster since most but not all of an applications files are on the D: partition. The image backup of C: (with compression enabled) also fits on a single DVD. JS "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... Since the Program Files (and App Data and Windows) folder is all on C:, and is inextricably linked to all the user program installations, what's the point of trying to "separate" them, when you really can't? After the user programs are installed, they are all tightly linked to the operating system there, so if you're going to restore it, it makes sense to restore the whole ball of wax. About the ONLY thing I can see you really separating out is - the user's data. JS wrote: It works that way for me. Windows on C: and most Applications on D: Image backup of C: prior to any Windows Updates (Custom Option) Image backup of D: prior to and after application updates from MS or others. Once D: is defragmented it rarely needs defragging again. C: on the other hand fragments much quicker. Have restored C: many times without the need to restore D: JS "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... He probably thinks if anything goes wrong with his system, he can just reload his op system to that partition again and be home free (and everything else is protected on a different partition), but what he's missing is that it doesn't work that way! Unknown wrote: Is there a specific reason you want a separate partition for the OS? "petert" wrote in message ... Hi, I am about to replace my current HD with one with more space and this will give me the opportunity to create a partition exclusively for the OS. My question is this - what size partition do I need to create to comforably accommodate XP? -- Cheers Peter -- Cheers Peter |
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petert wrote:
Hi, I am about to replace my current HD with one with more space and this will give me the opportunity to create a partition exclusively for the OS. My question is this - what size partition do I need to create to comforably accommodate XP? Why? Leave it as one. If the OS craps and you reload, the apps on the other partition have to be reloaded anyway. Other than maybe data, and backups should handle that, is it worth it? Because it makes data backups easy and faster. A separate system drive is always good. |
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Hi,
I am about to replace my current HD with one with more space and this will give me the opportunity to create a partition exclusively for the OS. My question is this - what size partition do I need to create to comforably accommodate XP? -- Cheers Peter It depends. On what you want for software. Standard systems are often fine with 10 Gig. I have 17 Gig of system files on this machine and a 40 Gig system partition, but I have a LOT of huge applications. 20 Gig would likely be a good figure IMO if space is a concern. If you start to calculate space, don't forget the hidden things like Restore Points, temp files, page file, log files, etc etc etc. They all need room to grow. In general you want about 2 1/2 to 3 times the amount of space you think you need. HTH |
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Big Al wrote:
petert wrote: Hi, I am about to replace my current HD with one with more space and this will give me the opportunity to create a partition exclusively for the OS. My question is this - what size partition do I need to create to comforably accommodate XP? Why? Leave it as one. If the OS craps and you reload, the apps on the other partition have to be reloaded anyway. Other than maybe data, and backups should handle that, is it worth it? I concur with Al. Leave it alone and do NOT just put it on its own partition (not a good choice). Yes, it is a good choice IMO. It makes data backups faster and easier to do and kept separate from system backups. Other than catastrophic problems, you'll normally only need one of the other, not both; and it's a lot faster to search and restore that way too. You might backup the system once a month but data files daily, etc. so it also conserves space. |
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On Wed, 28 May 2008 17:33:22 +0100, petert
wrote: Hi, I am about to replace my current HD with one with more space and this will give me the opportunity to create a partition exclusively for the OS. My question is this - what size partition do I need to create to comforably accommodate XP? -- Cheers Peter OK, thanks for all your replies - a little more research is needed before I go ahead Check Wikipedia.org for some good write ups. |
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