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Which folder contains the windows OS
Im about to partition my c: drive.. need to know which folder the xp
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%systemroot% is an environment variable that is the location of the Windows
root folder. Typing or pasting %systemroot% into the Start | Run box opens to the Windows folder on whatever drive it is located. I.e. C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINNT. systemroot definition from C:\WINDOWS\Help\glossary.chm [[The path and folder name where the Windows system files are located. Typically, this is C:\Windows, although you can designate a different drive or folder when you install Windows. You can use the value %SYSTEMDRIVE% to replace the actual location of the folder that contains the Window system files. To identify your systemroot folder, click Start, click Run, type %systemroot% and then click OK.]] %windir% is an environment variable that is the location of the system folder. Typing or pasting %windir% into the Start | Run box opens to the Windows folder on whatever drive it is located. I.e. C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINNT. Windows XP can be installed in either WINDOWS or WINNT. If %systemroot% and %windir% are the same, then obviously %windir% is easier to type. -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In , incredable one hunted and pecked: Im about to partition my c: drive.. need to know which folder the xp operating system is in.. -- incredable one |
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incredable one wrote:
Im about to partition my c: drive.. need to know which folder the xp operating system is in.. They will be in C:\windows or C:\winnt. Note however, that each of those folders contain several other folders and files. And there are a lot of inter-related folders also e.g. Program Files, etc.. I'm not sure I understand why you'd need to know that to partition your C drive. Why do you ask? Pop` |
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I have a drive of 300 gb with no other partitions. I would like to keep the
OS only in it's own partion, and create other partitions for programs, data, etc. -- incredable one "Poprivet" wrote: incredable one wrote: Im about to partition my c: drive.. need to know which folder the xp operating system is in.. They will be in C:\windows or C:\winnt. Note however, that each of those folders contain several other folders and files. And there are a lot of inter-related folders also e.g. Program Files, etc.. I'm not sure I understand why you'd need to know that to partition your C drive. Why do you ask? Pop` |
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incredable one wrote:
I have a drive of 300 gb with no other partitions. I would like to keep the OS only in it's own partion, and create other partitions for programs, data, etc. incredable one wrote: Im about to partition my c: drive.. need to know which folder the xp operating system is in.. They will be in C:\windows or C:\winnt. Note however, that each of those folders contain several other folders and files. And there are a lot of inter-related folders also e.g. Program Files, etc.. I'm not sure I understand why you'd need to know that to partition your C drive. Why do you ask? Pop` Well, you don't need to know where anything is located for that. All you need to do is reinstall XP and use its ability to create partitions or use a 3rd party app like Partition Magic which can do it in theory without losing any data. I say in theory because "stuff happens": You really still should do a backup and defrag first. I use PM and it works well here. HTH Pop` |
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On Sun, 20 May 2007 16:33:01 -0700, incredable one
wrote: I have a drive of 300 gb with no other partitions. I would like to keep the OS only in it's own partion, and create other partitions for programs, data, etc. Many people recommend separating the operating system and installed applications on different partitions because think that if they ever have to reinstall Windows, their applications will remain. They are wrong. Even if your applications are installed on a partition separate from that the operating system is on, you can *not* reinstall the operating system without losing the applications. The reason is that all applications (except for a very occasional near-trivial one) have entries and pointers to them within Windows, in the registry and elsewhere. With Windows gone, all those entries get lost, and the applications get broken. So that benefit goes away. My view is that most people's partitioning scheme should be based on their backup scheme. If, for example, you backup by creating a clone or image of the entire drive, then a single partition might be best. If, on the other hand, you backup only your data, then the backup process is facilitated by having all data in a separate partition. Except for those running multiple operating systems, there is seldom any benefit to having more than two partitions. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Sun, 20 May 2007 16:33:01 -0700, incredable one wrote: I have a drive of 300 gb with no other partitions. I would like to keep the OS only in it's own partion, and create other partitions for programs, data, etc. Many people recommend separating the operating system and installed applications on different partitions because think that if they ever have to reinstall Windows, their applications will remain. They are wrong. Even if your applications are installed on a partition separate from that the operating system is on, you can *not* reinstall the operating system without losing the applications. The reason is that all applications (except for a very occasional near-trivial one) have entries and pointers to them within Windows, in the registry and elsewhere. With Windows gone, all those entries get lost, and the applications get broken. So that benefit goes away. My view is that most people's partitioning scheme should be based on their backup scheme. If, for example, you backup by creating a clone or image of the entire drive, then a single partition might be best. If, on the other hand, you backup only your data, then the backup process is facilitated by having all data in a separate partition. Except for those running multiple operating systems, there is seldom any benefit to having more than two partitions. Well put. |
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On Sun, 20 May 2007 22:08:58 -0400, "Poprivet"
wrote: Ken Blake, MVP wrote: On Sun, 20 May 2007 16:33:01 -0700, incredable one wrote: I have a drive of 300 gb with no other partitions. I would like to keep the OS only in it's own partion, and create other partitions for programs, data, etc. Many people recommend separating the operating system and installed applications on different partitions because think that if they ever have to reinstall Windows, their applications will remain. They are wrong. Even if your applications are installed on a partition separate from that the operating system is on, you can *not* reinstall the operating system without losing the applications. The reason is that all applications (except for a very occasional near-trivial one) have entries and pointers to them within Windows, in the registry and elsewhere. With Windows gone, all those entries get lost, and the applications get broken. So that benefit goes away. My view is that most people's partitioning scheme should be based on their backup scheme. If, for example, you backup by creating a clone or image of the entire drive, then a single partition might be best. If, on the other hand, you backup only your data, then the backup process is facilitated by having all data in a separate partition. Except for those running multiple operating systems, there is seldom any benefit to having more than two partitions. Well put. Thank you. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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Thank you Ken... That is exactly what I wish to do... Back up my system.
Programs and data, and any misc that I may have. I do not need to back up the OS. So can you recommend the procedure to partition? I will use Paragon Software Partition Manager v8. I never partitioned a live drive, so I am some what concerned. -- incredable one "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: On Sun, 20 May 2007 22:08:58 -0400, "Poprivet" wrote: Ken Blake, MVP wrote: On Sun, 20 May 2007 16:33:01 -0700, incredable one wrote: I have a drive of 300 gb with no other partitions. I would like to keep the OS only in it's own partion, and create other partitions for programs, data, etc. Many people recommend separating the operating system and installed applications on different partitions because think that if they ever have to reinstall Windows, their applications will remain. They are wrong. Even if your applications are installed on a partition separate from that the operating system is on, you can *not* reinstall the operating system without losing the applications. The reason is that all applications (except for a very occasional near-trivial one) have entries and pointers to them within Windows, in the registry and elsewhere. With Windows gone, all those entries get lost, and the applications get broken. So that benefit goes away. My view is that most people's partitioning scheme should be based on their backup scheme. If, for example, you backup by creating a clone or image of the entire drive, then a single partition might be best. If, on the other hand, you backup only your data, then the backup process is facilitated by having all data in a separate partition. Except for those running multiple operating systems, there is seldom any benefit to having more than two partitions. Well put. Thank you. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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On Mon, 21 May 2007 15:56:03 -0700, incredable one
wrote: Thank you Ken... You're welcome. Glad to help. That is exactly what I wish to do... Back up my system. Programs and data, and any misc that I may have. I do not need to back up the OS. As I pointed out in my previous message, those aims are contradictory. There is no point in backing up your programs unless you back up the operating system along with it. Your installed programs are useless unless you also have the instance of the operating system they were installed under. So can you recommend the procedure to partition? I will use Paragon Software Partition Manager v8. I never partitioned a live drive, so I am some what concerned. First of all, a word on the terminology. Your drive is already partitioned. To partition a drive is to create *one or more* partitions on it. You can not use a drive unless it has been partitioned. So your drive has already been partitioned, and has a single partition on it, presumably called C:. So what you want to do is *change* the partition structure to more than one partition, to *repartition* it. I've never used Paragon Partition Manager, and can't give you any advice on how to use it. But I'll make two points: 1. From your description of what you want to do, I recommend that you create a two-partition drive--one partition for Windows and your installed applications, and the second for data. 2. Whatever you do, make sure you have a backup of anything you can't afford to lose before beginning. Although there's no particular reason to expect a problem, things *can* go wrong. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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