Re: Installation Questions
From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 08/16/04
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 08:52:34 -0700
In news:djj1i015jl6i29o8jirthe2ef0vdi6ea49@4ax.com,
GTT <gthorley@yahoo.com> typed:
> Have been a constant user of 98SE and my XP has sat in its
> unopened
> box now for about a year. Am wanting to try it out on my old
> computer
> which I use strictly as a backup.
>
> System
> Pentium II mmx
> 192 mb
> 12 GB hard drive divided as follows
> C :10GB
> D: 2GB
>
> What are recommended options for installing XP?
Your hardware is marginal for XP. I normally recoomend that most
people have at least 256MB of RAM. You don't say how fast the P2
is, but iI wouldn't install XP unless you have at least something
around 400MHz. A 12 GB drive is also on the low side, but
depending on how much you put on it, you may find it adequate.
Run the Microsoft Upgrade Advisor at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/advisor.asp
> Can I install XP deleting all reference to W95 and W98?
Yes.
> Can I install xp on the D drive having the Windows system files
> their
> and all my data and programs on C?
You mean keeping the drive structure the way it is? Yes, but I
wouldn't do that. You're likely to run into problems in not very
long with only 2GB for Windows.
When you install XP, you'll be given the option to delete the
existing drives and recreate them. I would do so, and create a
single NTFS drive, instead of your current two FAT32 drives.
> Looking for different feedback on what YOU would do?
I would probably buy a new computer. Depending on the rest of the
specs, what you have is probably not going to give you very good
performance.
> If I just decide to reformat and start fresh what do I do. Can
> XP
> partition the drive after its formatted.
No. No version of Windows can do that. If you are looking to
change the partition structure of the drive non-destructively, it
requires a third-party program such as Partition Magic.
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