Re: Partition Size Suggestions

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From: Michael C (mculley_at_NOSPAMoptushome.com.au)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 14:59:08 +1100

"Joe" <nospam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> At the risk of being accused of trolling (I'm not), what's the current
> thinking about partitioning a single 20GB hard drive for a fresh install
> of XP? I'm thinking XP on C:, Programs on D:, and Data on E: -- but
> should I also have a separate partition for a swap file? And how large
> does the partition with XP need to be?

Just have one single partition. It's the simplest solution.

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