Re: How will XP run on this machine?

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From: Ron Martell (ron.martell_at_gmail.com)
Date: 02/02/05 

Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 22:05:59 GMT

"Vagabond Software" <carlfenley-X-@-X-san.rr.com> wrote:

>
>That system should do just fine. 10GB of hard drive space should be plenty, but don't forget to disable System Restore

Bad advice. Dangerously bad. Never repeat never disable System
Restore unless you consider your entire hard drive contents to be
totally disposable with no need for recovery of anything.

>or at least limit the amount of space it can use.

Limiting the system restore space is a valid suggestion. Generally
500 mb or so is quite adequate and allows for several days worth of
restore points under most circumstances.

>It would also help if the end-user employed some computing practices that made resident firewalls and and virus-scanners unnecessary.
>

Specific suggestions as to how to accomplish this state of Nirvana?

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada 

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Relevant Pages

  • Re: How will XP run on this machine?
    ... 10GB of hard drive space should be plenty, but don't forget to disable System Restore ... Direct applications to save configuration/logs/data back to your Documents and Settings folder structure. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: OTP: Computer questi
    ... Click the Troubleshooting tab and then click Disable System ... Restart Windows when prompted. ... way is to reduce the amount of space given over to System Restore, ...
    (alt.support.arthritis)
  • Re: OTP: Computer questi
    ... Click the Troubleshooting tab and then click Disable System ... Restart Windows when prompted. ... way is to reduce the amount of space given over to System Restore, ...
    (alt.support.arthritis)
  • Re: ???.beagle VIRUS..
    ... If you are using WinME or WinXP, disable System Restore ...
    (microsoft.public.security.virus)
  • RE: disk space problems....
    ... i did a system restore using Windows System Restore. ... Now you are low on hard drive space on C drive. ... Have you run Disc Cleanup on your C drive since the restore? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)