Re: INSTALLING XP - SHOULD I PARTITION?

I find that the defaults for Windows works quite well for me. I've
experimented with these different settings/formats over the years and haven't
found a great benefit to any of them.

If you've got the Temp and Swap areas on your 1 drive, that's ok. It
doesn't really matter if they're in separate partitions - but it does make
some chores easier.

Personally, I have 2 physical drives in my system. The primary contains all
my programs, the operating system, the temp directories and the swap file.
The secondary contains all my backkup-able stuff - settings, profiles, and
data. I used to have the secondary formatted for FAT32 - for ease of
recovery. But recently have switched to all NTFS because of the tools that
are available on the internet.

I hope that this answers your question - and that I didn't get too far off
topic with my discussion of my personal hard drive theories! :)

- John

"DeeDee" wrote:

> I also meant to ask, do I have the swap partition and temp partition in the
> right spot, as I only have the 1 drive, rather than his sample using 2
> drives.
>
> Ta muchly.
> --
> DeeDee
>
>
> "DeeDee" wrote in message news:...
> > Ok, so I have read the excellent article "Planning your partitions". And,
> > using his sample for his 80g + 20g - I only have the 1 large drive though,
> > would this be right or are some partitions too big - am I better off to
> > leave a larger "Future Expansion" partition.
> >
> > C: Primary partion (active): 10gb Windows XP Pro
> > D: Swap File/page file: 500mg ???is this in the right spot
> for
> > one disk setup
> > E: Data 10gb (My Docs/IE Favs OE
> data
> > store)
> > F: Programs 10gb
> > G: Downloaded Programs 10gb
> > H: Disposable Temp Files 500mg
> > I: Downloads Prog CD's 10gb
> > J: Balance remaining space 110gb
> > K: Backups 30gb
> >
> > Are the 10gb sizes too big, should I go smaller as per his specific
> sample?
> >
> > Thanks again, any assistance greatly appreciated.
> >
> > --
> > DeeDee
> >
> >
> > > Ok, finally installing XP Pro on new system box. Have a 200g SATA
> drive.
> > > Setup is asking me if I want to partition. Should I partition? If so,
> > what
> > > size, etc?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for all/any help.
> > >
> > > --
> > > DeeDee
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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