Re: Hairsplitting partition questions
- From: "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:31:11 -0600
"Arie123" <Arie123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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hi,
I've decided to replace my old hard disk with a new 160 GB one, in an
attempt to get some more years out of my PC. I will be installing XP Home
Edition on it.
My questions:
- If it's smart to create a separate partition for XP (I mean exclusively
for the OS), how big should I make it?
- Is it overly geeky to create a separate partition for virtual memory?
Will
that produce a noticeable performance increase or is that slightly
overzealous?
- In addition I would like to have separate partitions for my program
files,
my music files and also for my pictures. How should I go about deciding on
primary or extended partitions?
Thanks.
One partition for XP, use NTFS.
One partition for your personal data, hardware drivers, 3rd party
application INSTALLATION software if applicable, and download location
(folder) for internet stuff.
Use default installation location with any 3rd party software installation.
Leave the swapfile alone. Change the location of the swapfile to the 2nd
partition temporarily. Reboot, defrag, change the swapfile location back to
default, reboot. Do this in an effort to keep the swapfile out of mixing
with all your other files. Every 6 months or so is adequate for my
purposes.
The size of the XP partition depends on how much 3rd party software is
intended to be installed at any given time, any freepspace the 3rd party
software needs, and MS's intent on further XP updates. Plus the swapfile,
plus 50% freespace minimum. My opinion.
--
Dave
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