to partition or not to partition...

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From: Jedd de Lucia (JedddeLucia_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/26/04 

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 19:43:02 -0700

Is partitioning a drive a good Idea or a waste of time with the ntfs file system?

Is it better to have files or programs on a drive that is phisically separate form the OS?

If the second phisical drive is an older slower drive is it still a good idea to use it for files or programes or should i just use it for like storing photos or music or video?

what configuration will I get the best results with using a new Seagate 160g and an old maxtor 6g.

I was thinking this? please coment-

Segate 160 gig-
C: 15g Windows XP
E: 15g Programs
F: 130g Files

Maxtor 6gig-
D: storage of MP3s or JPEGs

Is it better not to partition. Sometimes I like to clean out windows, re-format and start fresh. I was thinking if i partition this way I wouldn't need to loose my files. 

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P4 2.4 800fsb
Abit IS7
1024mb pc 2100
Seagate 40 gig

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