Max size for boot partition

On a computer using XPhome OS is there a maximum size for the bootable partition, please?

This is an elderly computer (1999), originally using win98 but was upgraded to XP a couple of years ago. The hard drive is a 13GB unit divided into 2 partitions, one of 8GB and the rest is drive E but largely unused. A second hard drive (80GB) contains applications and data.

The C drive was running out of room (less than 500MB spare) so I extended it to 10GB using Partition Magic. Since then it frequently hangs when starting windows. It has been suggested to me that the boot sequence cannot see beyond 8GB and that may be the cause of the 'iffy' loading.

Is this the case, please? Any alternatives?

bhk

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