Re: First time installation - need advice

From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 12/02/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 18:09:46 -0600

I like to have several partitions because I can install the
OS and applications to C: and use D:,E:,F: for My
Documents, downloaded files, which means that you can format
C: with the XP CD and reinstall clean and all your data,
emails and downloaded program, and video/music is still
safe. You can reinstall quickly.

Having two or more physical drives is better, but cost more
money. Partitions are a nice compromise. Set your CDROM/RW
DVD as drive L: or M: so you don't have issues with paths
and renaming. When you network, drives will be mapped as
W:.X:, Y: 

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"Elmo Watson" <sputnik75043@nospam.Yahoo.com> wrote in 
message news:efFHPt$1EHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| I'm replacing my old HD with a new WD 250 Gb Hard drive
|
| before, I've only had a 40 Gb with Win2k Pro
|
| Now, I'm going to install WinXP Pro for the first time and 
need some advice.
|
| I had heard, in the past, with large hard drives, that I 
should create a
| partition with just the OS on it - then install everything 
else on a second
| (or other) partition.
| The flaw in this, as I can see it, is that, when you 
install an
| application - the DLLs get installed in the System32 
directory anyway - so
| no matter what, if something happens to the OS partition - 
it all gets hosed
| anyway.
|
| So - - I'm seeking advice on the most efficient way to set 
this system
| up --- (for once, I'm asking BEFORE I'm actually doing it)
|
|
| Any ideas here?
|
|

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