I use Windows XP Pro and have the following disks or partions:
Cdrive
D drive
E drive
F drive
G drive and
H drive

plus 2 Thumb drives.

I read in the Langa list that the C drive should be used by about 2 GBts,
mine has almost 16 GB on it, even though I install all the time with Custom
install programs onto the H drive.

So I wonder how I can find out what to delete on the C drive

"ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:zJmof.727$kd1.202@trnddc02...
>I use Windows XP Pro and have the following disks or partions:
> Cdrive
> D drive
> E drive
> F drive
> G drive and
> H drive
>
> plus 2 Thumb drives.
>
> I read in the Langa list that the C drive should be used by about 2 GBts,
> mine has almost 16 GB on it, even though I install all the time with
> Custom install programs onto the H drive.
>
> So I wonder how I can find out what to delete on the C drive

Sounds like a nightmare to me? Any reason that you do this?

Almost ever single program you install (wherever you custom install it to)
is going to write a lot of information to the Windows drive. If you install
AutoCAD to drive D, it will still install about 90 meg to drive C.

Stop fighting a war you can not win.

I would not install Windows XP on a partition smaller than 10 gig. I
habitually install into a 20 gig partition.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I use Windows XP Pro and have the following disks or partions:
> Cdrive
> D drive
> E drive
> F drive
> G drive and
> H drive
>
> plus 2 Thumb drives.
>
> I read in the Langa list that the C drive should be used by about 2 GBts,
> mine has almost 16 GB on it, even though I install all the time with
> Custom install programs onto the H drive.
>
> So I wonder how I can find out what to delete on the C drive
>

Why nightmare?
C drive "should" only be the OS
D is a CD read drive
E is a CD/Read Write drive
F is for Video
G is External drive
H is Applications

Seems very orderly to me.

"Noozer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:zJmof.727$kd1.202@trnddc02...
>>I use Windows XP Pro and have the following disks or partions:
>> Cdrive
>> D drive
>> E drive
>> F drive
>> G drive and
>> H drive
>>
>> plus 2 Thumb drives.
>>
>> I read in the Langa list that the C drive should be used by about 2 GBts,
>> mine has almost 16 GB on it, even though I install all the time with
>> Custom install programs onto the H drive.
>>
>> So I wonder how I can find out what to delete on the C drive
>
> Sounds like a nightmare to me? Any reason that you do this?
>
>

Mine is now 23 Gigs, but I am just not sure whether all the stuff that's
there is really necessary

"Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Almost ever single program you install (wherever you custom install it to)
> is going to write a lot of information to the Windows drive. If you
> install AutoCAD to drive D, it will still install about 90 meg to drive C.
>
> Stop fighting a war you can not win.
>
> I would not install Windows XP on a partition smaller than 10 gig. I
> habitually install into a 20 gig partition.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
> "ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:zJmof.727$kd1.202@trnddc02...
>>I use Windows XP Pro and have the following disks or partions:
>> Cdrive
>> D drive
>> E drive
>> F drive
>> G drive and
>> H drive
>>
>> plus 2 Thumb drives.
>>
>> I read in the Langa list that the C drive should be used by about 2 GBts,
>> mine has almost 16 GB on it, even though I install all the time with
>> Custom install programs onto the H drive.
>>
>> So I wonder how I can find out what to delete on the C drive
>>
>
>

While many people believe in installing their application programs to a
drive different than the OS drive, it won't do them any good if the OS hard
drive crashes or the OS has to be replaced. The reason, XP and almost all
other OSs write information to different files in the OS itself.

When the OS is replaced on your C drive these files do not get automatically
reinstalled and therefore the programs on your H drive won't work. You
would still have to reinstall the applications that are currently on the H
drive.

A better way to ensure that your programs would work after a OS crash is to
image the OS drive, with all programs installed on the OS hard drive, to the
H drive (a physically different drive than the C). That way if the OS drive
dies, simply image the replacement drive from the H drive and you are back
in service.


"ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:v3oof.77909$7r6.65597@trnddc07...
> Why nightmare?
> C drive "should" only be the OS
> D is a CD read drive
> E is a CD/Read Write drive
> F is for Video
> G is External drive
> H is Applications
>
> Seems very orderly to me.
>
> "Noozer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newssnof.118568$Gd6.70134@pd7tw3no...
>>
>> "ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:zJmof.727$kd1.202@trnddc02...
>>>I use Windows XP Pro and have the following disks or partions:
>>> Cdrive
>>> D drive
>>> E drive
>>> F drive
>>> G drive and
>>> H drive
>>>
>>> plus 2 Thumb drives.
>>>
>>> I read in the Langa list that the C drive should be used by about 2
>>> GBts, mine has almost 16 GB on it, even though I install all the time
>>> with Custom install programs onto the H drive.
>>>
>>> So I wonder how I can find out what to delete on the C drive
>>
>> Sounds like a nightmare to me? Any reason that you do this?
>>
>>
>
>
>

Why not just run the disk cleanup utility? It will get rid of most
unnecessary files.


"ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Mine is now 23 Gigs, but I am just not sure whether all the stuff that's
> there is really necessary
>
> "Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Almost ever single program you install (wherever you custom install it
>> to) is going to write a lot of information to the Windows drive. If you
>> install AutoCAD to drive D, it will still install about 90 meg to drive
>> C.
>>
>> Stop fighting a war you can not win.
>>
>> I would not install Windows XP on a partition smaller than 10 gig. I
>> habitually install into a 20 gig partition.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Quote from George Ankner:
>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>> "ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:zJmof.727$kd1.202@trnddc02...
>>>I use Windows XP Pro and have the following disks or partions:
>>> Cdrive
>>> D drive
>>> E drive
>>> F drive
>>> G drive and
>>> H drive
>>>
>>> plus 2 Thumb drives.
>>>
>>> I read in the Langa list that the C drive should be used by about 2
>>> GBts, mine has almost 16 GB on it, even though I install all the time
>>> with Custom install programs onto the H drive.
>>>
>>> So I wonder how I can find out what to delete on the C drive
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Thank you, good advice.
I shall follow re backup to external drive via an image.

"LVTravel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> While many people believe in installing their application programs to a
> drive different than the OS drive, it won't do them any good if the OS
> hard drive crashes or the OS has to be replaced. The reason, XP and
> almost all other OSs write information to different files in the OS
> itself.
>
> When the OS is replaced on your C drive these files do not get
> automatically reinstalled and therefore the programs on your H drive won't
> work. You would still have to reinstall the applications that are
> currently on the H drive.
>
> A better way to ensure that your programs would work after a OS crash is
> to image the OS drive, with all programs installed on the OS hard drive,
> to the H drive (a physically different drive than the C). That way if the
> OS drive dies, simply image the replacement drive from the H drive and you
> are back in service.
>
>
> "ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:v3oof.77909$7r6.65597@trnddc07...
>> Why nightmare?
>> C drive "should" only be the OS
>> D is a CD read drive
>> E is a CD/Read Write drive
>> F is for Video
>> G is External drive
>> H is Applications
>>
>> Seems very orderly to me.
>>
>> "Noozer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> newssnof.118568$Gd6.70134@pd7tw3no...
>>>
>>> "ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:zJmof.727$kd1.202@trnddc02...
>>>>I use Windows XP Pro and have the following disks or partions:
>>>> Cdrive
>>>> D drive
>>>> E drive
>>>> F drive
>>>> G drive and
>>>> H drive
>>>>
>>>> plus 2 Thumb drives.
>>>>
>>>> I read in the Langa list that the C drive should be used by about 2
>>>> GBts, mine has almost 16 GB on it, even though I install all the time
>>>> with Custom install programs onto the H drive.
>>>>
>>>> So I wonder how I can find out what to delete on the C drive
>>>
>>> Sounds like a nightmare to me? Any reason that you do this?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

Where do I find that utility? I do not see it when I go to Administrator's
tools or Services or Computer Management.


"Burgy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Why not just run the disk cleanup utility? It will get rid of most
> unnecessary files.
>
>
> "ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:t5oof.77921$7r6.42185@trnddc07...
>> Mine is now 23 Gigs, but I am just not sure whether all the stuff that's
>> there is really necessary
>>
>> "Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Almost ever single program you install (wherever you custom install it
>>> to) is going to write a lot of information to the Windows drive. If you
>>> install AutoCAD to drive D, it will still install about 90 meg to drive
>>> C.
>>>
>>> Stop fighting a war you can not win.
>>>
>>> I would not install Windows XP on a partition smaller than 10 gig. I
>>> habitually install into a 20 gig partition.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Richard Urban
>>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> Quote from George Ankner:
>>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>>
>>> "ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:zJmof.727$kd1.202@trnddc02...
>>>>I use Windows XP Pro and have the following disks or partions:
>>>> Cdrive
>>>> D drive
>>>> E drive
>>>> F drive
>>>> G drive and
>>>> H drive
>>>>
>>>> plus 2 Thumb drives.
>>>>
>>>> I read in the Langa list that the C drive should be used by about 2
>>>> GBts, mine has almost 16 GB on it, even though I install all the time
>>>> with Custom install programs onto the H drive.
>>>>
>>>> So I wonder how I can find out what to delete on the C drive
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"ritter197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:v3oof.77909$7r6.65597@trnddc07...
> Why nightmare?
> C drive "should" only be the OS
> D is a CD read drive
> E is a CD/Read Write drive
> F is for Video
> G is External drive
> H is Applications
>
> Seems very orderly to me.

It's not saving you anything, and creating a lot more "work" for you.

With Windows, no matter where you put programs, C: still gets lots of
information written to it.

Why do you need a D/E for CD Read/Write???? Unless the computer is a 200Mhz
PC, you should be able to burn from C: and run other applications.

A video drive partition only makes sense if it's physically a separate
drive, otherwise the head has to jump back and forth between the two
partitions making it slower.

Breaking drives up makes sense in an OS like Linux, or DOS... Doesn't make
much sense in Windows.