I have two drives, C: and E: Windows installed on C: drive. I want install
all software(and data) on E: drive, for better performance and separating OS
from programs. Will most softwares, include antiviruses, works OK when it
installed on a different drive than the one that windows is installed?

"aivengo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have two drives, C: and E: Windows installed on C: drive. I want
> install
> all software(and data) on E: drive, for better performance and separating
> OS
> from programs. Will most softwares, include antiviruses, works OK when it
> installed on a different drive than the one that windows is installed?
>
Yes, it will work and no, I do not think that you get any better
performance. The usual method is to store your OS and all apps on drive C:
and keep your data files on drive D:. This approach has two big advantages:
- You have a fairly good idea how much space you need for drive C:.
- You can create an image of drive C: and restore it later on in caseyou
have a problem, without affecting your data.

"aivengo" <(E-Mail Removed)> écrivait
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> I have two drives, C: and E: Windows installed on C: drive. I want
> install all software(and data) on E: drive, for better performance and
> separating OS from programs. Will most softwares, include antiviruses,
> works OK when it installed on a different drive than the one that
> windows is installed?
>
>
>

It's a good idea to put data on a separate drive but as far as software are
concerned, it's mostly useless.

Most programs install components on the OS drive anyway so if the OS drive
goes bad the programs will have to be reinstalled.

Once the programs are loaded into RAM, it won't make a difference where
they were loaded from.

My opinion is install OS and programs on the same drive, data on a separate
drive and make regular backup of everything on an external drive that's
connected to the computer only when in use.

The backup procedure includes making an IMAGE of the OS drive and copying
your data regularly to the external drive.

HTH

"Doum" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "aivengo" <(E-Mail Removed)> écrivait
> news:#9AjCUZ#(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > I have two drives, C: and E: Windows installed on C: drive. I want
> > install all software(and data) on E: drive, for better performance and
> > separating OS from programs. Will most softwares, include antiviruses,
> > works OK when it installed on a different drive than the one that
> > windows is installed?
> >
> >
> >
>
> It's a good idea to put data on a separate drive but as far as software
are
> concerned, it's mostly useless.
>
> Most programs install components on the OS drive anyway so if the OS drive
> goes bad the programs will have to be reinstalled.
>
> Once the programs are loaded into RAM, it won't make a difference where
> they were loaded from.
>
> My opinion is install OS and programs on the same drive, data on a
separate
> drive and make regular backup of everything on an external drive that's
> connected to the computer only when in use.
>
> The backup procedure includes making an IMAGE of the OS drive and copying
> your data regularly to the external drive.
>
> HTH
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just forgot to mention that this is virtual drives(on virtual machine). But
this does not matter, approach is the same, right?

On Sat, 22 May 2010 12:58:01 +0300, "aivengo"
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> I have two drives, C: and E: Windows installed on C: drive. I want install
> all software(and data) on E: drive, for better performance and separating OS
> from programs.


Your choice, of course, but it will *not* give you better performance,
and separating the operating system from programs is not a good thing
to do.


> Will most softwares, include antiviruses, works OK when it
> installed on a different drive than the one that windows is installed?


Yes.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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the problem which you may
be faced in the future is
reinstalling the operating system.

if such of an event occurs, you
will also have to reinstall all
the other programs as well;.

though they may be located
in a differing partition.

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"aivengo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have two drives, C: and E: Windows installed on C: drive. I want
> install
> all software(and data) on E: drive, for better performance and separating
> OS
> from programs. Will most softwares, include antiviruses, works OK when it
> installed on a different drive than the one that windows is installed?
>
>