B
Benjo
Hi all,
I'm about to re-format my 1 partition 100GB HD (gulp) and have come to the
conclusion that dividing it into a number of partitions might be a good
idea. My current plan is: one for winxp, one for apps & programs, one for
graphic files, one for video and one for "other data".
My questions are:
1) is this a sensible strategy? and if so, how much of a size margin should
I give to the winxp partition. 3GB? 5GB?
2) One of the main reason for partitioning (apart from the defrag
advantages) seems to be so as not to have to re-format the whole HD ever
again (since re-installation of everything can take weeks...). But wouldn't
re-formating the winxp partition and re-installing winxp also mess up all
the apps that install files or drivers in the WINDOWS folder or alter the
registry? Should I install the "Documents and settings" folder on a
different partition? How can you get round this problem? Am I missing
something?
Thanks in advance, B.
I'm about to re-format my 1 partition 100GB HD (gulp) and have come to the
conclusion that dividing it into a number of partitions might be a good
idea. My current plan is: one for winxp, one for apps & programs, one for
graphic files, one for video and one for "other data".
My questions are:
1) is this a sensible strategy? and if so, how much of a size margin should
I give to the winxp partition. 3GB? 5GB?
2) One of the main reason for partitioning (apart from the defrag
advantages) seems to be so as not to have to re-format the whole HD ever
again (since re-installation of everything can take weeks...). But wouldn't
re-formating the winxp partition and re-installing winxp also mess up all
the apps that install files or drivers in the WINDOWS folder or alter the
registry? Should I install the "Documents and settings" folder on a
different partition? How can you get round this problem? Am I missing
something?
Thanks in advance, B.