New Win XP Installation

[Dave]

I'm currently running Win XP Home SP2 on one 120 gb hard drive with a second
120 gb hard drive used for backup images. It's been quite a while since I
installed Win XP and I was thinking about doing a clean XP install and
reinstalling all of my programs. I've read recommendations about installing
Windows in it's own partition. I was wondering if the following would be a
good configuration:

drive 1 C: Window XP Home
D: Programs and data

drive 2 E: Backup images

Does anyone have any input, ideas or recommendations?


Thanks
Dave

 

[ANONYMOUS]

I would just say that the first partition should be kept to only 20gb so
that Windows loading and shut down is faster and file fragmentation is
kept to a minimum.

This is my own opinion from personal experience. I manage about 300 PCs
for a college in London, UK and students have said that the system is
faster these days because I decided to keep the boot partition smaller.

What sort of application programs are you likely to use? Some programs
need to be on c:\ by default (or boot drive) to run properly.

It is a good idea to have data on another drive so that regular backup
can be easier and faster. As to your main boot drive, always take an
image of it when you have finishd installing all updates and application
packages with their own updates. It is easy to restore the syatem from
images then to start a new clean instal when trouble strikes you.

hth

 

[Dave Patrick]

Looks good but install the programs to the same partition as the operating
system. There's no advantage to do otherwise. Make the operating system
partition 15 gB (or larger depending on needs)

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:
| I'm currently running Win XP Home SP2 on one 120 gb hard drive with a
second
| 120 gb hard drive used for backup images. It's been quite a while since I
| installed Win XP and I was thinking about doing a clean XP install and
| reinstalling all of my programs. I've read recommendations about
installing
| Windows in it's own partition. I was wondering if the following would be
a
| good configuration:
|
| drive 1 C: Window XP Home
| D: Programs and data
|
| drive 2 E: Backup images
|
| Does anyone have any input, ideas or recommendations?
|
|
| Thanks
| Dave
|
|
|

 

[Dave]

The programs I use are normal stuff....Office, Symantec, Nero, Paperport,
Quicken, Legacy Genealogy Spftware etc.......nothing too exotic.

Taking an image of it after a fresh installis a good idea.

Thanks
Dave

 

[Dave]

So you'd put OS and Programs in one partition and just data in the second
partition?

Dave

 

[Alias]

So you'd put OS and Programs in one partition and just data in the second
partition?

Dave

That's what I do, for whatever it's worth.

Alias

Looks good but install the programs to the same partition as the operating
system. There's no advantage to do otherwise. Make the operating system
partition 15 gB (or larger depending on needs)

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| I'm currently running Win XP Home SP2 on one 120 gb hard drive with a
second
| 120 gb hard drive used for backup images. It's been quite a while since
I
| installed Win XP and I was thinking about doing a clean XP install and
| reinstalling all of my programs. I've read recommendations about
installing
| Windows in it's own partition. I was wondering if the following would
be
a
| good configuration:
|
| drive 1 C: Window XP Home
| D: Programs and data
|
| drive 2 E: Backup images
|
| Does anyone have any input, ideas or recommendations?
|
|
| Thanks
| Dave
|
|
|

 

[Dave Patrick]

Yes

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| So you'd put OS and Programs in one partition and just data in the second
| partition?
|
| Dave

 

[jonah]

I'm currently running Win XP Home SP2 on one 120 gb hard drive with a second
120 gb hard drive used for backup images. It's been quite a while since I
installed Win XP and I was thinking about doing a clean XP install and
reinstalling all of my programs. I've read recommendations about installing
Windows in it's own partition. I was wondering if the following would be a
good configuration:

drive 1 C: Window XP Home
D: Programs and data

drive 2 E: Backup images

Does anyone have any input, ideas or recommendations?


Thanks
Dave

No thats fine.

I leave the programs to install in the default programs folder on the
Windows partition and move the My Documents to a separate Data
partition, thats my preference. I figure if my Windows installation
goes down badly enough to requirie a re-install I would be better off
re-installing all the applications anyway so there is no real
advantage in having the applications in a separate partition. Also I
do a daily incremental image of the C Drive so I am imaging the
applications as well and can re-install yesterdays C Drive image to
fix minor disasters. Its the Data that is irreplaceable not the
applications.

Jonah

 

[Guest]

Also, yes. Prog's and Xp on (C; Data on other partition, (D.
System Restore settings on (D get a little tricky. Monitor (D?, How
much area to use for (D's Restore? Does Restoring (C affect (D?
How about Recycler space Usages?
Things to consider.

So you'd put OS and Programs in one partition and just data in the second
partition?

Dave

Looks good but install the programs to the same partition as the operating
system. There's no advantage to do otherwise. Make the operating system
partition 15 gB (or larger depending on needs)

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| I'm currently running Win XP Home SP2 on one 120 gb hard drive with a
second
| 120 gb hard drive used for backup images. It's been quite a while since
I
| installed Win XP and I was thinking about doing a clean XP install and
| reinstalling all of my programs. I've read recommendations about
installing
| Windows in it's own partition. I was wondering if the following would
be
a
| good configuration:
|
| drive 1 C: Window XP Home
| D: Programs and data
|
| drive 2 E: Backup images
|
| Does anyone have any input, ideas or recommendations?
|
|
| Thanks
| Dave
|
|
|

 

[Guest]

The FAQ's are here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/faqsrwxp.mspx

So you'd put OS and Programs in one partition and just data in the second
partition?

Dave

Looks good but install the programs to the same partition as the operating
system. There's no advantage to do otherwise. Make the operating system
partition 15 gB (or larger depending on needs)

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| I'm currently running Win XP Home SP2 on one 120 gb hard drive with a
second
| 120 gb hard drive used for backup images. It's been quite a while since
I
| installed Win XP and I was thinking about doing a clean XP install and
| reinstalling all of my programs. I've read recommendations about
installing
| Windows in it's own partition. I was wondering if the following would
be
a
| good configuration:
|
| drive 1 C: Window XP Home
| D: Programs and data
|
| drive 2 E: Backup images
|
| Does anyone have any input, ideas or recommendations?
|
|
| Thanks
| Dave
|
|
|

 

[Mistoffolees]

So you'd put OS and Programs in one partition and just data in the second
partition?

Dave

I might be old-fashioned but I like to use 3 partitions:

Drive C - System and related operating files
Drive D - Applications
Drive E - Working data, text, picture, etc. files

Drive F - External backup (e.g., HD's, CD-R(W), etc.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I'm currently running Win XP Home SP2 on one 120 gb hard drive with a second
120 gb hard drive used for backup images. It's been quite a while since I
installed Win XP and I was thinking about doing a clean XP install and
reinstalling all of my programs. I've read recommendations about installing
Windows in it's own partition. I was wondering if the following would be a
good configuration:

drive 1 C: Window XP Home
D: Programs and data

drive 2 E: Backup images

Does anyone have any input, ideas or recommendations?

There's really very little point in having a separate drive or
partition for just applications. Should you ever have to reinstall the
OS, you'll still have to reinstall each and every application and game
anyway, in order to recreate the hundreds (possibly thousands) of
registry entries and to replace the dozens (possibly hundreds) of
essential system files back into the appropriate Windows folders and
sub-folders. Placing applications on a separate drive/partition is a
useful solution only if your system partition lacks sufficient space for
all of your applications, and you cannot readily resize it.

However, placing data files on a partition or physical hard drive
separate from the operating system and applications is a good idea.
Doing so can greatly simplify system repairs/recoveries and data back-up.


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[Dave]

Sounds like a good point. Thanks for the input!

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Sounds like a good point. Thanks for the input!

You're welcome.

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[Mistoffolees]

Bruce Chambers wrote:

There's really very little point in having a separate drive or
partition for just applications. Should you ever have to reinstall the
OS, you'll still have to reinstall each and every application and game
anyway, in order to recreate the hundreds (possibly thousands) of
registry entries and to replace the dozens (possibly hundreds) of
essential system files back into the appropriate Windows folders and
sub-folders. Placing applications on a separate drive/partition is a
useful solution only if your system partition lacks sufficient space for
all of your applications, and you cannot readily resize it.

However, placing data files on a partition or physical hard drive
separate from the operating system and applications is a good idea.
Doing so can greatly simplify system repairs/recoveries and data back-up.

Maybe too many years at this game, but creating system and
application (or program) partitions allows for both quick
and easy restoration of these partitions in the event of
failure. And one should continue to anticipate this in view
of the fact that there is no zero-defect in the patches and
updates being installed all of the time, for both the system
and applications. All of the major disk imaging software, viz.,
Ghost, Partition Image, TrueImage, etc., allow for individual
partition recovery.

 

[Plato]

Too many drive letters. Use your first 120 for windows and program
files. Use your second 120 for archived files.

 

[Winux P]

: Dave wrote:
: > I'm currently running Win XP Home SP2 on one 120 gb hard drive with a
second
: > 120 gb hard drive used for backup images. It's been quite a while since
I
: > installed Win XP and I was thinking about doing a clean XP install and
: > reinstalling all of my programs. I've read recommendations about
installing
: > Windows in it's own partition. I was wondering if the following would
be a
: > good configuration:
: >
: > drive 1 C: Window XP Home
: > D: Programs and data
: >
: > drive 2 E: Backup images
: >
: > Does anyone have any input, ideas or recommendations?
: >
: >
:
:
: There's really very little point in having a separate drive or
: partition for just applications. Should you ever have to reinstall the
: OS, you'll still have to reinstall each and every application and game
: anyway, in order to recreate the hundreds (possibly thousands) of
: registry entries and to replace the dozens (possibly hundreds) of
: essential system files back into the appropriate Windows folders and
: sub-folders. Placing applications on a separate drive/partition is a
: useful solution only if your system partition lacks sufficient space for
: all of your applications, and you cannot readily resize it.
:
: However, placing data files on a partition or physical hard drive
: separate from the operating system and applications is a good idea.
: Doing so can greatly simplify system repairs/recoveries and data back-up.
:
:
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: Bruce Chambers
:
: Help us help you:
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:
:
: You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
: both at once. - RAH

As well as performance improvements Bruce, the OP may also place the
Temp\Tmp folders on the other drive, as well as some pagefile. An awfully
concise response and advice from you Bruce, you OK?

Read your webpage, by the looks of this
newsgroup do you think anyone has read it? Besides me? Thanks for the tips,
very humbling.

- Winux P