Microsoft recommends installing Windows XP Professional on a 2-GB orlarger partition

[Michael Yardley]

Microsoft recommends installing Windows XP Professional on a 2-GB or
larger
partition. Although Windows XP Professional does not require that much
disk
space for installation, using a larger installation partition provides
the flexibility
to install Windows XP Professional updates, operating system tools, or
other necessary
files in the future .In reality you creat partitions of 8-10GB as
operating stystem tools like Word, Powerpiont and Excell take up that
much disk space.

 

[sgopus]

I wouldn't feel comfortable unless it was 20 gig min, usually I set up a 40
gig

 

[PD43]

I wouldn't feel comfortable unless it was 20 gig min, usually I set up a 40
gig

Thank you for your [irrelevant] opinion.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

And with the prices of large drives now, why bother with tiny drives?

 

[PD43]

And with the prices of large drives now, why bother with tiny drives?

Which sounds like yet another way of saying: "Size DOES matter!" ;->

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Boy, could I ever run with that one!

Which sounds like yet another way of saying: "Size DOES matter!" ;->

 

[CBChapman]

If I were to partition my 80 GB drive, what is the minimum size I should set
aside for the operating system (Windows XP Pro SP2)? I will install the
program files and data on another partition....

Thanks
Brian

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

According to Microsoft, the dynamic, self-tuning nature of
Windows XP performs best when installed on one single
partition, including programs.

Benchmarking on Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/benchmark.mspx


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows System & Performance

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If I were to partition my 80 GB drive, what is the minimum size I should set
aside for the operating system (Windows XP Pro SP2)? I will install the
program files and data on another partition....

Thanks
Brian

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

If I were to partition my 80 GB drive, what is the minimum size I should set
aside for the operating system (Windows XP Pro SP2)? I will install the
program files and data on another partition....

Two points:

1. The problem with having multiple partitions on a drive as small as
80GB is that whatever sizes you decide on for the two partitions, you
are likely to soon run out of space on one while having lots left on
another.

2. There is hardly ever a good reason for putting installed programs
on a partition other than the one Windows is installed on. Some people
do this because they think their programs will be safe there if they
ever have to reinstall Windows, but this is *not* correct. All
installed programs (except for an occasional very small one) have
files and pointers to them within Windows, in the registry and
elsewhere. So if Windows goes, the pointers and files go with it. Apps
have to be reinstalled form the original media.

Read this article I recently wrote, "Understanding Disk Partitioning"
at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=326