Question - Using a seperate Data partition

[Jim]

Just installed XP on a new HD where I created a c: partition for the OS and
a second partition d: for data.

My Questions - I had planned to put all my applications on the data
partition but now I'm reconsidering and may want to put everything on c:
partition, it just seems simpler. Another reason, I'm not quite sure how to
make the installed programs always go to the D drive instead of the c:

Second question - Can I simply delete the d partition (Computer Management,
Disk Management) and them make it part of the c drive?

Suggestions greatly appreciated

 

[DL]

Other than by starting again from scratch you need third party tools to
merge the partitions
You select Custom Install when installing a program, then select were to
install it, rather than using the default installation option
It doesnt IMO make a whole lot of sence to install apps on a seperate
partition. If you blow away your win partition you would still have to
reinstall your apps

 

[Daave]

Just installed XP on a new HD where I created a c: partition for the
OS and a second partition d: for data.

My Questions - I had planned to put all my applications on the data
partition but now I'm reconsidering and may want to put everything on
c: partition, it just seems simpler. Another reason, I'm not quite
sure how to make the installed programs always go to the D drive
instead of the c:
Second question - Can I simply delete the d partition (Computer
Management, Disk Management) and them make it part of the c drive?

Suggestions greatly appreciated

I suggest you perform another Clean Install, making sure to delete all
partitions and create only one partition.

Although there are third-party programs that will allow you to resize
partitions (Windows XP's Disk Management doesn't do this), you would
need to find one that can merge the two partitions into one (if that's
even possible). Otherwise, a new Clean Install is the way to go.

If you haven't installed any programs yet, you may want to consider
using C: for XP and the programs (and all the settings) and D: for data
*only* (instead of the new Clean Install).

 

[db]

my suggestion is to take advantage
of that secondary partition.

right click on my documents and
in its properties page you can
relocate my documents and
default it to the d drive.

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the above is a valuable tip because
if the boot partition/system partition
becomes corrupted then it is highly
likely that you will loose your personal
data in my documents if it is still
on the c drive.

further, even though system restore
is a valuable tool, it will not restore
your personal data that is located
on the c drive.

system restore only restores system
files and programs.

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[Jim]

Many thanks for all your helpful suggestions. I decided to bite the bullet
and re-format to a single partition. I'm more comfortable with that
arrangement.

Thanks again.

 

[Daave]

YW.

Many thanks for all your helpful suggestions. I decided to bite the
bullet and re-format to a single partition. I'm more comfortable with
that arrangement.

Thanks again.