unallocated space after my C partition

[Guest]

I am trying to use Partition Magic 8.0 to create a drive to just store data.
I am resizing my c drive and then I will create a partition with the
unallocated space. However, I noticed that there was about 8 Gig of
unallocated space already after my c drive. I found some articles that says
that space needs to be there for XP. How do I create my partition leaving 8
Gig of space between the c drive and my new data drive?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I am trying to use Partition Magic 8.0 to create a drive to just store data.
I am resizing my c drive and then I will create a partition with the
unallocated space. However, I noticed that there was about 8 Gig of
unallocated space already after my c drive. I found some articles that says
that space needs to be there for XP. How do I create my partition leaving 8
Gig of space between the c drive and my new data drive?

Windows XP does not need any unallocated space.
However, some suppliers store original factory images
on the disk, sometimes using ingenious methods to
prevent them from being overwritten. Check with your
supplier if this applies to your machine.

PQMagic can, of course, create any partition anywhere
on the hard disk. Just specify the desired size and if you
want the partition at the beginning or at the end of the
free space.

 

[Guest]

Thank you for replying. The link below makes the following points:
• Ensure that at least 1 GB or approximately 10 percent of the Windows
partition (whichever is greater) is available as unallocated disk space.
• The unallocated disk space must follow a primary partition; it cannot be
at the beginning of the disk.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sct/scthch02.mspx

Is this not true?

 

[Curt Christianson]

Hi bemo,

The link you provided is for the installation of "Windows Disk Protection"
for use on shared computers. Is the truly what you are looking to do? If
so, then yes , this space is needed as quoted here in the article:
"Windows Disk Protection Requirements
Windows Disk Protection requires a minimum of 1 GB of unallocated disk
space. This unallocated disk space will become the protection partition-for
storing disk changes temporarily when Windows Disk Protection is turned on.
Some computer uses-such as burning CDs and DVDs-require large amounts of
disk space (double the size of the project being written to disk). Keep this
in mind and ensure that sufficient unallocated disk space exists when you
configure computers that will be used for this purpose."

This installation is basically for protection of the basic XP file systems,
so that they do not get modified in a way to make XP act "all goofy". Any
changes made to the basic XP files are *temporarily* stored in this
un-allocated space, so that any changes aren't permanent, and effect the way
XP behaves overall.

Windows Disk Protection sounds like it may have use on a computer where a
lot of other users may be "monkeying" with settings etc. , but if this is a
standalone computer, and you are the primary operator, *I'd* forget it.

HTH,
--
Curt BD-MVBT

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[Guest]

Thanks for the reply Curt. I was thinking it could be ignored. I just
wanted to make sure I wouldn't screw anything up if I turned that unallocated
memory into part of may data drive. If I am correct I can turn all the
unallocated memory into a partition and if for some reason sometime down the
line I want to be able to use Windows Disk Protection I can just resize my c
drive down to allow the 8 gig of unallocated memory required after the c
drive?

 

[Curt Christianson]

Hi bemo,

I'm not the expert here, but it certainly seems as though you could. I
would think about ignoring that option also, just tucking the idea away for
future use in case...

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Curt BD-MVBT

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