XP partition size

[Twayne]

I concur with Al. Leave it alone and do NOT just put it on its own
partition (not a good choice).

Yes, it is a good choice IMO. It makes data backups faster and easier
to do and kept separate from system backups. Other than catastrophic
problems, you'll normally only need one of the other, not both; and it's
a lot faster to search and restore that way too. You might backup the
system once a month but data files daily, etc. so it also conserves
space.

 

[Twayne]

Hi,

I am about to replace my current HD with one with more space and this
will give me the opportunity to create a partition exclusively for
the OS.

My question is this - what size partition do I need to create to
comforably accommodate XP?

OK, thanks for all your replies - a little more research is needed
before I go ahead[/QUOTE]

Check Wikipedia.org for some good write ups.