Maybe it was just an added (related?) hint to keep the swap file from churning
itself.
Since "we" have brought that up, ,
when you have between 2 and 4G of RAM, and you don't do much intensive stuff
on it, do you really need a swap file that big? (1.5X ram?)
I know the answer will be user specif
What does swapfile size have to do with it? You move the %temp%, %userprofile%, and
swapfile to D:\ also.
I've been running that way on 2 machines for over a year with zero problems.
Soren wrote:
If you place progs and utils on another drive letter, 4-8 Gigs is
sufficient.
That is, if the sw
Funny we got back on this.
I just non-distructively increased my wifes boot drive "C"
from 45G to 85G as she was not good at using the 64G
data partition set up originally for her. ;-(
(I have my own data partition on there too...)
Backing up is the biggest reason to keep the "C" drive small...
If you place progs and utils on another drive letter, 4-8 Gigs is sufficient.
That is, if the swap file is set to a static size (e.g. 1.5*RAM)
DHSinclair wrote:
What is a reasonable partition size for WinXP?
I ask this because I have watched both W2K and WinXP getting close to
outgrowing the 4
rawj
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Subject: Re: [H] WinXP Partition size?
That does not happen when you do it RIGHT! The install has to be done
so that Windows
chooses the second partition rather than relying on users to remember.
Bottom line is it's a cin
entrally.
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> That does not happen when yo
That does not happen when you do it RIGHT! The install has to be done so that Windows
chooses the second partition rather than relying on users to remember.
Bottom line is it's a cinch to backup core windows to a DVD as an image if all that's
on C: is windows.
Greg Sevart wrote:
At work: On
6-8GB, but that's with a customized setup script that moves Program Files, Temp,
pagefile, and Documents & Settings to a second partition. :)
Without those moves you need closer to double that AND a second partition where you
manually point software installs to (i.e. "D:\Program Files\") or you
From: "DHSinclair"
What is a reasonable partition size for WinXP?
First, there is nothing wrong with the question, or all the other opinions ;-)
How big is the HD?
How much time do you want to spend on upkeep or special settings?
(See end of story.)
I personally use (2) x 320G drives here,
re@hardwaregroup.com
> Subject: Re: [H] WinXP Partition size?
>
> For a normal XP setup, I use 10 GB for the C: partition and it usually
> holds
> about 5 GB. But I move the virtual disk and all program installations
> OFF C:
>
> My XP setup usually looks something like this
Scott,
Get it. So..What it is number?
>15GB, but somewhat <20GB?
Looking for a START build number on a hard drive that
is larger than 20GB.
Thank you,
Duncan
At 21:07 10/30/2008 -0400, you wrote:
Ditto that. One partition for me.
Scott
On Oct 30, 2008, at 7:33 PM, FORC5 wrote:
I do
For a normal XP setup, I use 10 GB for the C: partition and it usually holds
about 5 GB. But I move the virtual disk and all program installations OFF C:
My XP setup usually looks something like this:
C: System 10 GB
D: Downloads 10 GB
E: Programs 10-20 GB
F: Files 30-40 GB (approx)
By moving all
My main work machine is still at 20 gigs but I've never experienced any
benefit from that advice. When my data gets lost its always been because
of the drive going bad so I make multiple copies of my irreplaceable
info across different drives and PC's and its worked very well over the
years. My
Ditto that. One partition for me.
Scott
On Oct 30, 2008, at 7:33 PM, FORC5 wrote:
I do the same thing, I no longer do OS and data partitions either.
For us this is not a big deal but I have seen a few thru here setup
like that with C FULL and D empty. PPL do not know to change the
install
I do the same thing, I no longer do OS and data partitions either.
For us this is not a big deal but I have seen a few thru here setup like that
with C FULL and D empty. PPL do not know to change the install routines and I
am not sure if this can be tweaked in the registry or not.
FWIW
fp
At 04:
Stan,
OK, what was your last choice for an XP partition?
Is it 20GB or greater?
Best,
Duncan
At 18:11 10/30/2008 -0500, you wrote:
When I first started partitioning my drives with separate WinXP and data
sections I started with 15 gigs and then 20 when that didn't seem large
enough. I did howev
When I first started partitioning my drives with separate WinXP and data
sections I started with 15 gigs and then 20 when that didn't seem large
enough. I did however run into a program that wouldn't work because it
complained that there wasn't enough space on drive C. My latest build is
a game
What is a reasonable partition size for WinXP?
I ask this because I have watched both W2K and WinXP getting close to
outgrowing the 4GB partitions they live on (here) ATM.
Yes, there may be much junk that I have not yet found/killed on either that
might mitigate this question.
I do keep all %t
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