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06-08-2006, 10:00 PM
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First Installation
Hi guys.
I just finished building my computer. Installed Windows Home XP smoothly, no problems. however, I found that i partitioned my harddrive incorrectly. My D drive has 10 GB and my C has the rest (220GB). The Program Files, WINDOWS, and my documents are in my D (the one with less memory). I didn't intend for this to happen; i wanted WINDOWS on my D and the other stuff on my C. Can someone walk me through the partition procedure? I think the big question here is: Should I partition my drive, with a partition for the OS? and if so, how? Thanks. |
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06-08-2006, 10:10 PM
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Partitioning like that is easier, and in the long run, good, because you can keep your documents on the Storage drive, while you format the OS drive and install a new copy of Windows XP.
You'll have to re-install Windows again. However, after creating the partitions, make sure that you press "Enter" only when the correct drive is highlighted — The one you'd like to install Windows XP on. Personally, I put Windows on the C drive. |
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06-08-2006, 10:23 PM
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Okay can someone tell me if this is good?
I have a 250GB HDD. 10 GB will be alloted to my OS, and important program files. 125 of it will be alloted to my games and "fun" stuff. 125 of it will be alloted to data, school work, and other important things. Thanks. I'm afraid I made my 10GB too small ... Last edited by wazlakz; 06-08-2006 at 10:30 PM. |
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06-09-2006, 09:54 AM
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Shiro Usagi
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06-09-2006, 10:03 AM
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I typically use (as Cricket implied) 20 GB for my "System" drive. If you would like, you can move your "My Documents" folder over to the new computer using a painless trick:
http://www.thundercloud.net/informat.../my-documents/ |
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06-09-2006, 11:19 AM
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Just for info, if you think, or anybody thinks they might try Vista Beta, it appears that you need 15GB of free space on your Windows drive. Dave
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