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05-07-2003, 03:19 AM
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Can You Make Small 1 Gig Partition For Windows 2000 Pro
I've got a 6 gig drive on a laptop with no partitions and that makes me nervous especially with all the viruses and spy software going around everywhere.
So I'd like to make a 1 gig partition for the Windows 2000 pro operating system that would then be small enough so I could make an image of it to burn to a CD for backup. I'm planning on using Partition Magic 7 and DriveImage 2002. Is there any problem anyone knows of in making a small 1 gig partition like that for Windows 2000 Pro. Last edited by Harry; 05-07-2003 at 03:22 AM. |
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05-07-2003, 04:33 AM
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i dont know a free solution.....but a software called partition magic can make a partion out of an already used HDD.as i said, you have to pay
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05-07-2003, 06:21 AM
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I believe that is a bit small of a partition for Win2000.
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05-07-2003, 09:25 AM
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You should really have at least 2 GiG for 2K as you will want to have all your drivers etc installed on the same partition and leave a bit spare.
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05-07-2003, 11:16 AM
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It's possible, actually I'm doing it on a few pentium 166's. Leaves you just under 300 megs free. Go 1.3 or 1.4 gigs for better performance.
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05-07-2003, 01:03 PM
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I'd recommend 2 gigs, simply to give 2K room to breathe and also allow room for files that your apps will install in the system, regardless of which partition you install the app on.
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