Re: Recommended Size for XP OS Partition ?

"Magnusfarce" <magnusfarce@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks. I could do it that way, but does XP need room to grow,
> and if so, how much? And beyond that, how much, if any, excess
> room should their be on the partition?

With a disk manager, all of those problems (and more) will
disappear.

Either Partition Manager or PartitionMagic. I have both. Quit
messing around with partitioned sizes and free yourself. A disk
manager is like a file manager (Windows Explorer) for your hard
drive. If you do lots of data manipulation, its value is immense. I
don't even use this computer for work and I wouldn't be without a
disk manager. Remember to always keep backup copies of any important
files.

For what it's worth.
You can also use a disk manager for making hidden copies of Windows.
That can be extremely useful. In Windows XP, what works for me is
keeping the working partition in the first position on the hard
drive. I also delete the contents of BOOT.INI before making the first
copy. It's marvelous for doing incremental installations and like for
having a backup Windows in case you get a virus and don't want to
mess with it. Besides any program data files (if possible, your data
should be sent to another partition in the first place), you just
copy out Favorites and stuff before doing a restore (then you copy
those things back after the restore).







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