Re: Desperate! What's the best way to partition 160GB hard disk

"Mike T." <noway@xxxxxxxxx> wrote...

You will want to create two primary partitions, each no smaller than 35GB. The
reason is that Windows Vista won't install unless it sees ~30GB of free space.
I know you said Windows XP, but re-partitioning later can be a real PITA. Use
the ntfs file system for ****all**** partitions you create. Set one of these
35GB primary partitions as active. This active partition is where you will
install Windows XP. The OTHER primary partition is to install Windows XP or
Windows Vista later, if you want to start fresh on a new partition without
formatting drive c:

I think this is overkill for a guy who can't even decide for a year how to
repartition his HD. If he hasn't figured out his own preferences yet, the 35 GB
will be wasted space.


Next, create an extended partition of 10GB in size, label it pagefile, and
assign a logical drive letter to it (e:, probably). After windows xp is
installed, go to control panel, system, advanced, performance tab, settings,
advanced, virtual memory, change (I think that's right, from memory) and set a
permanent page file on the 10GB logical drive you created in the extended
partition. If not sure what size to create, start with minimum AND maximum of
600MB (the settings are in MB here) You don't want it too large OR too small.
600MB should be about right (if not a little large), with 1GB of physical RAM.

I also disagree with this one. There is little reason to waste 10 GB for a 1-2
GB pagefile. Also, there is little reason to put the pagefile on a separate
partition on the same physical HD as the OS. There will be less seek time if
the head has to move less, so the pagefile on the same logical drive as the OS
is preferable.


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