-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Partition Drive
- From: dsw32952 <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 23:38:00 -0400
I'm doing the same thing so I'll be paying close attention so I don't
have to go back and dig through the archives. I want to move everything
I possibly to a separate drive than the OS and will want to change the
default program installation folder as well as relocate email/address
book, documents and anything else possible.
Can some of this be done using TweakUI or similar free programs. I
could go back into nLite to do some but, but this last build has given
me too many problems and I don't want to go through that again.
I've already partitioned and formatted and installed XP and Vista so I'm
ready when ever Tempting2taanzaa is.
Don
My system is a bit different:
Vista Home Premium
XP Pro
160GB hard drive for the OSs and a 500GB hard drive for everything else.
Quad Core AMD Phenom
6GB RAM
Gman wrote:
> I've sent in several tutorials on this just over the last year. We just got
> in from our monthly food shopping and I need to separate and repack the
> meats in a few minutes, so I have to make this quick.
>
> Your best bet is to back up your system and then start from scratch. After
> the backup is made and double checked, you can use the first OS install to
> recreate your partitions (Disk Manager won't be available until after the
> install). The second, third of fourth screen you'll see includes a button
> called "Advanced". Click on it and tell the install that you want to choose
> the partition used for the installation. When it gets to that point in the
> install, you'll be given the option to Delete &/or create as many partitions
> as you'd like. If the entire hard drive is already partitioned, you'll have
> to first delete that partition before you can break it up into smaller
> chunks.
>
> Based on a 110GB drive
> If your main OS is XP, I would give the first volume at least 20GB. If it's
> Vista, I'd go with 25GB as the minimum. These numbers assume that you will
> host your Documents folder on another partition and install all programs to
> another partition. If this is not part of the plan, these suggested sizes
> increase dramatically. Since this first one will always be an OS volume,
> it'll need to be designated as a Primary partition (should be the default
> option).
>
> The next partition will hold Win7 as part of a dual-boot setup. I don't
> know what the specific requirements or 'growth over time' patterns are for
> W7, so I'm going to assume they're similar to Vista. Make the second volume
> at least 25GB (I'm again assuming the situation above), but this time, set
> it as a Logical drive.
>
> You should then create a third Logical drive out of all of the remaining
> space as a host for your Docs, Program Fiels folder and anything else you
> wish to keep separated from the OS's (I try to separate a lot more than I
> usually recommend, so ask if you're not sure of something).
>
> Then, tell the install to continue. The moment the install is done, you'll
> want to install tell the OS to Move/use the third volume for the items
> listed above. The methods for doing this depend on the OS, so I'll let you
> digest this much and come back when you're ready to learn more. :)
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
>
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