Partition Sizes?

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Hi,

Want to install Vista on it's own partition as dual boot with XP, question
is for Vista (or XP on it's own for that matter), how big should I make this
partition if it is to be the OS only with all programmes etc on a separate
partition and files on yet another??

Thanks

Ridesy
 
Ridesy said:
Hi,

Want to install Vista on it's own partition as dual boot with XP,
question is for Vista (or XP on it's own for that matter), how big
should I make this partition if it is to be the OS only with all
programmes etc on a separate partition and files on yet another??

Thanks

Ridesy
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I have Vista on a 20 GB hard drive. With Office 2007 it's almost full, ~6 GB
free. I wouldn't go any less than 20 GB. Why install programs on a seperate
partition? There is no advantage to this. If the OS gets corrupted you will
need to reinstall or restore both partitions.
 
My Vista 'test' partition is like Kerry's 20GB. Although i haven't put all
of Office 2007 on. I simply install the applications i use the most.
However, the full version of Office 2007 is on my Windows XP partition> the
XP partition is 30GB.
I also agree with Kerry regarding installing programs on a seperate
partition. There is certainly no value in it at all.

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The only value of having your applications on a separate partitions is if
you Image your partition as backups. It makes the images smaller and
manageable. You can fit them on a DVD. I always operate with a
3-partitions (OS, Apps & Data). Many times, I've had a problem that only a
restore from an image would fix.
Just my 2 cents worth.
 
Is the Office 2007 beta still available for download?
I plan to install my Vista on 30GB partition and might as well install
Office 2007.
Thanks
 
Yes, Office Beta is still available for download from MSFT. You should be
able to find in three clicks.
 
You still have to restore both the OS and Apps at the same time or there is
a serious risk of some apps having incorrect registry settings, wrong dlls
etc. All the imaging software I've used has some mechanism for splitting
images over several DVDs.
 
I'm not arguing with the use of imaging for backups. I do it myself. I just
don't see any sense in separating Apps from the OS. To each their own. If it
works for you then that's great.
 
Your right for the most part. But if you manage it correctly, it can be a
simple task.
Sometimes, when you know you have not added any programs... you can only
restore the one partition.
It's also a good idea to have a text file handy, with the image. Each time
something is done to your system, you document it. That way, when you do a
restore, you will know what program was installed after the image was taken.
Of course you want to update the images every so often and after any major
programs have been installed.

I'm not saying its an easy thing to do. I've just been through so much in
the years that I now know what I have to do to make it work. Imaging of
your partitions is a great method to stay a head of the game.
 
i have a 15 gb partition and been running for a while and have 4gb free after
disk cleanup (2.5gb before, lots of thumbnails and error reports) i install
nothing on this partition exept for updates, swap file, my documents and ORB.
it is simply a operating system partition. for my programs i have them
installed on a raid array set to R: (you could use a partition with no OS if
you wanted) and programs will run in xp and vista being installed on both
os's for some, but with most programs i only needed to installed in xp or
vista. it is set as R: for both xp and vista.this is the way to go as far as
im concerned. i would not go less than 15gb for a os only partition! vista is
currently taking up 11gb (for those that cant do math) and it will need alot
more once updates and service packs start rolling in. i have a raid array
because of media center, but for the gb deprived i would say 13 is the
absolute minimum!
ps you dont have to reinstall most programs (Kerry Brown) a few yes, but the
most will work if installed on the non os drive. those that dont usualy have
a repair on the uninstall program that will fix it if not.
 
Tommy. I have experimented several times with moving nearly 500 programs.
You can install progams to your non-Vista or non-XP drive and most will work
fine, but some will insist on forcing some files to the C:\ drive or XP
drive. When you copy/move programs installed from one disk to another,
some will break. Office 2003 at the time before I could get my hands on
2007,asked for a repair and I repaired it quickly with Detect and Rapair
(things aren't always that rosy with Detect and Repair).

I experimented with this and had most programs installed to E:\. I copied
them and most made the move fine. 10 had to be reinstalled--Office fixed
with Detect and Repair.

Currently on a dual boot with XP and Vista 5536 pre-RC1 foreplay before
Labor day, I find that I can drag a few porgrams from the F:\drive onto the
Vista DT and run them from Vista. Adaware is one that runs fine. Many won't
run in Vista without being installed from Vista. Office is an example. One
Note tries to set up but says it needs files and even if supplied it won't
setup on Vista without being installed there.

Some programs will run on Vista when started from another drive, and a lot
won't.

As to accessing XP I can access most of it--although to get into some
folders you have to go through a lot of bureaucratic UAC hoops but once you
get used to some of them they don't take long. UAC is a long way from smart
deployment, and I don't think MSFT is ever going to get there. A lot of
people won[t use it.

I haven't turned it off since 5536 got installed on this box last week, and
I want to see if I can run with it full on.

CH
 
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