help me out with my partition !!!

dhkimboa · February 15th, 2002

I format and partioned my hard drive which is a 40 gb.
I left 6 gigs for C and the rest for D

but one annoying thing is that all my programs are being installed on D but it seems that much of the install data or whatever it is, it's filling C
whats going on ?

how much gigs should I use for windows xp space ?

Ninjaa · February 15th, 2002

I have 4GB set aside on a 40GB hard drive for Windows XP Pro. It works fine for me.

**Shiori** · February 15th, 2002

I use 2 GB for XP, and Xp only, and install apps on another partition. Are you sure the install path is D:\Program Files?

In any case, you can try deleting the stuff inside Temp.

dhkimboa · February 15th, 2002

yes, I made sure I installed the programs in D program files
and there is nothing in the temp directory

arggg what did I did wrong ????

Death Metal · February 16th, 2002

You know that some apps tend to install system files into that %system% variable, which generally corresponds to the System folder in Win9x and System32 in Win2000/NT, right (I don't know about WinXP)? That may be the natural problem you're facing if the OS you're using is installed in your C:\.

February 15th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
dhkimboa BOA Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,884	help me out with my partition !!! I format and partioned my hard drive which is a 40 gb. I left 6 gigs for C and the rest for D but one annoying thing is that all my programs are being installed on D but it seems that much of the install data or whatever it is, it's filling C whats going on ? how much gigs should I use for windows xp space ?

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Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	I use 2 GB for XP, and Xp only, and install apps on another partition. Are you sure the install path is D:\Program Files? In any case, you can try deleting the stuff inside Temp. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

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Death Metal Fool Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: South Town Posts: 1,771	You know that some apps tend to install system files into that %system% variable, which generally corresponds to the System folder in Win9x and System32 in Win2000/NT, right (I don't know about WinXP)? That may be the natural problem you're facing if the OS you're using is installed in your C:\. __________________ "It sure is pleasurable to live your dreams as long as possible, but reality sure has a way of jolting you to your senses eventually."

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February 15th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	I have 4GB set aside on a 40GB hard drive for Windows XP Pro. It works fine for me.

February 15th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
dhkimboa BOA Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,884	yes, I made sure I installed the programs in D program files and there is nothing in the temp directory arggg what did I did wrong ????