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4th January, 2007, 04:37 AM
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| Newish rig being built Since I got some new stuff for Christmas, I'm doing pretty much a whole new computer. (A64 3000+, MB and a new 160gig hard drive) I plan on putting XP64 on it as the OS and was wondering which would be easier or better, running the seagate utility to format and partition the new drive or try it with the windows cd. Also any suggestions about size and number of partitions would be welcome. Thanks all!
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4th January, 2007, 07:36 AM
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| I looked at the title of the thread, and I was all 'Newish? Is that Welsh?' I'm dead serious. Anyways, I've never had any problems using the Window CD. Never used the Seagate utility, I'm afraid. Windows CD ftw!
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4th January, 2007, 10:05 AM
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| I once heared something about the ideal windows partition (thats to put windows in) being 20Gb, but I don't think it matters much. Either way, I like to put the OS and programs on a seperate partition to my files - it makes life easier as I (rather frequently) tend to break things and have to resort to wiping  Let us know how you go! 
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4th January, 2007, 02:43 PM
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| Thanks everyone. I used the windows cd myself but it's been a few years now. That's what I'll use this time. When I got my new 80gig a few years ago I split it up and c:\ had about 20gig with all the storage going on a different drive/partition. After years of use I finally ran out of room on my c:\ drive/partition. Should I install new programs on a different partition?
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4th January, 2007, 02:58 PM
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| I actually use multiple drives. You can install programs on another partition/drive with no problems.
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