I was going to comment on number 18 but jasbur already did that for me. I agree, Creating a seperate partition saves you so much time and hassle. Also if something happens that you can't log into windows anymore.. your screwed with all your docs on there.. unless of course you have it on a seperate partition then you can reformat the OS partition and not lose all your important data. As for speed.. i don't think you will notice a difference as long as you have a nice sized partition for windows. while this most likely wouldn't save you from a hard drive crash it will save you from losing data in a windows crash.
"18.) Do not partition the hard drive. Windows XP’s NTFS file system runs more efficiently on one large partition. The data is no safer on a separate partition, and a reformat is never necessary to reinstall an operating system."Not true exactly... If you're someone who likes playing around with different OS's and/or screwing with Windows' settings, you'll need seperate partitions if you only have one hard drive. If something goes wrong, you can always boot into another partition to retreive your data. For me, I like multiple partition since it's easier to backup files. ie move needed files to a free partition, format that partition and reinstall an OS. Most of the time I screw up the OS enough that it is neccessary for a full format in order to get the installer to run.Another thing he left out is the virtual memory or page file. Either put it on a seperate drive or disable it all together. Page files slows down the harddrive's performance and lags the program that is running on the page file. It also takes time to transfer the memory from RAM to the page file and vice versa. If you have 1+ GB of RAM, disable it and you'll see a difference in performance.
driedwaterOct 12, 2005
I was going to comment on number 18 but jasbur already did that for me. I agree, Creating a seperate partition saves you so much time and hassle. Also if something happens that you can't log into windows anymore.. your screwed with all your docs on there.. unless of course you have it on a seperate partition then you can reformat the OS partition and not lose all your important data. As for speed.. i don't think you will notice a difference as long as you have a nice sized partition for windows. while this most likely wouldn't save you from a hard drive crash it will save you from losing data in a windows crash.
tarrmachineOct 12, 2005
"yeah good idea if you want to be limited selection of games"i meant, good idea if you want to play a limited selection of games
akiaOct 12, 2005
"18.) Do not partition the hard drive. Windows XP’s NTFS file system runs more efficiently on one large partition. The data is no safer on a separate partition, and a reformat is never necessary to reinstall an operating system."Not true exactly... If you're someone who likes playing around with different OS's and/or screwing with Windows' settings, you'll need seperate partitions if you only have one hard drive. If something goes wrong, you can always boot into another partition to retreive your data. For me, I like multiple partition since it's easier to backup files. ie move needed files to a free partition, format that partition and reinstall an OS. Most of the time I screw up the OS enough that it is neccessary for a full format in order to get the installer to run.Another thing he left out is the virtual memory or page file. Either put it on a seperate drive or disable it all together. Page files slows down the harddrive's performance and lags the program that is running on the page file. It also takes time to transfer the memory from RAM to the page file and vice versa. If you have 1+ GB of RAM, disable it and you'll see a difference in performance.
samgabOct 12, 2005
Nice little list. Stuff we all know, but a reminder doesn't go amiss. Cheers.
teitokuOct 13, 2005
I clicked, I saw the first two suggestions were "upgrade your computer!!!", I left.
Closed AccountOct 15, 2005
Wow, I smell lawsuits.
kashmeisterJan 1, 2009
triple boot it brohaha