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Reinstalling

Gamingphreek

Gamingphreek

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im reinstalling Win XP, I have to install it XP then SP2 i cant slipstream because some software doesn't install undder SP2. Dont ask why?

I was wondering.. how should i partition my drive. I have 1 110GB partition right now and whatever is left over (120GB drive) is another partition for documents and backups and stuff. I have heard that having windows on a seperate partition and having the swap file on a partition seperate from that is usually a good idea. Can anyone reccommend anything?

-Kevin
 
There is no point in putting the swap file (pagefile) on a separate partition on the same physical drive as the OS. It is better to let XP manage the pagefile (system control).
If you have two physical drives, you may benefit from putting the pagefile on the other hard drive.
 
Well i know as a fact it is not better to let windows manage it but im not sure about the other statement.

It is better to keep your swap file static (ie1024-1024).

But i have heard it is better on seperate partitions.

-Kevin
 
There is no performance advantage to having the swap file on a second partition on the same physical hard drive. If you have a second physical hard drive, then there can be a small performance advantage to having the swap file on the second drive.

I like to keep a second partition to store all my data files in. That makes it easier to backup and also makes it very simple to do a fresh install of WinXP without worring about losing any data.
 
If the pagefile is on the same physical drive as everything else, the same head, and cable, is used to access the page file and the OS and the applications.

If the pagefile or part of it is on a separate low-traffic partition on a separate physical hard drive (your OS and programs are all on the main physical drive), the head of the second hard drive will always be on the pagefile. It will not have to move when/if the system ever needs to use the pagefile. While the head of the main drive is over the OS and or the applications most of the time. So, there is less competition between reading and writing requests.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314482

It helps even more if the two physical drives are both masters so that they do not share a cable.

All of this is pointless if your system never uses the pagefile, which will be the case if you have enough RAM for the type of applications you run. Then, it makes no difference how you set up your pagefile.
Except that you should always have a small amount of pagefile on the boot partition for dump file.

You can set up your system to different configurations and test them to see which one performs better and decide for yourself.
 
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