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Wins in drive D; Programs files separation?!

WaiWai

Senior member
I don't know much about computer.
I would like to ask questions, or ask for clarification (many boring questions though):

1. Is it possible to install Windows in drive D? What I am worried is I think I need to set the drive D (which I installed Windows) as primary partition and active. But then the drive lettering system should change it back as drive C. However someone said it is possible. Could anyone help me out?
2. I wonder how to separate programs files(PF) from windows, ie to move the folder of PF (and its sub-folders) away from drive D (which I'll install Wins) to another drive, I think, drive C. However I think this might cause problems. How to do it indeed?
3. Someone said it is a good idea to separate programs files from windows. But does anyone know the reason? I can't see any good.

4. It seems when you install a program/game, if you don't follow the installation path, problems will arise. Eg: If the default path is: D:\Program files\xx company\xx program, you change as D:\Program files\xx program. Problems will occur. But I don't whether it will cause problems if we simply change nothing except the drive no (eg E:\Program files\xx program). What do you think?

5. Drive D contains Wins
Drive E contains PF
When I reinstall my windows, do I need to delete PF as well? Since PF has links with Wins, if wins is reinstalled, the links between them should be broken. That implies we need to delete PF (since it become faulty). And in this regard, I need to reinstall all programs/games. What do you think?

6. What (kinds of) programs/games should be put together with the Wins? Is there any way to know whether one program need to put together, or can separate from Wins?
 
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