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Juan · 11-03-2004, 22:34

If I want to create a separate parition on a hard disk to install Win XP on how big does it need to be? Is 10GB enough.

Also can I install all the programs on another partition so that if I ever need to reinstall windows, I won't need to install the programs again, or doesn't this work?

Finally the hard disk is 160GB can I just use a Win 98 boot disk and use FDISK to create the partitions, bcoz I can remember reading an article that FDISK wouldn't recognize a disk upto this size.

Thanks in advance 4 replies.

11-03-2004, 22:34	#1
Juan Inactive Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Wales Posts: 148	Partitioning Hard Disk If I want to create a separate parition on a hard disk to install Win XP on how big does it need to be? Is 10GB enough. Also can I install all the programs on another partition so that if I ever need to reinstall windows, I won't need to install the programs again, or doesn't this work? Finally the hard disk is 160GB can I just use a Win 98 boot disk and use FDISK to create the partitions, bcoz I can remember reading an article that FDISK wouldn't recognize a disk upto this size. Thanks in advance 4 replies.