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hey for the ppl how helpd me out yesterday with partitions, well i kinda changed my mind.. I have now 2 drive.. C: (35GB) n I: (5GB) but what I thought about was to install windows on I: so I can keep all my games/music files..

now 2 questions :

Is 4 GB enough to install Windows On?
How can I delete Windows from C: ?

What version of Windows? Windows XP?

yes Windowx Xp Pro

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Originally posted by lp15
Is 4 GB enough to install Windows On?

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For 98 ok ... but not enough space for anything like programs ... that ought to be in another drive
for xp .... no way. I gave it (c drive) 9 gb and thats proving less I have 700 - 900 mb left in c drinve I install my new programs in d drive now cause the remaining 3 drives have 6 - 7 gb each. (40 gb hd in total)

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Originally posted by John Anderton

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Originally posted by lp15
Is 4 GB enough to install Windows On?

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For 98 ok ... but not enough space for anything like programs ... that ought to be in another drive
for xp .... no way. I gave it (c drive) 9 gb and thats proving less I have 700 - 900 mb left in c drinve I install my new programs in d drive now cause the remaining 3 drives have 6 - 7 gb each. (40 gb hd in total)

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well that's what I wanna do.. install my files on drive C: wich has 35GB, I just wanna keep windows on I: (4GB) so I can reformat if I get any problems

Windows XP needs abou 8Gigs min i think. 6GB for 2000...

if you install windows to your 5 gb partition your gonna be installing alll your software to your other drives. as it sits now my c:/ is ~14 gb.
i'm not saying yours will be that big, but its definatly not gonna work on a 5 gb drive.

aight thx a lot everyone, appreciate your fast answers

You can get away easily with installing Windows XP Professional and only use 1.5 GB, a 4gb one will do, but install most games and programs (apart from stuff like Office and things like that a little will do) onto drive I:\.

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Originally posted by lp15
How can I delete Windows from C: ?

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The simple no hassle approach is just to back up all your files onto removable storage, and totally wipe the C: partition. Then you have two blank partitions to install Windows XP on, as you said install it on the I:\ one. Then after the install, dump all the old backed up files onto C:\.

Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Professional
• PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system);* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended

• 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)

• 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space*

• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

• CD-ROM or DVD drive

• Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device


As you can see 4GB is plenty Windows.