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In message <MPG.1b35d73f893d3a7d989699@msnews.microsoft.com>, Crazy
Horse <nospam@all.is.best> writes
>Roger-
>
>Thanks for your quick reply.
>
>In article <TS28k0A+0zyAFwYe@blueyonder.co.uk>, news@lowton.demon.co.uk
>says...
>> Well, if it is any help, I have the same structure as you do. If I
>> exclude the swap file, I have about 1.5GB of data.
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>Hopefully, I'll be in good shape: I've carved out 4 GB for C: and 6 GB
>for my application software (on D
. I'd initially gone with 5 & 5, but
>then read your post, decided I'd erred a little too much on the plus side
>and scaled back the system partition.
Unless you have some extremely large applications, 6GB will be plenty.
I currently have about 2.5GB which includes about 1GB of install/setup
files. Typical "large" applications include some games. For example,
flight simulation - I had one which took well over a GB of disk space,
with the option to hold maps on the hard disk rather than CD.
>
>> ..."My Documents" (...I don't really use, but
>> in any case have moved to Data)
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>Same here... and I find it annoying that my W2k-Pro system seems intent
>on putting it back under my Desktop within Windows Explorer (although one
>can prevent it from showing up on the *actual* desktop).
I think that you will find that the "My Documents" under Desktop is
purely a virtual folder. Experiment by putting a new file into the
actual My Documents folder on your E drive. Then open Explorer and I
think you will see it under "My Documents" under Desktop. It has to be
like this for real multi-user systems, where each user's My Documents is
under their profile in Documents and Settings, but appears when they
logon to be on the desktop.
>
>> and IE Temporary Internet Files (I don't
>> use that rag-bag of security holes).
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>Hmmm... =3Fthe rag-bag of security holes=3F... you've got me curious. I
>didn't know that these constitute security holes, or what I might do to
>avoid them. Are you just saying it's a good idea to routines clear these
>files out (say, on a daily basis)?
I was expressing a personal view about IE. There are far too many
potential and actual security holes - not least of which is the whole
ActiveX exposure. Sure, you can disable some of these areas, but why
bother when there are other, better, browsers around like Opera,
Mozzilla, Firebird.....
>
>> I also clean out "Documents and Settings, ...., Local Settings, Temp"
>> fairly regularly.
>> I think the default swapfile size is 1.5 times physical memory, but can
>> be reduced if you have lots of physical memory.
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>I'll look into doing this, also (I already clean out Temp).
>I've currently got 256 MB, with anothe 256-MB stick on the shelf,
>awaiting installation. Unfortunately, this laptop won't accomodate more
>than 512 MB, but I guess I can manage with that.
>
>> Watch out for other applications that use this partition for temporary
>> files. For example CD burning software can create an "image" of the CD
>> before burning it.
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>Thanks for the heads-up.
>
>> HTH
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>???
HTH = Hope That Helps!
HTH!!
--
Roger