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baqar   05-06-2009 at 04:06:59 AM

i wanted to install fresh xp on 160 GB sata HDD. is there a particular limit for xp partition. if i make a large space partition for xp will it speed up or not.

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jedimasterben   05-06-2009 at 04:17:01 AM
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Vanilla XP, ie, prior to Service Pack 1, had a size limitation of 137GB. But to have a pre-SP1 disc is extremely rare nowadays, so you should be fine to use the whole drive.

You shouldn't see any performance loss or gain by using multiple partitions.

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rags_20   05-06-2009 at 04:27:25 AM
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Not necessarily. 160GB effectively means about 149GB. You ought to be good with 50on C: and 100 on D. I have 100GB for my C: with Vista on it.

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