How Much Space does Windows need?

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I recently repartitioned my c:\ partition from 5MB to 7MB to allow for more
space on it. Now I have "only 1.47GB" of free space remaining. And I
installed the service pack 2. BTW, I keep my temp internet files very low,
and delete cookies regularly.

I try to use that partition for Windows XP only, but some installations
insist on using that to place new entries in c:\program files. thus I have
three questions:

1) How much space is needed? I do want to have a Windows Only partition to
keep any other data from being lost in a catastrophy.

2) Which are the essential and non-essential files? For example, now that SP
2 is installed, may I remove all the other updates, and will that make a
difference in the amount of disk space I use?

3) Which files may I safely move to the d:\ partition?


--
Shalom,

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?)

John;
4-5 gb minimum on C.
That assumes only windows XP, Service Packs and updates.
If applications insist on using C, you will need more space
accordingly.

This should also help:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

I think the real issue is to small a hard drive.
You should get a larger drive.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"John T" <JohnT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EB68CA61-8819-4AEA-AF61-685D4124FE98@microsoft.com...
>I recently repartitioned my c:\ partition from 5MB to 7MB to allow
>for more
> space on it. Now I have "only 1.47GB" of free space remaining. And I
> installed the service pack 2. BTW, I keep my temp internet files
> very low,
> and delete cookies regularly.
>
> I try to use that partition for Windows XP only, but some
> installations
> insist on using that to place new entries in c:\program files. thus
> I have
> three questions:
>
> 1) How much space is needed? I do want to have a Windows Only
> partition to
> keep any other data from being lost in a catastrophy.
>
> 2) Which are the essential and non-essential files? For example, now
> that SP
> 2 is installed, may I remove all the other updates, and will that
> make a
> difference in the amount of disk space I use?
>
> 3) Which files may I safely move to the d:\ partition?
>
>
> --
> Shalom,