cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)

On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 16:47:41 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"

>Programs integrate with the OS so there is no value in installing them on a
>different drive or partition, because OS failure will require a re-install
>of all other programs anyway..

Not always true, no. Many games don't care (and they are often the
largest apps). MS Office will die++, as it is almost welded into the
OS, so that should go on C:, but Photoshop doesn't care either.

It's very much a YMMV thing.

>I have Vista, Office 2007, various other utilities, Nero etc and 32% free
>space on a 40gb partition (80gb HDD).. much more, and I am looking at
>getting a larger drive..

MS Office 2007 has a particularly nasty large footprint; about 3-4
times the bloat of previous versions of MS Office. Couple that with
an "air box" (no installation disks, if OEM) and an unfamiliar UI, and
I'm recommending Open Office as the preferred option for users
familiar with previous MS Office versions.

Another bloat factor on C: can be inappropriately large page file, as
happens when you have a large amount of RAM (say, 1G+). You will be
stuck with a large hibername file, but the page file you should be
able to shrink, as long as you don't intend to spawn complete RAM
dumps on system crashes (which may be written to pagefile).


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