To clarify more briefly:
I have two partitions set up already, C: (40GB) and D: (80GB). I want to do
with Vista what the article link below shows how to do on XP. How do I do
it?
http://www.techsupportalert.com/how_..._documents.htm
40GB seems to be the recommended size for Vista OS + applications, and I
know that 80GB is more than enough for my data needs, so I need no help with
partitioning.
Also, in browsing these forums, I noticed that several people say that
storing data files on a separate partition from the OS makes no difference
whatsoever in performance. I'm not even vaguely technically trained enough
to weigh in on that discussion, however personal experience showed a dramatic
improvement (on my old XP system) when I had separate partitions for OS +
applications and for data. I have roughly 15 GB of iTunes music, and when I
put all of that on my 40GB C: partition (only partition on the machine) on my
old XP machine, the whole system became slow as molasses. On a friend's
recommendation, I partitioned that old machine into C: (17MB) and D: (23MB)
and moved "My Documents" onto D:. Instantly, the machine was back to
performing at it's old speeds again. If this wasn't achieved by moving my
data onto a separate partition from the OS, what did do it? The reason I ask
is that I'm wondering if I should be pursuing a different option here.