I got this friend who no matter what always says he’s right even when he knows he’s wrong he never admits it or has anything nice to say. Anyways he’s copying me and getting the same computer setup I have even though up until now he’s been telling me I was stupid for getting a computer that can run a 64bit OP with 8 gigs of ram and that vista sucks because soon its going to be 128bit OPs and ill still be behind and XP is still much better. now he’s getting the same setup as I am but with a little more processing speed cuz he always has to have the better computer, anyways he says he’s gona put his OP on a separate partition and only allocate enough for the OS I told him he has to have his program files on the same partition. Who’s right and who’s wrong?
2007-12-13 08:19:33 · 3 answers · asked by thegoobman 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
they do NOT need to be on the same partition.
2007-12-13 08:26:27 · answer #1 · answered by rollnpc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they do not have to be on a the same partition. My computer right now has a 750gb HDD, i partitioned it half and half, so 375gb for each HDD. I have the OS files on one partition and program files on the other, so if the program screws up then it won't effect then OS files that much. Good Luck
2007-12-13 08:37:53 · answer #2 · answered by AMG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
System files integrated into the OS have to be on the same partition, but third-party installs that you download and whatever don't. Although you have to specify where to install and specify a different drive, but it can very easily be done. I am using this setup on a Windows XP box of mine, and it works fine.
2007-12-13 08:38:13 · answer #3 · answered by Dan M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋