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General Software Discussion / Re: imaging & partitioning queries
« Last post by tomos on August 19, 2007, 09:54 AM »any ideas on the size to make the partition (for the paging file)
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) Tomos,Carol answaers that one
Can you post any links on the _advantages_ (speed?) of having the pagefile on a different partition?
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Should I create a pagefile partition on disk 2?-urlwolf (August 19, 2007, 07:27 AM)
Page file should be on Disc 2 - preferably the first partition on the disc (the fastest area of the disc)see also the ms links above-Carol Haynes (August 19, 2007, 07:41 AM)
Once in the management console choose "Disc Management" in the tree on the left and in the pane that opens on the right you will see your hard discs listed with patition details. In an unpartitioned area of disc right click and select New Partition and a wizard will guid you to build a partition. You can select size, format (NTFS, FAT32, FAT) and drive letter assignment.thanks Carol
An alternative way to start the Disk Management console is to START > RUN the type diskmgmt.msc and press return-Carol
One of the tools that comes with Partition Magic, called DriveMapper, can help in the event the installation of a new hard drive causes drive letters to change on existing drives/partitions. From the Partition Magic Help file:and
Drive letters can change when you create, delete, hide, or unhide partitions, which can cause applications not to run because application shortcuts, initialization files, and registry entries refer to incorrect drives. DriveMapper is a wizard that lets you easily update drive letter references.
For more info about drive letter assignments, see here (annoyances.org). A freeware letter-assigner is posted here (I have not tried it). Ed K. from Topeka, Kansas writes to mention a free utility named COA (Change of Address). He says:those three links are:
PCMag has a great little program that I've used many times under Windows W9x. It modifies registry entries, ini files, etc., so that, when adding a new drive letter, changes the system is updated with changes to previous drive letters. For example, you can tell COA to replace all D:\ with E:\ The program can be found at Hotfiles.com, search for COA. They also have a 32bit version available.
thought that was Firefox with all its extensions-biox (August 18, 2007, 08:54 PM)
HI Ath,
actually, avoiding RSI is not the point of this program as much as avoiding distraction
I have used workrave in the past; I stopped because it's pretty obstrussive.
Thanks anyway!-urlwolf (August 18, 2007, 12:04 PM)
(for the whole thread)If XYplorer ever gets dual-pane viewing DOpus will be very seriously on the ropes...-Darwin (August 16, 2007, 09:41 AM)
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) -I don't know if any of that will be useful.thanks Armando,
Good luck!-Armando
First Steps
If you follow the instructions, then partitioning and formatting a hard drive should be a painless, if somewhat unexciting process. But rather like painting, decorating and DIY in general, preparation is everything. Before you get started you must check the following:
• Does the hard disk have a drive overlay or a disk management program?
For the purposes of partitioning, it doesn’t really matter if you know what drive overlay software is. What is important, though, is to find out whether your computer uses it to support the hard disk. If it does, do not use Windows XP Setup to partition or format the drive until you have checked with the software manufacturer. Otherwise you could find that Windows XP is not compatible.
If you are not sure whether you have drive overlay software installed, you should view the following article or contact the software manufacturer before you proceed:
186057 (http://support.micro...7%26amp%3bln%3den-gb)
How to Tell If Drive Overlay Program Is Installed in Windows
• Do you have updated device drivers backed up somewhere other than on the drive that you are about to format and partition?
If you have installed an updated device driver for your peripheral devices (i.e. devices attached to your computer such as modems, printers, scanners and printers), make sure that you back up the new driver to a place other than the drive that you are about to format and partition. This is so you can reinstall it after you install your operating system.
• Can you start your computer from the CD-ROM drive?
If not, you will need to obtain the Windows XP Setup boot disks. For additional information about how to get hold of these, click on the article below:
310994 (http://support.micro...4%26amp%3bln%3den-gb) Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks
This FDISK guide comes to you compliments of "the Doc": a friend who lives in Germany. It has since become one of the site's more popular features. [Only the Ghost guide and the ASPI guide are downloaded more frequently.]
You will find this guide helpful even if you prefer to use other partitioning utilities, such as the one that comes packaged with Windows XP.
The 'F' in FDISK stands for Fixed. FDISK is a utility used to partition Fixed DISK drives. The Create screen looks like this:
FDISK "Create" screen"
This tutorial teaches you the mojo on how to partition a hard disk drive (HDD) using Microsoft's DOS-based partitioning utility. FDISK runs from DOS, so it offers no pretty graphical user interface [GUI]. The stark DOS interface intimidates some people.
But FDISK is really simple and straightforward .. once you understand a few, basic concepts.
[ Note: Windows NT/2000/XP OSs do not have an FDISK program; in order to partition a hard drive, they use what's called: the Disk Management MMC which is built into the OS; we'll have more to say about this below. ]
| Active Partition The active partition on a disk is the partition from which an x86-based computer boots. It is the partition that contains the files required to boot the operating system that is designated as the default operating system in the computer. The active partition must always be on the first hard disk attached to the computer. This disk is referred to as Disk 0 System Partition The system partition is the partition that contains the bootstrap files that are required to display the boot menu and start the operating system. On most client computers this is the first primary partition on Disk 0. The bootstrap files that must be on the system partition on a computer running the Windows XP operating system include the following: Ntldr: This is a hidden file. Ntdetect.com: This is hidden file. Boot.ini: This is a hidden file. Bootsect.dos: This file is for dual configurations only. Ntbootdd.sys: This file is for system partitions located on Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) drives only. Boot Partition The boot partition is the partition that contains the Windows system files. The folder in which the files are located is referred to as the systemroot folder. The files are by default located in a folder within the systemroot folder named the systemroot/system32 folder. On most client computers this partition is the same as the system partition. Typically this is the C: drive. On client computers with multiboot configuration the boot partition may be assigned a different drive letter. |
| Fdisk The fdisk tool is an MS-DOS–based tool that you can use to partition a hard disk. You can use the fdisk tool to create, change, delete, or display the current partitions on a hard disk. You can create primary partitions and extended partitions. You can then create logical drives on the extended partitions. |
Just an update (thought I'd already posted about this): FoxIt Reader has been uninstalled from all my systems. Acrobat Reader 8.1 out of the box is pretty quick. I've disabled it's startup entry (for its speedup service or whatever it is) and run ARSpeedup and it's very zippy. I really don't notice a difference in speed in comparison to FoxIt. Now, I know that it's a mammoth download in comparison but all things considered, it's worth it (I'm worth it!), particularly in a world of large harddrives and broadband.-Darwin (August 16, 2007, 09:51 AM)
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) but of course that doesnt necessarily mean much at the end of the day..I tried Hugin and i was very surprised.
It's pretty good, i had never tried this kind of software and thought this kind of stuff was hard to do, but i was able to come up with something pretty decent!
Here's a panorama photo of the landscape out of the window of the hotel where i'm staying right now:-jgpaiva (August 11, 2007, 01:17 PM)