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How much space for WIndows ME Install
On a 40g hard drive....
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A minimum of 320MB of free space is required although in reality the
minimum partition size should be 2-4GB unless you are going to relocate the swap file, message store, desktop. my documents and much else to other partitions. System Restore requires a minimum of around 300MB of free space to function. See KB272156 - "Tips Before Purchase, Setup, and After Setup of Windows Millennium Edition (Me)" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272156) which includes the following: The minimum hardware requirements can vary depending on which features of Windows Me you want to use. For example, if you want to connect to the Internet through your telephone line, you would need a modem, or if you want to play sounds, you would need a sound card. The minimum requirements include: Pentium 150-MHz processor or better 32 megabytes (MB) of RAM or better Minimum 320 MB of free hard disk space CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive 3.5-inch high-density floppy disk drive Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device Video adapter and monitor that support VGA or higher resolution Sound card Modem, 28.8 or faster Speakers or headphones -- Mike Maltby Haggar wrote: On a 40g hard drive.... |
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If you're asking how much disk space does Win ME require, just 2G is possible, but imo takes too much management for the average user. 3G is obviously better, but you can still run out of space (for instance System Restore needs 300M free space or it turns itself off). imo 4G is perfect. In all these scenarios you need to move My Documents and the like (ie personal data and temp files) to another drive/partition. Not to do so is pretty irresponsible anyway (at least once you know it is!) so is no hardship. Shane "Haggar" wrote in message ... On a 40g hard drive.... |
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Ha! Morning, Mike!
Sorry, afternoon! Anyway, I see we largely agree :-) I used to have the swapfile first partition of the 2nd equally-fast hd, sharing with 98SE, ME and XP (shame Linux won't use it!) but recently abandoned it. I never noticed a gain beyond a very little space freed up. Do you think it's worth it? Also, of course, I feel the relocation of My Documents and the like is closer to a necessity. But I forgot to mention message store folders! In fact, that's what I've done with the old swapfile partition, put the OE/Outlook stores there. Shane "Mike M" wrote in message ... A minimum of 320MB of free space is required although in reality the minimum partition size should be 2-4GB unless you are going to relocate the swap file, message store, desktop. my documents and much else to other partitions. System Restore requires a minimum of around 300MB of free space to function. See KB272156 - "Tips Before Purchase, Setup, and After Setup of Windows Millennium Edition (Me)" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272156) which includes the following: The minimum hardware requirements can vary depending on which features of Windows Me you want to use. For example, if you want to connect to the Internet through your telephone line, you would need a modem, or if you want to play sounds, you would need a sound card. The minimum requirements include: Pentium 150-MHz processor or better 32 megabytes (MB) of RAM or better Minimum 320 MB of free hard disk space CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive 3.5-inch high-density floppy disk drive Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device Video adapter and monitor that support VGA or higher resolution Sound card Modem, 28.8 or faster Speakers or headphones -- Mike Maltby Haggar wrote: On a 40g hard drive.... |
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Shane wrote:
Ha! Morning, Mike! And hi to you Shane. Sorry, afternoon! Anyway, I see we largely agree :-) So it would appear. :-) I used to have the swapfile first partition of the 2nd equally-fast hd, sharing with 98SE, ME and XP (shame Linux won't use it!) but recently abandoned it. I never noticed a gain beyond a very little space freed up. Do you think it's worth it? Saves space as a) all systems use the same location. b) each partition can be that bit smaller, c) images of the system partitions are also a bit smaller. Note though that for XP I retain a 25MB swap file on the system partition. Also, of course, I feel the relocation of My Documents and the like is closer to a necessity. But I forgot to mention message store folders! In fact, that's what I've done with the old swapfile partition, put the OE/Outlook stores there. Personally like yourself I feel it almost irresponsible to leave these objects in the system partition. For myself I move, and share between OSs, the My documents, Desktop, Message store(s), Address book, Favourites, Cookies, swap file, TIF, TEMP & TMP objects (both user and system). -- Mike |
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PS (for Shane)
I forgot to mention that I also relocate the My Music, My Pictures and My Videos objects in folders or in the case of music, a partition, outside of the relocated My Documents object. Oh, and none of the names of which include "My", nor is My Documents called Documents but instead "Data". vbg -- Mike |
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"Shane" wrote in message ... [ . . . ] In all these scenarios you need to move My Documents and the like (ie personal data and temp files) to another drive/partition. Not to do so is pretty irresponsible anyway (at least once you know it is!) so is no hardship. That's a new one on me. Why is not moving those things "irresponsible"? |
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Mike M wrote:
Because leaving them in the default locations means any Trojan or malware you have the misfortune to acquire will find them more easily than if relocated elsewhere. In addition by keeping the system partition "lean and mean" defrags for example are much quicker to complete and have less of the restart problems experienced by many with large single partition systems. Further by relocating ones data on a second partition or drive makes reinstalling an OS far less of a problem in the event of major problems and ensures little or no loss of data. Similarly far less space is required to back up the system partition which means it may just get done a little more frequently than otherwise. :-) -- Mike Maltby |
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It also means that your precious My Documents folder (you do keep everything
there, don't you?) won't be blown away if you lose your Windows partition. Actually, the best place for My Docs is on a separate *drive*. That way the entire C: drive can go south and you are still safe. (It has happened to me.) It's irresponsible in the same sense that not installing a firewall, an antivirus pgm, and an antispyware pgm is irresponsible once you know about them. Even if you don't care if you infect yourself, the rest of us care that you don't infect *us*. Walterius Old, and (hopefully) responsible in Fort Lauderdale |
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