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| 215634 | 2004-02-15 02:15:00 | I am using WIN98SE and looking at buying a Pentium-4 with 1024 MB DDR RAM and a 120 GB HD. As I am not sure if I will like the XP OS. I presume I could have both OS installed. AT some stage I would also like to try Linux. Would this present problems. What would be the best way for me to get the HD partitioned as I am not confident in doing this myself or should I just change to XP and not be so ambitious. Any helpful comments would be appreciated. |
Pato (2463) | ||
| 215635 | 2004-02-15 03:02:00 | > I am using WIN98SE and looking at buying a Pentium-4 > with 1024 MB DDR RAM and a 120 GB HD . As I am not > sure if I will like the XP OS . You realy don't know till you try it . Do you have a freind with an XP pc you can test drive? > I presume I could have > both OS installed . You sure can . > At some stage I would also like > to try Linux . Good for you . > Would this present problems . Not at all you can Duel boot to either OS . > What would be the best way for me to get the HD > partitioned as I am not confident in doing this > myself or should I just change to XP and not be so > ambitious . You could set 100Gb for XP and the last 20Gb for Linux . Any helpful comments would be appreciated . HTH |
mark.p (383) | ||
| 215636 | 2004-02-15 03:10:00 | Hi Pato, Partitioning your hard drive will most likely depend on what you plan to use your computer for. If it is gaming you will need a fairly sizable area for these. A possible partition scheme could be:- 3GB Windows 98SE 10GB Windows XP 40GB FAT32 40GB NTFS 20GB FAT32 for later conversion to Linux The 3GB Win98 O/S partition is more than sufficient and could be made smaller, but I wouldn't recommend making the XP any smaller than 7GB. XP seems to take up an awful lot of room after you have got all the patches installed :) The 40GB FAT partition could be used to install applications/games that you want to use in both Win98 and XP. The NTFS partition is better for security and any video editing you might have in mind. For a multi-boot system it is necessary to load the Windows 98 O/S before the XP. Linux can be loaded after this and will replace the XP boot loader with it's own. The only way to avoid this is to install the loader to a floppy. More on that when you are closer to doing it :) The only problem I can see with your new computer will be the amount of RAM. Windows 98 has a few problems when a computer has 768MB or more of RAM. Microsoft have a work-around for this here. (support.microsoft.com) Also check the Pressf1 FAQ's for more detailed info about multi-booting and partitioning. HTH |
Gorela (901) | ||
| 215637 | 2004-02-15 07:40:00 | Thanks Chaps. I thought the more RAM you had the better so once again I have learnt something on here. No I haven't used XP and have been told that it is a bit of a learning curve after Win98 but will give it a go!! | Pato (2463) | ||
| 215638 | 2004-02-15 07:50:00 | > I thought the more RAM you had the better That is true but you need to apply a patch as Gorela has suggested. > No I haven't used XP and have been told that it is a bit of a learning curve after Win98 It does not take too long to get used to it. |
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