Win XP SP2 Games & Partitions

Am in a quandary as to placing computer games within the same partition as
Windows XP with SP2, or setting up a separate large partition with a few
special folders to place the computer.games individually into.

(?) Also there is the option of setting up a partition for each individual
game
outside the primary Windows XP partition.

Wanting to achieve the best possible environment for the WinXP working
condition I am thinking of moving the Paging File to the first partition (D)
to improve Win XP's ability to work faster.

Lots of questions and I do appreciate your advice with each possible
setup of my 're-install' of Win XP and partitioning of the 160GB hard drive.

I thank you for reading this message and hope for positive responses.
drybones

Hi drybones,

Setting up one large seperate partition for games is a good idea, in fact
I use that strategy myself. A seperate partition for *each* game though
is not a good idea at all. Moving your Page File to it's own partition is
another good strategy which I use as well. I hope this helps.

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drybones Wrote:
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| Am in a quandary as to placing computer games within the same partition as
| Windows XP with SP2, or setting up a separate large partition with a few
| special folders to place the computer.games individually into.
|
| (?) Also there is the option of setting up a partition for each individual
| game
| outside the primary Windows XP partition.
|
| Wanting to achieve the best possible environment for the WinXP working
| condition I am thinking of moving the Paging File to the first partition (D)
| to improve Win XP's ability to work faster.
|
| Lots of questions and I do appreciate your advice with each possible
| setup of my 're-install' of Win XP and partitioning of the 160GB hard drive.
|
| I thank you for reading this message and hope for positive responses.
| drybones