Setting system and user variables

[Cremaster]

Hello, virgin poster here.

My system runs xp home.

Brand new install.

I have put sp3 on it and no other items yet.

I have created partitions as follows:

C - For my windows install. Single boot

D - For swap file, temporary files, and other stuff that is written to alot.

E - cd

F - programs, I want to install all programs here.

G - extra

H - extra

I have done the following:

In System variables I have changer TEMP and TMP from C:\WINDOWS\TEMP AND C:\WINDOWS\TEMP TO D:\TEMP AND D:\TEMP

WHAT I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH: I want a system that writes data and uses the page file on a partition other than the one that windows is installed to "C"

How should I set up the USER variables? I have the machine set up for 4 users.

I am thinking I need to change the variables values for each user to the following:

TEMP from C:\documents and settings\Userxx01\........... to D:\Document and settings\Userxx01 and do this for each individual user. Unless someone tells me different I will create the new folders before I do this. I don't know if windows will do this for me or not.

I will be using IE, Foxfire, Chrome as browsers. Should I just change the system variables for these programs or what should I do with programs that will be writing data to the disk?

Please if you choose to answer this feel free to post questions if I have not been clear. I am computer literate enough to follow directions well but not so much when I have to make my own decisions. I think it may be the "fear factor" where if the computer ask you to "press any key" that you are afraid to do it because you think it might start a nuclear war or mess up the computer.

Thanks

[Guest]

You are not going to see any performance improvements unless you move the temp stuff to another physical disk. You will get less fragmentation on your C drive though.

[Cremaster]

You are not going to see any performance improvements unless you move the temp stuff to another physical disk. You will get less fragmentation on your C drive though.

I am not looking for performance improvements just less fragmentation.

[Guest]

I'm a little confused by your post. Do you need help moving the browser caches and the user temp folders?