[Question] Optimal profiles setup

[bjornm]

Hello

I am looking for the optimal partitioning/profiles/program files setup.

Eventhough every (re)installation I make is supposed to be the last one, I tend ro reinstall windows every 3-4 months.

I like concept of My Documents, Program files and all of that but I don't like the files to be stored on the same partition as my windows installation.

Preferably - I guess - I would like to have a dedicated drive or partition for storage. As I recall it though, last time I tried to accomplish this I had some problems with the drive letter. Adding, removing drives (DVD, HD) screwed up the paths and I could not forsee the drive letter my storage drive would be assigned before having installed Windows.

My questions:

1) Is there a general accepted best practice setup when it comes to storage?

2) How do I accomplish this when doing an unattended install (I use nlite)?

Bjorn

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[net_user]

if you are using nlite...then you should post in the nlite section..

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=89

you can use powertoys to redirect your "special folders" (my documents, my music, my pictures) to a 2nd disk drive where you store your files.

[bjornm]

if you are using nlite...then you should post in the nlite section..

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=89

you can use powertoys to redirect your "special folders" (my documents, my music, my pictures) to a 2nd disk drive where you store your files.

Well, the question is not about nlite itself or how to use it. Rather how I should "design" the setup in terms of partitions etc.

For instance, what comments would you have on the following setup in a dual boot system.

Drive 1: (2 x 250 MB SATA in RAID 0)

P1 25 GB Win XP pro - dedicated

P2 25 GB Win XP 64 - dedicated

P3 450 GB Storage - My docs shared between XP pro and XP 64 (is this possible?)

Drive 2: 300 GB IDE

P1 10 GB pagefile - dedicated

P2 290 GB Program files shared between XP pro and XP 64 (is this possible?)