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I have two drives, C: and E: Windows installed on C: drive. I want install

all software(and data) on E: drive, for better performance and separating OS

from programs. Will most softwares, include antiviruses, works OK when it

installed on a different drive than the one that windows is installed?
 
"aivengo" wrote in message

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> I have two drives, C: and E: Windows installed on C: drive. I want

> install

> all software(and data) on E: drive, for better performance and separating

> OS

> from programs. Will most softwares, include antiviruses, works OK when it

> installed on a different drive than the one that windows is installed?

>

Yes, it will work and no, I do not think that you get any better

performance. The usual method is to store your OS and all apps on drive C:

and keep your data files on drive D:. This approach has two big advantages:

- You have a fairly good idea how much space you need for drive C:.

- You can create an image of drive C: and restore it later on in caseyou

have a problem, without affecting your data.
 
"aivengo" écrivait

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> I have two drives, C: and E: Windows installed on C: drive. I want

> install all software(and data) on E: drive, for better performance and

> separating OS from programs. Will most softwares, include antiviruses,

> works OK when it installed on a different drive than the one that

> windows is installed?

>

>

>



It's a good idea to put data on a separate drive but as far as software are

concerned, it's mostly useless.



Most programs install components on the OS drive anyway so if the OS drive

goes bad the programs will have to be reinstalled.



Once the programs are loaded into RAM, it won't make a difference where

they were loaded from.



My opinion is install OS and programs on the same drive, data on a separate

drive and make regular backup of everything on an external drive that's

connected to the computer only when in use.



The backup procedure includes making an IMAGE of the OS drive and copying

your data regularly to the external drive.



HTH
 
"Doum" wrote in message

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> "aivengo" écrivait

> news:#9AjCUZ#KHA.3840@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:

>

> > I have two drives, C: and E: Windows installed on C: drive. I want

> > install all software(and data) on E: drive, for better performance and

> > separating OS from programs. Will most softwares, include antiviruses,

> > works OK when it installed on a different drive than the one that

> > windows is installed?

> >

> >

> >

>

> It's a good idea to put data on a separate drive but as far as software

are

> concerned, it's mostly useless.

>

> Most programs install components on the OS drive anyway so if the OS drive

> goes bad the programs will have to be reinstalled.

>

> Once the programs are loaded into RAM, it won't make a difference where

> they were loaded from.

>

> My opinion is install OS and programs on the same drive, data on a

separate

> drive and make regular backup of everything on an external drive that's

> connected to the computer only when in use.

>

> The backup procedure includes making an IMAGE of the OS drive and copying

> your data regularly to the external drive.

>

> HTH

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just forgot to mention that this is virtual drives(on virtual machine). But

this does not matter, approach is the same, right?
 
On Sat, 22 May 2010 12:58:01 +0300, "aivengo"

wrote:



> I have two drives, C: and E: Windows installed on C: drive. I want install

> all software(and data) on E: drive, for better performance and separating OS

> from programs.





Your choice, of course, but it will *not* give you better performance,

and separating the operating system from programs is not a good thing

to do.





> Will most softwares, include antiviruses, works OK when it

> installed on a different drive than the one that windows is installed?





Yes.





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the problem which you may

be faced in the future is

reinstalling the operating system.



if such of an event occurs, you

will also have to reinstall all

the other programs as well;.



though they may be located

in a differing partition.



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DatabaseBen, Retired Professional



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"aivengo" wrote in message

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> I have two drives, C: and E: Windows installed on C: drive. I want

> install

> all software(and data) on E: drive, for better performance and separating

> OS

> from programs. Will most softwares, include antiviruses, works OK when it

> installed on a different drive than the one that windows is installed?

>

>
 
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