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From: aivengo on 22 May 2010 05:58 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?
From: Pegasus [MVP] on 22 May 2010 06:20 "aivengo" <aivengo(a)nospam.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:#9AjCUZ#KHA.3840(a)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? > 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.
From: Doum on 22 May 2010 06:23 "aivengo" <aivengo(a)nospam.microsoft.com> �crivait news:#9AjCUZ#KHA.3840(a)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
From: aivengo on 22 May 2010 06:39 "Doum" <me(a)domain.net> wrote in message news:XnF9D80410DAC146doumdomainnet(a)207.46.248.16... > "aivengo" <aivengo(a)nospam.microsoft.com> �crivait > news:#9AjCUZ#KHA.3840(a)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 -------- just forgot to mention that this is virtual drives(on virtual machine). But this does not matter, approach is the same, right?
From: Ken Blake, MVP on 22 May 2010 10:34
On Sat, 22 May 2010 12:58:01 +0300, "aivengo" <aivengo(a)nospam.microsoft.com> 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. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |