Hi Paul,

What you plan is fine, and 5GB is plenty for a normal installation. Keep in
mind that if you format and reinstall the system partition, you will still
need to reinstall the programs, even if they are housed on another drive.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
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Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
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"Paul" <pcyr2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I frequently goof around with my computer. This time it
> wasn't my fault that my computer is messed. So now, I'm
> gonna split my 80gig drive into three partitions (to make
> it eaisier to do a clean install of windows if i need to
> again. C for Windows - F for programs - G for User
> Files. Is it alright to do this, and can i simply tell
> Windows that the My Documuments, Program Files, Etc. are
> on a different partition. So basically, I'm asking, is
> there any thing i should be cautious of, and if so, how
> do I fix it? BTW, IF I wanted to use ALL of the
> components of Windows, how much space should I use, I was
> thinking around 5 gigs.
> Thanks
>