[Solved] Why Partition Drive Prior to Windows Installation?

Hello all,

I am installing windows on a new computer, and was watching the series of videos newegg has on the matter. I got to the third episode - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxa [...] re=related and noticed that at about 12:30 into the video, he mentions creating a maximum size partition on the drive before installing windows. What purpose does this serve? Does it merely allocate the full size of the drive strictly to windows, so nothing else can use it? As I am unsure, I figured it best to ask you knowledgeable people, rather than take a blind stab on my own.
Thank you all in advance for any replies!

yes basically it allocates the full size of the drive strictly to windows

Best answer selected by Ph0enix33.

Hi

With Windows Vista or 7 creating a partition using all the space on the hard disk in advance of installing Windows is a bad idea.

Windows 7 will want to install a small hidden boot manager partition before the main partition.

If you mean booting up the Windows 7 DVD (or a bootable USB Windows disk) and during the installation choosing to allocate the remainder of the space for C: or C: & D: that is another matter.

Having a large hard disk divided up into a C: & D: partition is a good idea provided you remember to use D: before you run out of space on C:

If you store valuable data on D: if C:gets corrupted Windows can be restored on C: with less risk to data on D:

regards

Mike Barnes

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