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Old July 22nd 10, 09:13 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Dave Warren
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Default OS on a logical drive by itself?

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On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:09:14 -0700, Dave Warren
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I've often heard that the OS should be on a drive (logical drive) by
itself so that, when it gets a problem, you can just re-install a new
copy of the OS on that drive. However, isn't the OS modified when you
install programs? Where would you install them?


Some programs install DLLs or make other OS level changes but many do
not. It takes a bit of knowledge and experience to know which
applications can survive an OS reinstall and which cannot.

As a rule, I'd install programs on the OS drive and expect to reinstall
programs.


Yes, I'm beginning to understand and I believe you're right.


That being said, I would highly recommend not doing that at all anyway.
I wouldn't ever recommend partitioning a single OS installation, and
instead would recommend a proper backup regimen.