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How do you stop an application from installing to a drive or partition dedicated to operating system files?
By not installing it there. Virtually all programs will allow you to specify the path you want to install the program to. Just change the drive letter and folder to the installation directory.
You are installing a 2nd HDD with another OS do you need to partition?
All hard drives must have at least one partition to be usable by an operating system, even if the partition uses the entire drive. If you are installing an operating dissimilar from the one you are using currently (ie. Windows XP and FreeBSD), you should partition the disk from that system's installer, not in Windows.
How do you get more partitions?
when installing your operating system you will create them, BE CAREFUL with out a program like partition magic, once you partition a Hard drive it is permanent.
How do you handle the multiple operating system such as vista and ubuntu?
You have to install both operating systems to get a 'dual boot' system. I would suggest installing vista first, then installing ubuntu. Doing it the other way around will mean that the ubuntu installation will not be recognized after you install Vista, so do the Vista install first.The Ubuntu Grub loader will be able to recognize the Vista partition and should present you with a menu when you boot the machine as to which operating system you want to use.The easiest approach to this would be to install Vista on one partition and ubuntu on a different partition of your hard drive.
What must you do first when you setup a new hard drive for the first time?
Partition and format the drive. However, if you will be installing an operating system onto this hard drive, the install routine of most modern operating systems will perform the partitioning and formatting automatically.
How Can you Merge an empty unallocated partition to your C Drive?
You need a program like partition magic, it will format and merge the partition. If you want to reinstall your operating system, you can format all of the partitions into one before installing the system.
What should you do if the drive on which you want to install Windows Server 2012 already has a partition on it containing an operating system and data you do not need?
If the drive already contains a partition with an operating system and data that you do not need, you can proceed to delete that partition during the Windows Server 2012 installation process. This will erase all data on that partition, so ensure you have backed up anything important. After deleting the partition, you can create a new one for the Windows Server installation or use the unallocated space directly to install the operating system. Be cautious and confirm that you are deleting the correct partition to avoid data loss.
When setting windows 7 when should hard drive be partition?
Always should the drive be partitioned. As NTFS for Windows 7. You can edit partitions while installing Windows through the installation menu or command prompt, or in diskmanager after the operating system is installed.
Which windows hard drive partition is referred to as c drive?
The C drive in Windows Operating System is the partition on which the OS is installed. It also contains installation files for other programs.
What kind of partition can be used to reinstall Windows?
To reinstall Windows, you can use a dedicated installation partition, typically known as the "Recovery Partition." This partition contains files necessary for restoring or reinstalling the operating system without needing external media. Alternatively, you can create a bootable USB drive or DVD with the Windows installation media, which allows for a fresh installation on the primary system partition. Both methods enable you to reinstall Windows while retaining or formatting other partitions as needed.
What Windows hard drive partition is commonly referred to as the C drive?
The C drive in Windows Operating System is the partition on which the OS is installed. It also contains installation files for other programs.
What is the partition used by operating system to boot the computer?
Most operating systems uses the boot partition to boot the computer. In some operating systems, both the system partition and the boot partition are used to boot up the system.
