Still getting ready to put together my new comp. When I get ready to partition the hard drive, how do I know how much space to allocate to the OS? Is partitioning really necessary?
3) And Yes, partitioning is necessary even if you want the entire drive in a single partition (ie C drive), it still has to be created if the hard drive is brand new.
4) Which component did the extra screws come with?
5-10GB is enough for XP. Dependins on how many programs u install on XP's partition. I recommend using at least 2 partitions. 1 for XP and programs, and 1 for MP3, porn, docs etc.
So you can format +re-install XP without loosing ur important files.