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[pga2 at hot1.net]

Walt,
XP doesen't do that. That is the way the system manufacturer did it. XP
can take an 80 Gig or 120 Gig drive and make it one big drive. This is not
always the best way to do things, but XP doesen't automatically break the
drive up.

Phil

> Wayne, its mostly because of the way XP breaks the drive into two. The
> one  for the XP C: drive is the smaller one and that is also where most
> of your  programs will be.  XP keeps a lot of backup for the program
> itself and that takes  up a lot of room. Besides an 80 gig cost no more
> than a smaller one and you  sure can use the extra space. My C: drive is
> almost full now and I am putting  programs on the D: drive but not all
> programs will work on D: drive.   A small 20  gig will surely be full
> just from the XP and its programs and backups.
>
> Walt Davies
> Cooper Hollow Farm
> Monmouth, OR 97361
> 503 623-0460