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Windows 7 Ultimatex64 Partition Design Question
Hi guys, this seems like a great forum! I'm hoping that you can give me hand setting up a good partition design for my machine. First of all here are my system specs:
Asus Zenbook: UX32A-DH31-CA
i3-3217U
4GB DDR3 SDRAM
24GB SSD
500GB HD 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
The machine shipped with Windows 8 and I decided to downgrade. Last night I reinstalled Windows 7 Ultimatex64 after following the instructions on the Windows 8 forum: Downgrade Windows 8 to Windows 7
This was successful, but I would to configure the machine differently and would like to get some advice if what I have in mind is a good idea.
Currently the machine has Windows 7 loaded on to the SSD, C:. The System Reserved partition is on the HD (designated as Z: ), and the remainder of the HD is NTFS formatted and partitioned as D:
What I am thinking of doing is this:
I would like to do is partition my SSD into 2 partitions, 1 for the OS and 1 for the System Reserve. It's my understanding that this will speed up boot times? The only subsequent programs I would install on the SSD is Windows Office 2010.
For the HD I would like to create 2 partitions:
1 for programs and 1 for data.
Does this seem like a good idea? What step am I missing after I clear my drives to get the System Reserve files to install on to the SSD? - It automatically created the partition on my HD last night. Does installing Office 2010 on the SSD make sense, or should I just keep all of my programs on the D: as space on my SSD is so tight for this install?
Lastly, how do I change my default temp directory in Windows from C: to D:?
Thanks for your help,
Kevin