XP partion strictly for gameing?

[PwnFrnzy]

Would creating and XP partion on my Hard Drive be a good idea to use for only Gaming since it uses a lot less resources than Windows 7, or would it be a waste of time to try?

 

[Everlong]

You could very much do it. With a lower spec PC it might be more beneficial with performance.

 

[Maguscreed]

Easily possible and doable.
It's also quite possible to trim down the active processes in win 7.
However, you only have 1 gig of ram, I really wouldn't have suggested win 7 for you in the first place as you are at the bare minimum to begin with.

 

[PwnFrnzy]

Easily possible and doable.
It's also quite possible to trim down the active processes in win 7.
However, you only have 1 gig of ram, I really wouldn't have suggested win 7 for you in the first place as you are at the bare minimum to begin with.

I got Windows 7 for it's functionality, XP booted faster, but Windows 7 is faster when searching for files, which is something I do too often.

Back on topic, the reason is mainly for GTA: San Andreas, there is this mod I put into it that is called "ENB Series," but it's the version compatible with graphics cards of my type, and I predict that because of XP's low resource usage, it would improve the GTA: San Andreas gameplay and help it run more smoothly.

 

[mickey megabyte]

i used to keep an xp partition just for fallout 3 - crashes like crazy on 7 x64

good point, maguscreed, about the single gig of ram.

another gig will make a big difference - doubling your ram (at that level) is one of the cheapest and best upgrades you could possibly do...

 

[PwnFrnzy]

i used to keep an xp partition just for fallout 3 - crashes like crazy on 7 x64

good point, maguscreed, about the single gig of ram.

another gig will make a big difference - doubling your ram (at that level) is one of the cheapest and best upgrades you could possibly do...

Well, sadly I don't have the money to buy 2 sticks of 1GB DDR RAM.

When I finally find a way to get income I plan on making a Gaming Rig, but until California sees improvements in employment, I'm SOL.

 

[mickey megabyte]

fair enough, i know what it's like to be broke - not much fun

 

[PwnFrnzy]

So will an XP Partion be more beneficial for gaming?

 

[mickey megabyte]

i suppose it all depends on your particular hardware and drivers.

the only way to find out is to try it...

you may want to look into some software like gamebooster too.

here's some great instructions on setting up a dual-boot system in case you aren't sure how.

 

[PwnFrnzy]

I tried Gamebooster before, did not help much.

 

[AstaLaVista]

+1 on dual booting for the rig you have at this moment... if at a later date you can upgrade or make a new more potent rig, win 7 ultimate (32 or 64) would be all you need.

 

[PwnFrnzy]

Okay, I'm going to do the dual-boot, wish me luck!

 

[mickey megabyte]

good luck!

 

[PwnFrnzy]

Thank you Mickey Magabyte for the Dual-Boot info, I now have an XP-W9in7 Dual-boot going, I'm currently on the XP partion setting it up to my liking.

 

[mickey megabyte]

have fun - i hope it makes your games a bit faster

 

[user417]

$279 for Operating systems $20 PC hummm

 

[fANAT1C]

Easily possible and doable.
It's also quite possible to trim down the active processes in win 7.
However, you only have 1 gig of ram, I really wouldn't have suggested win 7 for you in the first place as you are at the bare minimum to begin with.

I got Windows 7 for it's functionality, XP booted faster, but Windows 7 is faster when searching for files, which is something I do too often.

Back on topic, the reason is mainly for GTA: San Andreas, there is this mod I put into it that is called "ENB Series," but it's the version compatible with graphics cards of my type, and I predict that because of XP's low resource usage, it would improve the GTA: San Andreas gameplay and help it run more smoothly.

hmm... my laptop boots faster in Windows 7. My laptop has 2 hard disks, both are Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB disks @5400 RPM, one hard drive has Windows 7 installed, the other hard drive has XP installed. The hard drive with Win 7 on it boots way faster, while it has only 94/500 GB still available. The XP hard drive is still almost empty, so you could call it a clean Windows XP installation with just programs like Firefox, Winamp and Winrar added, it boots alot slower.

I'm going to use that "XP hard drive" for gaming too and the Windows 7 one for casual stuff like browsing the web, doing stuff in MS Office etc...