>>>During install - there's an advanced button - it shows a menu where you can delete partitions and (re)create your C: ( or windows) partition.
>>>Having 16Gb of memory - I create a 96 Gb C: Partition. Largely enough for the hibernate file, the paging file and all the software - including VS
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>>one of the more stupid decisions of MS is to default such files to C:, as it only blows up C: (and thereby might make quadroupling memory risky) and you the need to exclude those files from backup handling again. UNIX-like swp: area not in the save path and easily moveable/growable is saner.
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>I only do image backups of the C: drive.. I believe pagefile and Hiberfile are not included - see http://books.google.be/books?id=085pjOgvJBMC&pg=PA446&lpg=PA446&dq=system+image+backup+pagefile&source=bl&ots=5fP-Ml8VQF&sig=b6CluT7g-T6I7Xz67o_EhCu7pYY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vGm9UsSVDLHsygOy0oGoBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=system%20image%20backup%20pagefile&f=false

gives me unavailable for viewing or limit exceeded - have not read that book b4...

thomas