mootin

hey all, any way i can install direct x on a different partition other than my windows one? i have 3 partions on the hard drive im currently using (bog standard 80gig ide hd)

windows
programs
storage

those are my 3 partitions. my windows partition is full and i dont know how to install direct x on a different partition. or is there anyway i can make a partition bigger? eg make the storage partition smaller and the windows partition bigger?

ENTERPRISE

Well DIRECT X will only install within the Windows subsytem and nowhere else im afraid..the setup files can be stored elsewhere but not installed onto a non Windows OS partition. As to re-sizing your partitions use a program called ''Partition magic 8'' be carefull as partition resizing can muck up windows.

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mootin

kk thanks il give that a try then

The_Jester

If you have an old hard drive then you can put that in and set up a dynamic Drive. I must warn you though - the speed drop while reading the DirectX files or any other files on the 'slow' and old HDD will be large. If you can afford it, get an 80 SATA drive and put it in.

Goto Administrative tools and then disk management. The new disk will be there. Tell it to create a new partition but call this one C: too. It should set it up as a dynamic disk. Companies do this alot because it is alot faster, and cheaper than getting another drive and transfering anything.

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