I did not set it to 20 gb. there is a slider that is not accessible from what I have been told.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:23 AM Subject: Re: Starting Bootcamp How did you set it to 20 gigs? I can only find a button to go with 32. On 21-Jul-08, at 7:25 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > when you do defrag and checkdisc, it only works on the windows > partition. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tiffany D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 7:19 PM > Subject: Re: Starting Bootcamp > > > Guess I'll have to do a defrag and install Cleanup! then. Can I do > defrags and have it only look at the Windows portion of the machine? > I don't want it wandering into Leopard and ruining my things there. > > > > On 7/20/08, David Poehlman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> windows makes messes and does not clean them up. it creates empty >> temporary >> files and doesn't keep track of data blocks so creates holes in the >> data >> structure. 20 should be plenty. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tiffany D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac >> OS X by >> theblind" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 3:00 PM >> Subject: Re: Starting Bootcamp >> >> >> What do you mean by messes? And could I just set it to not update? >> Like I said, all I really want it for is Greek internet access. So >> I'll just be installing my screenreader/s (Hal and NVDA), WebbIE and >> Realplayer 8. I might stick in Cicero or Kurzweil for scanning, >> whichever does the better job and takes up less room, just incase I >> need something quick to read a book or something. Could I use >> wireless with it right? I mean, considering that my Macbook has >> wireless built-in and that I'm using it on the Leopard side? And >> again, lol, how do I actually start Bootcamp? >> >> Thanks, >> Tiffanitsa >> On 7/20/08, Cara Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Actually, in my last install of XP home, I alloted 20 gb and the >>> entire install plus all of the apps I needed only ended up using 3 >>> gbs. -Take it for what it's worth. >>> >>> Smiles, >>> >>> Cara :) >>> >>> >>> On Jul 20, 2008, at 10:26 AM, David Poehlman wrote: >>> >>>> 15 seems a bit small to me because there is an 8 gb threshhold for >>>> safe >>>> opperation. >>>> >>>> To start bootcamp, open the boot camp utility in apps/utilities. >>>> You can >>>> print out the uide while you are in the utility and then there is a >>>> buttton >>>> that begins the install process. from there, it's streightforward. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Tiffany D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 1:23 PM >>>> Subject: Starting Bootcamp >>>> >>>> >>>> Well, I'm going to install Bootcamp today with sighted assistance. >>>> The person helping me has never used a Mac. So can anyone please >>>> tell >>>> me how to start Bootcamp? I'm assuming that the directions after >>>> that >>>> will be pretty straight forward. She has installed Windows XP >>>> before, >>>> though as a recovery disk for my HP laptop, not just the basic >>>> os. So >>>> how long will this take and will she need to do alot of things this >>>> time around? Also, is 15 gb enough space? I think it may be a >>>> little >>>> too much, but I don't want my screenreader or web browser to run >>>> slowly because I didn't give the thing enough space on the hd. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Tiffanitsa >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> --- >>> View my Online Portfolio at: >>> http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >
