Installing Win 7

[Iceman]

Just a question before i reformat my system and re install win 7.
I hear a lot of people using a seperate partition on there hard drives for just windows.
Just wondering why this is done? and not just put on the same?
I have a 500gb hdd and as said will be putting windows 7 back on there.
Its the 64 bit version how much would i need to partition off for the windows install?
At the moment i have 2 partitions on the drive which came like that from new, But mine are both pretty much split down the middle.


Any info would be great thanks.

 

[Iceman]

Now then before i do start this. It has another couple of partitions one is fopr manufactorers stuff. Another im not sure but with it being an acer machine i think its all to do with there stuff.
Would it be worth removing all of that during the install?

Also you guys recon 100 gb is enough for windows and app etc.
Dont really have much installed .


thanks

 

[Iceman]

But I don't game at all on the pc
only things on my pc are like office etc maybe basic stuff.
More for music and photos more than anything also watching dvd's..