I just got a new SSD drive (OCZ Vertex 2) and installed Windows 7 on it. Problem is, now I need to install XP also for some legacy applications that I run. I read here, among others, that XP has partition alignment issues when creating a new partition, that can lead to huge performance drops and increase the wear of the drive. The suggested remedy involves tuning the partitions with DISKPART. I was just wondering, will it be OK if I create a new partition from Win7 (which supposedly doesn't suffer from this issue) and then install XP on that?
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Yes, that will work fine. Windows 7 will automatically align the partition properly, and the partition will remain aligned when you install XP onto it.
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What if I migrate Windows 7 from old HDD to new SSD? Do I need to perform alignment and how?– Boris_yoAug 26, 2012 at 15:02
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2Windows 7 uses the same alignment for both HDDs and SSDs so as long as you let Windows 7 align the HDD the alignment should be preserved during migration.– Mr AlphaAug 26, 2012 at 15:24
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Thanks, I understand that alignment is only relevant for Windows XP. Not sure about Windows Vista though...– Boris_yoAug 26, 2012 at 15:41
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1And all previous versions prior to Vista need to be aligned. Got it, but what about Linux? Which distribution and of which version starts aligning SSDs?– Boris_yoAug 26, 2012 at 16:28