On Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:48:08 -0400, RScotti
<rscotti1@nospam.verizon.net> wrote:
>If you meant that I wasn't there because of the divorce than Mom & me need to apologize.
>I NEVER TRIED TO GET YOU OUT OF THE HOUSE NEVER JUST WANTED 50%\
>OWNERSHIP. You think I am telling a lie ?
>Honest
>On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:58:56 -0700, Mist <pequod@spam.com> wrote:
>
>>"Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in
>>news:Og0yEZbIJHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:
>>
>>> In addition to what has already been said....if you decide or have to
>>> get one of the larger drives sold today - be sure to partition it to
>>> isolate your operating system. From there add her a storage partition
>>> and/or use the 20 gig just for her data, etc.
>>
>>"...partition it to isolate your operating system."
>>
>>I want fuller information here on the above quote.
>>
>>I've been told that starting with Windows XP, you shouldn't partition
>>splitting the operating system, specificially "program files" from the
>>root C:\.
>>
>>I've always been an ardent advocate of partition with the OS (whatever it
>>may be) on C:\ then the following:
>>
>>D:\ (Logical) other apps/programs not belonging to the OS.
>>E:\ (Logical) library files (data) for me.
>>F:\ (Logical) Finance / Business
>>G:\ (Logical) graphic files.
>>H:\ (Logical) whatever
>>and so on with a "work" logical partition for fumble fingered me whose
>>fingers on the mouse too easily deletes. I copy the X file to the "work"
>>for massaging, etc. then copy it back.
>>
>>In my logic, this method kept the OS free - what belonged there went
>>there - and the same for the rest. It also made backups a snap for if
>>there were no changes, no backup was needed saving space and time.
>>
>>Mist
>>
>>
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