Excellent tip Emile I certainly never considered installing the os again on a partition although I did consider a duel boot system with W98 at one time. All this advice from you and Jim on recovery and partitioning has made me decide to go out and buy Norton Ghost v.10 and Partition Magic. My only problem at the moment is whether to buy the version with a manual which is more expensive, or the cheaper OEM version with the manual in pdf format on a cd. There is a considerable price difference.
Rupert O^O--------------- Rupert's Reply To ---------------O^O Windows XP can be installed to any partition on your Hard drive, without reformatting, even if you already have files on that partition. If you had multiple Operating systems on a PC you might not be able to run programs that are on another partition BUT you can read DATA across OSs. This means that by installing a new XP to a Data Partition will allow you to read your data in an emergency. If the program that created the data is not functioning somewhere on the PC, you will need to re-install it into the OS that is working. Another good reason for creating a data partition. Improves your ability to recover data. If a PC fails to boot into one OS, chances are it will boot into the other. Another good reason to have a dual boot system. Hope this helps someone. Emile Avast ye land lubbers! One bear and no pirates found in this outbound vessel --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0549-3, 07/12/2005 Tested on: 08/12/2005 08:24:24 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 1.2 million kids a year are victims of human trafficking. Stop slavery. http://us.click.yahoo.com/.QUssC/izNLAA/TtwFAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
