Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-08-01 Thread Marcio
Marcio -Original Message- From: Brian Jones wjone...@carolina.rr.com Sent: Jul 27, 2009 3:51 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... You already have 2 physical drives? (as opposed to logical drives.. C: and D: are logical drive identifiers.. they can

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-08-01 Thread Marcio
@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... Yes Brian, I have two physical drives. I am booting from C: Now you made things interesting, go to he bios setup (scared...) ad see if I can select D: as the boot drive. Most likely I will be able too because my MB is not old... Mind you I have

[CGUYS] EFI-X (Was: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...)

2009-07-29 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: very cool. On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 7:46 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Get an EFI-X card to handle multi-booting and enable installing of OS X too. Cool hardware. You have experience with said hardware? How'd it go for you?

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-28 Thread TPiwowar
Get an EFI-X card to handle multi-booting and enable installing of OS X too. Cool hardware. On Jul 27, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Marcio wrote: Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data D:... I am no sure if I can put a third HD and have he option to boot frm it...

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-28 Thread mike
very cool. On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 7:46 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Get an EFI-X card to handle multi-booting and enable installing of OS X too. Cool hardware. On Jul 27, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Marcio wrote: Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data D:... I

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-28 Thread db
If your machine will do that just install a bootable OS on the 2nd drive and use the menu Fred mentions to make the choice at boot time. db Fred Holmes wrote: At 11:42 AM 7/27/2009, Marcio wrote: Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data D:... I am no sure if

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-27 Thread db
buy a new drive, just format this one... Thanks to you all Marcio -Original Message- From: Tony B ton...@gmail.com Sent: Jul 25, 2009 10:02 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... Ya really. Give it a rest until October. Then buy a new drive

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-27 Thread Marcio
:35 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... We will miss you! ( it may take you a month to get all of your favorite applications running again under Win7... you won't have time for this forum!) I am considering installing Win7rc this myself... my Dell Studio i7

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-27 Thread Brian Jones
You already have 2 physical drives? (as opposed to logical drives.. C: and D: are logical drive identifiers.. they can be on the same physical drive) If you do, go into your BIOS setup and see if you can select the other one as your boot drive. This is the cheapest and easiest way to dual boot,

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-27 Thread Fred Holmes
At 11:42 AM 7/27/2009, Marcio wrote: Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data D:... I am no sure if I can put a third HD and have he option to boot frm it... Computers are fun...up to a pont... Marcio Modern computers have a boot menu built into the BIOS. On

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-26 Thread Marcio
, 2009 10:02 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... Ya really. Give it a rest until October. Then buy a new drive and install Win7 on it. What is the worse that can happen? We have another tale of woe to read

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-25 Thread Marcio
Not three generations Eric. The WIndows XP Pro was the original install. Now the Vista... Ah...ah...yes... then the 7. You are right! Marcio -Original Message- From: Eric S. Sande esa...@erols.com Sent: Jul 25, 2009 1:20 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-25 Thread t.piwowar
On Jul 24, 2009, at 10:57 PM, Marcio wrote: What is the worse that can happen? We have another tale of woe to read. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-25 Thread Tony B
Ya really. Give it a rest until October. Then buy a new drive and install Win7 on it. What is the worse that can happen? We have another tale of woe to read. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules,

[CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-24 Thread Marcio
I am going to install Windws Vista Business on the top of XP Pro. Just to save me work and prepare for Windows 7. Wish me luck... Marcio * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** **

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-24 Thread t.piwowar
On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Marcio wrote: Wish me luck... You'll be sorry. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-24 Thread db
If you want to think about it as luck, think of playing the odds... and the odds are against you. In IT, keeping it simple whenever you can is a great approach. db t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Marcio wrote: Wish me luck... You'll be sorry.

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-24 Thread Marcio
What is the worse that can happen? Marcio -Original Message- From: t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com Sent: Jul 24, 2009 7:28 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Marcio wrote: Wish me luck... You'll be sorry

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-24 Thread Marcio
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... If you want to think about it as luck, think of playing the odds... and the odds are against you. In IT, keeping it simple whenever you can is a great approach. db t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Marcio wrote: Wish me luck... You'll be sorry

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-24 Thread Eric S. Sande
What is the worse that can happen? Well, a friend of mine once said that a cold bagel was the worst thing in the world. I asked her if she thought it was worse than a giant asteroid hitting the Earth. In your case you're proposing laying three generations of OS on top of each other without a