Diane, We must be good at this - so much agreement it can't just be chance (or only the effect of MS fixes and malware openings)
Here's hoping that Vista does prove to have a acceptable built in security and safeguards JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Poremsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 6:26 PM Subject: Re: win9x and ntfs... > > However, the only reason I would consider XP or Vista as FAT32 is if I > > needed to be able to manipulate the data on that partition using older > > software such as 98, or if I was setting up a partition to dual boot 98 and > > XP > > Exactly. But the guy wrote it as if you needed fat32 to access via the > network. i asked him to clarify it to be dualboot situtations only. > > > My understanding of Vista is that the boot process/files are different from > > XP, and I wouldn't want to even consider running Vista and 98 in the same > > partition. > > I don't think i'd do xp either... if i need them, there is a thing > called VM or VPC. :) > > > > I do structure my systems so that the OS and system management > > facilities/utilities are on the boot partition; > > applications software - Office etc on another partition > > email, comms, and personal files (stuff I typed in) on another > > and then multimedia things, documentation packs, backup images etc. on > > another. > > i do this and haven't dual booted in years. :) Especially for data - > it makes it so much easier to get p*ssed off and just reformat. <g> > > > > -- > Diane Poremsky > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: > CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. > > -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
