I have had it

[Diplomat]

Re: Partitioning Software

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
i think I understand all the techo goobly-gook you all are chatting about....my backup system does it incrementally. meaning after the first initial backup of the entire drive, it only backs up any changes it finds on a daily basis. It only takes a few minutes.</div></div>
That works

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That said, when you say you reformat the C drive each year, what do you mean and why is it making your life easier?</div></div>
Back in my techie days, we reformat &quot;C&quot; because over time there's all kind of residual software and registry stuff that can (and usually) slow a system down. There's all kinds of tools on the market to keep Windows healthy, but they require above average knowledge of Windows to delete some of the stuff identified as duplicates, invalid references, Windows update files no longer needed, etc. I don't have the patience to wade through most of that stuff, plus I don't want to, especially on my own systems.

As for making things easier, that I don't have any data, etc.. on the OS drive means I don't have to worry about losing stuff. I do have to reinstall my applications (I keep most of those on a network drive instead of installing from CDs), but for the most part I find I tend to install fewer each time, and I purposefully look for good freeware where I don't need commercial bloatware. Keeps the system lean and mean, and humming along

[Nylah]

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hmmm. so the fundamental difference is that the data is kept on a network server

My home office doesnt need a server at the moment, so how can or would what you are suggesting benefit me?

[Diplomat]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">hmmm. so the fundamental difference is that the data is kept on a network server

My home office doesnt need a server at the moment, so how can or would what you are suggesting benefit me? </div></div>
It wasn't so much a &quot;benefit&quot; to/for you, as it was a follow-on to Jkid's recommendation to store the .pst file on a drive other than &quot;C&quot;. My home data is stored on &quot;D&quot;, and I simply back it up to a thumb drive when something changes. From the sounds of it, you have things covered fairly well so you should be alright

[Nylah]

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okay thanks for the straightforward answer cause my head begins to swirl when I am given too many options

[Tuff Gong]

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I concur with all the above in the last two months I must have rebuilt my System a dozen times, in fact one day last week when I was testing Vista I rebuilt it 5 times with no harm to my Data. I keep my Data and OS on separate physical drive, so now since I am running XP and Vista I have three drives two OS and one DATA.

[Nylah]

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well dont you have your work cut out for you, Mr Gong

[Diplomat]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I concur with all the above in the last two months I must have rebuilt my System a dozen times, in fact one day last week when I was testing Vista I rebuilt it 5 times with no harm to my Data. I keep my Data and OS on separate physical drive, so now since I am running XP and Vista I have three drives two OS and one DATA. </div></div>
Re XP and Vista, do you find you use one more than the other? On my laptop I dual boot Vista with Linux (Ubuntu), and unless there's something I need to do in Windows, I really like the Linux OS especially because I can access all my data files from it as well.

[Nylah]

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sorry to interupt the techno-geek fest but


<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 20pt">TUFF GONG, I REALLY REALLY NEED YOU BEFORE I DO SOMETHING STUPID AND HIT THE WRONG KEY!</span></span>

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*<span style="font-style: italic">breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out</span>*

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CEW</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I concur with all the above in the last two months I must have rebuilt my System a dozen times, in fact one day last week when I was testing Vista I rebuilt it 5 times with no harm to my Data. I keep my Data and OS on separate physical drive, so now since I am running XP and Vista I have three drives two OS and one DATA. </div></div>
Re XP and Vista, do you find you use one more than the other? On my laptop I dual boot Vista with Linux (Ubuntu), and unless there's something I need to do in Windows, I really like the Linux OS especially because I can access all my data files from it as well. </div></div>

I am going to try Ubuntu one day. It is already in this thread I promised SisC that I will test it out.
To your question. I just started using it a few days ago, not even a week. I love Vista; in fact I am trying to buy one cheap right now. I am just on the 30 day test, there is a cheat you can use every 29 days that give you 30 more for a maximum of 90s till Micro$ say no mas.

The Interface is very slick, especially where you can view all you open winwows in a slant, trust me it makes a world of difference. The Glass look, the see through and the analog clock on the side is really cool too.
Unfortunately it breaks a lot of Hardware, I could not install it on my SATA drive and I had to get drivers from simple stuff such as SoundBlaster, which used to be the standard for sound devices on Intel Systems.

With Service Packs and the Patches everything is working for me now.
The Mail is slower than XP Outlook Express so far everything that I wanted to work I am able to make use of.
So I am never going back to XP unless I need to test something in XP.

[j-kid]

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CEW, what file system are you using under Ubuntu (FAT, NTFS, etc)?

[j-kid]

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[quote=Tuff Gong
So I am never going back to XP unless I need to test something in XP.

[/quote]

Never say, NEVER. Don't talk too soon, others have said the same thing, and eventually found their way back to good old, more reliable XP.

[Diplomat]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J kid</div><div class="ubbcode-body">CEW, what file system are you using under Ubuntu (FAT, NTFS, etc)? </div></div>
NTFS.

[Diplomat]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J kid</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
So I am never going back to XP unless I need to test something in XP.
</div></div>
Never say, NEVER. Don't talk too soon, others have said the same thing, and eventually found their way back to good old, more reliable XP. </div></div>
Those &quot;backsliders&quot; are the ones who don't understand Vista or are running legacy applications not compatible with it

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J kid</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong
So I am never going back to XP unless I need to test something in XP.

</div></div>

[quote</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Never say, NEVER. Don't talk too soon, others have said the same thing, and eventually found their way back to good old, more reliable XP. </div></div>

LOL....Micro Hard has essentially abandoned Vista and is being forced by the Public to bring out Windows 7. Tells you something Vista is going to be the next XP, the Hackers are going to have a field day in dismantling the code and fixing it. Pretty soon it will be whole.

Now I would go back to XP if I cannot find a copy of Vista cheap enough to justify moving or if XP get a third party makeover and the receives the Vista Ultimate Interface.

[Nylah]

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What I have learned from this entire exercise.....




<span style="font-weight: bold">Never attempt an OS re-install while you have a migraine</span>



Anyway, to everyone in this thread for all your help and a very special thank you to Tuff Gong.

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