I've never had a dual boot on a single drive....

the first time I configured my system as a dual boot was ages ago, and I got some damned decent advice on how to do it...

the key advice, which still makes obvious sense, is to use 2 separate HDDs so that if a drive goes south you still have an active OS available...the same concept applies if the OS gets hosed, and too boot you can many times remotely (via the other OS) repair the damaged OS....the concept of partitioning is in my eyes simply for defragmentation concerns (as previously noted) as partitioning slightly reduces performance of the drive as the first step it has to do is locate the partition...

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I back up all my important stuff on more than one external. I think my pics are actually in 3 places just in case of worst case scenario.

Last reformat I removed my second partition, so it's OS + other data on one now. This PC is complete junk and will be only used as an internal fileserver/P2P system after I get my new laptop. I don't mean performance wise. It's actually physically broken in several places. DVD-ROM is fried, Bluetooth is fried, right speaker sounds like WW3 started. Left shift key is not responding. I cut the blades of one of the internal fans instead of replacing it (Not the CPU fan). etc. etc.

Sleepless, Your computer sounds a like a puppy I used to have. Missing an ear and one leg. Went blind in one eye. Had real bad mange and was missing part of his tail. We called him "Lucky." Sure would like to see a pic of your comp. Sounds like a lot of love there just to keep it alive. Good luck

lol looks loke any other laptops. All the really wrong stuff is internal i.e. I would have to take it apart for anyone to see the damage. Actually it was lack of love that almost killed it. It was standing on a soft surface for a long time partially blocking the airflow. Also it's a Toshiba and I didn't clean the vents for about 2 years. Not a good idea on that brand.

yeah....right...that joke is as old as the moon and I seriously doubt you owned such an animal...

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I think that dog belonged to L Grizzard

Guys

Here is an article published today about Win7, it seems that people are singing it's praises. However, I seem to remember that certain vested interest sang Vista's praises too.

Anyway, on with the story:

Why Microsoft can't afford Windows 7 to fail

BBC NEWS | Business | Why Microsoft can't afford Windows 7 to fail




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Hope I can get an answer here. If not please tell me here where I might. I found a website called win7dl.com. It says free music downloads. Is it real? Is it only for windows7 os? Is it M$ answer to lala? Any help I might receive would be appreciated.

its a warez site linking you endlessly to other warez sites that are getting revenue for each click you make...

i.e., IMO, bogus....

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Thank you. I had done several Google searches but got nothing about what the site was until today. As soon as I learned that it is in the Ukraine I suspected as much.