RE: [PCTECH] Multiple PC drives - From Weird Dell Windows XP problem

["Chuck Lewis" <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Rick,

My thinking on this is/was, anything that would be hard to recreate is on D:
i.e. all Excel, Word, Power Point and Access data. Ditto for Outlook's PST
file. So if C: dies (as it has) I just reload it from CD's and point all the
apps back to D: for their data.

Chuck


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Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 5:08 PM
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Subject: [PCTECH] Multiple PC drives - From Weird Dell Windows XP problem


I am interested in more information about how others handle the multiple
drive setup on their PC's.  I have three systems, each with two drives.
Currently I have only the operating system (W2k) on one drive and install
programs, change My Documents link, and attempt to store everything else on
the second.  The drives are also on separate controllers whenever possible.
The thinking was to eliminate as much drive contention and waiting as
possible.

After my daughter brought hers home from college with a boot device failure
I'm starting to wonder if there is a better setup.  If the boot drive fails
I still have the "data" drive but all the registry entries would be lost and
I would probably need to reinstall everything anyway.

I am especially interested in the comments about dual boot drives and
separation of programs and data.

Rick Chevalier
 <<ole0.bmp>>

Enterprise Solutions
Ext. 57178



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