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Walterius wrote:
It also means that your precious My Documents folder (you do keep everything there, don't you?) No won't be blown away if you lose your Windows partition. Actually, the best place for My Docs is on a separate *drive*. That way the entire C: drive can go south and you are still safe. (It has happened to me.) Which is what I said about an hour before your post. :-) It's irresponsible in the same sense that not installing a firewall, an antivirus pgm, and an antispyware pgm is irresponsible once you know about them. Even if you don't care if you infect yourself, the rest of us care that you don't infect *us*. Precisely! -- Mike Maltby |
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Yeah, that is pretty much what I do too, Mike. Sharing the desktop is a
thought, though. Makes perfect sense doesn't it, if sharing OSes. Glad you mentioned that - now that the footie's ended I'm bored! Shane "Mike M" wrote in message ... PS (for Shane) I forgot to mention that I also relocate the My Music, My Pictures and My Videos objects in folders or in the case of music, a partition, outside of the relocated My Documents object. Oh, and none of the names of which include "My", nor is My Documents called Documents but instead "Data". vbg -- Mike |
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"Old Geezer" wrote in message ... "Shane" wrote in message ... [ . . . ] In all these scenarios you need to move My Documents and the like (ie personal data and temp files) to another drive/partition. Not to do so is pretty irresponsible anyway (at least once you know it is!) so is no hardship. That's a new one on me. Why is not moving those things "irresponsible"? What Mike said! Incidentally, note I added the 'once you know it is' get out. Consider also, that these replies are meant for whoever reads them, not just the OP, and often that means those with Restore discs which usually only wipe C, although usually that does mean the entire unpartitioned disk and relatively inexperienced users will restore their OEM image, or whatever, without realising that their documents will be deleted in the process. I think that once you appreciate the reasons Mike and I give, it *is* irresponsible to leave data on C, at least if it is important and particularly if you'll be advising new users. Same as it's not irresponsible to get malware infestations as a new user, but as an old hand that's exactly what it is! There was another point I meant to make, but it escapes me now... Shane |
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Shane wrote:
Yeah, that is pretty much what I do too, Mike. Sharing the desktop is a thought, though. Makes perfect sense doesn't it, if sharing OSes. Glad you mentioned that - now that the footie's ended I'm bored! Shane, There is one very small adverse side effect you should be aware of if you relocate the desktop from its default location. Due, I ASSume to a weird bug of some sort, regardless of the OS, if the desktop is moved from its default location for some inexplicable reason image files (and just possibly others as well) on the desktop, but nowhere else, open a lot slower in Image viewer or whatever. You can test this for yourself, by comparing the speed of displaying a jpg when located a) in say D:\Desktop and when b) either located in D:\Desktop\Folder or C:\Docs & Settings\[user]\desktop or C:\Windows\desktop. Thinks, not now certain that this is true of Win 9x and not able to compare on a real m/c as my old Win9x box is currently powered off (long story that doesn't warrant explanation g). -- Mike |
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Shane,
There is one very small adverse side effect you should be aware of if you relocate the desktop from its default location. Due, I ASSume to a weird bug of some sort, regardless of the OS, if the desktop is moved from its default location for some inexplicable reason image files (and just possibly others as well) on the desktop, but nowhere else, open a lot slower in Image viewer or whatever. You can test this for yourself, by comparing the speed of displaying a jpg when located a) in say D:\Desktop and when b) either located in D:\Desktop\Folder or C:\Docs & Settings\[user]\desktop or C:\Windows\desktop. Interesting, Mike. Thanks. I do almost never place files (other than shortcuts, of course) on the desktop anyway, but like to know these things. Thinks, not now certain that this is true of Win 9x and not able to compare on a real m/c as my old Win9x box is currently powered off (long story that doesn't warrant explanation g). I almost heard one of those once! ;-) Shane |
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Actually, the best place for My Docs is on a separate *drive*. That way
the entire C: drive can go south and you are still safe. (It has happened to me.) Indeed. It's irresponsible in the same sense that not installing a firewall, an antivirus pgm, and an antispyware pgm is irresponsible once you know about them. Even if you don't care if you infect yourself, the rest of us care that you don't infect *us*. Indeed indeed. It's a responsibilty in a global community, isn't it. Shane |
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Hangs head in shame :-(
I'm one of those irresponsible ones, still have just the one partition. Had a few problems with this machine at the beginning that involved PartitionMagic so once everything was running OK never installed it again. All the stuff in My Documents though is also on CD, keep meaning to have a clean out when I have time :-( For anyone reading this though I run XP not ME. Joan Shane wrote: What Mike said! Incidentally, note I added the 'once you know it is' get out. Consider also, that these replies are meant for whoever reads them, not just the OP, and often that means those with Restore discs which usually only wipe C, although usually that does mean the entire unpartitioned disk and relatively inexperienced users will restore their OEM image, or whatever, without realising that their documents will be deleted in the process. I think that once you appreciate the reasons Mike and I give, it *is* irresponsible to leave data on C, at least if it is important and particularly if you'll be advising new users. Same as it's not irresponsible to get malware infestations as a new user, but as an old hand that's exactly what it is! There was another point I meant to make, but it escapes me now... Shane |
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Ditto, Joanie......so let's hold our heads up high and just say there is
a "guy vs gal" way of doing things......LOL!! XX Heather "Joan Archer" wrote in message ... Hangs head in shame :-( I'm one of those irresponsible ones, still have just the one partition. Had a few problems with this machine at the beginning that involved PartitionMagic so once everything was running OK never installed it again. All the stuff in My Documents though is also on CD, keep meaning to have a clean out when I have time :-( For anyone reading this though I run XP not ME. Joan Shane wrote: What Mike said! Incidentally, note I added the 'once you know it is' get out. Consider also, that these replies are meant for whoever reads them, not just the OP, and often that means those with Restore discs which usually only wipe C, although usually that does mean the entire unpartitioned disk and relatively inexperienced users will restore their OEM image, or whatever, without realising that their documents will be deleted in the process. I think that once you appreciate the reasons Mike and I give, it *is* irresponsible to leave data on C, at least if it is important and particularly if you'll be advising new users. Same as it's not irresponsible to get malware infestations as a new user, but as an old hand that's exactly what it is! There was another point I meant to make, but it escapes me now... Shane |
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Looks like I sit with the 'Gals'!
Although I do back-up daily, to an external hard-drive. George Gee "Heather" wrote in message ... Ditto, Joanie......so let's hold our heads up high and just say there is a "guy vs gal" way of doing things......LOL!! XX Heather "Joan Archer" wrote in message ... Hangs head in shame :-( I'm one of those irresponsible ones, still have just the one partition. Had a few problems with this machine at the beginning that involved PartitionMagic so once everything was running OK never installed it again. All the stuff in My Documents though is also on CD, keep meaning to have a clean out when I have time :-( For anyone reading this though I run XP not ME. Joan Shane wrote: What Mike said! Incidentally, note I added the 'once you know it is' get out. Consider also, that these replies are meant for whoever reads them, not just the OP, and often that means those with Restore discs which usually only wipe C, although usually that does mean the entire unpartitioned disk and relatively inexperienced users will restore their OEM image, or whatever, without realising that their documents will be deleted in the process. I think that once you appreciate the reasons Mike and I give, it *is* irresponsible to leave data on C, at least if it is important and particularly if you'll be advising new users. Same as it's not irresponsible to get malware infestations as a new user, but as an old hand that's exactly what it is! There was another point I meant to make, but it escapes me now... Shane |
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I back up once in a while to CD's, lol. I had it all on them when I got
this XP computer built, so just try and remember to do all of the My Downloads and Music and Picture ones when needed. Besides, it is much "prettier" over here with two gorgeous women (cough)!! Cheers...Figgs "George Gee" wrote in message ... Looks like I sit with the 'Gals'! Although I do back-up daily, to an external hard-drive. George Gee "Heather" wrote in message ... Ditto, Joanie......so let's hold our heads up high and just say there is a "guy vs gal" way of doing things......LOL!! XX Heather "Joan Archer" wrote in message ... Hangs head in shame :-( I'm one of those irresponsible ones, still have just the one partition. Had a few problems with this machine at the beginning that involved PartitionMagic so once everything was running OK never installed it again. All the stuff in My Documents though is also on CD, keep meaning to have a clean out when I have time :-( For anyone reading this though I run XP not ME. Joan Shane wrote: What Mike said! Incidentally, note I added the 'once you know it is' get out. Consider also, that these replies are meant for whoever reads them, not just the OP, and often that means those with Restore discs which usually only wipe C, although usually that does mean the entire unpartitioned disk and relatively inexperienced users will restore their OEM image, or whatever, without realising that their documents will be deleted in the process. I think that once you appreciate the reasons Mike and I give, it *is* irresponsible to leave data on C, at least if it is important and particularly if you'll be advising new users. Same as it's not irresponsible to get malware infestations as a new user, but as an old hand that's exactly what it is! There was another point I meant to make, but it escapes me now... Shane |
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