won't defrag <20 GB HDD

I slink into a corner and eat humble pie. I was also unaware of all the cool
characteristics of BING.

I prefer freeware myself, but even I accept that *some* S/W has to be paid
for.

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Oh and I forgot to mention the excellent support provided through the
Terabyte newsgroups by both Terabyte staff and many of its users.
--
Mike Maltby



Mike M wrote:

Pricey? You jest - BING is a most versatile product and knocks spots
off the likes of Ghost and the former Drive Image.

$35 seems a bit pricey?

No need to eat humble pie. g

BING is an excellent Boot Manager, Partition Manager and Imaging
application and an almost essential tool for those who multi boot between
multiple operating systems and/or beta or otherwise test such systems.
US$35 is I feel excellent value for such a universal tool that has allowed
me to bail out from major problems both quickly and without loss of my
system.

Cheers,
--
Mike Maltby



Walterius wrote:

I slink into a corner and eat humble pie. I was also unaware of all
the cool characteristics of BING.

I prefer freeware myself, but even I accept that *some* S/W has to be
paid for.

My question then becomes: since I live on Social Security, and already have,
and extensively use. Partition Manager 8 (I am one of the few who love it),
and I do want to try Linux, is it worth it to scrimp for BING, when PM
claims it can do everything you listed?

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
No need to eat humble pie. g

BING is an excellent Boot Manager, Partition Manager and Imaging
application and an almost essential tool for those who multi boot between
multiple operating systems and/or beta or otherwise test such systems.
US$35 is I feel excellent value for such a universal tool that has allowed
me to bail out from major problems both quickly and without loss of my
system.

Cheers,
--
Mike Maltby



Walterius wrote:

I slink into a corner and eat humble pie. I was also unaware of all
the cool characteristics of BING.

I prefer freeware myself, but even I accept that *some* S/W has to be
paid for.

Why not try it for yourself and let this help make your own mind up? You
can download for free and use for 30 days without having to register after
which you will see nag screens and delays if you have installed it as a
boot manager. There is also no requirement to have purchased BING before
using their newsgroups, many users post queries there when contemplating
purchasing BING.

Not having used either Partition Magic or Boot Magic for some years I feel
unwilling to comment on their suitability. I used to use Ghost for drive
imaging but as with PM and BM no longer use this.
--
Mike Maltby



Walterius wrote:

My question then becomes: since I live on Social Security, and
already have, and extensively use. Partition Manager 8 (I am one of
the few who love it), and I do want to try Linux, is it worth it to
scrimp for BING, when PM claims it can do everything you listed?

One other point....
AFAIK, BING gives free upgrades for life - for PM, you have to pay for every
version upgrade.

$35 for a program that will last for (so far, and totally updated) 3 years,
vs. (YIKES!!! _ get this!!) $69.95 for the initial purchase (and ' a
discount of up to 70%' to upgrade) for PM v8.

Looks like a no-brainer to me??


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Why not try it for yourself and let this help make your own mind up? You
can download for free and use for 30 days without having to register after
which you will see nag screens and delays if you have installed it as a
boot manager. There is also no requirement to have purchased BING before
using their newsgroups, many users post queries there when contemplating
purchasing BING.

Not having used either Partition Magic or Boot Magic for some years I feel
unwilling to comment on their suitability. I used to use Ghost for drive
imaging but as with PM and BM no longer use this.
--
Mike Maltby



Walterius wrote:

My question then becomes: since I live on Social Security, and
already have, and extensively use. Partition Manager 8 (I am one of
the few who love it), and I do want to try Linux, is it worth it to
scrimp for BING, when PM claims it can do everything you listed?

sounds most excellent. i will use my brand new (a couple of hours ago) DSL
connection, download the little sucker, and try it. tnx.
"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Why not try it for yourself and let this help make your own mind up? You
can download for free and use for 30 days without having to register after
which you will see nag screens and delays if you have installed it as a
boot manager. There is also no requirement to have purchased BING before
using their newsgroups, many users post queries there when contemplating
purchasing BING.

Not having used either Partition Magic or Boot Magic for some years I feel
unwilling to comment on their suitability. I used to use Ghost for drive
imaging but as with PM and BM no longer use this.
--
Mike Maltby



Walterius wrote:

My question then becomes: since I live on Social Security, and
already have, and extensively use. Partition Manager 8 (I am one of
the few who love it), and I do want to try Linux, is it worth it to
scrimp for BING, when PM claims it can do everything you listed?

but i already own PM8. O'wise, no brainer for sure. I will give the trial
version a shot.

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
One other point....
AFAIK, BING gives free upgrades for life - for PM, you have to pay for
every
version upgrade.

$35 for a program that will last for (so far, and totally updated) 3
years,
vs. (YIKES!!! _ get this!!) $69.95 for the initial purchase (and ' a
discount of up to 70%' to upgrade) for PM v8.

Looks like a no-brainer to me??


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Why not try it for yourself and let this help make your own mind up?
You
can download for free and use for 30 days without having to register
after
which you will see nag screens and delays if you have installed it as a
boot manager. There is also no requirement to have purchased BING
before
using their newsgroups, many users post queries there when contemplating
purchasing BING.

Not having used either Partition Magic or Boot Magic for some years I
feel
unwilling to comment on their suitability. I used to use Ghost for
drive
imaging but as with PM and BM no longer use this.
--
Mike Maltby



Walterius wrote:

My question then becomes: since I live on Social Security, and
already have, and extensively use. Partition Manager 8 (I am one of
the few who love it), and I do want to try Linux, is it worth it to
scrimp for BING, when PM claims it can do everything you listed?

Good luck!
The learning curve can be a little steep, if you're not used to DOS (or DOS
GUI's), but it's well worth it

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Walterius" wrote in message
...
sounds most excellent. i will use my brand new (a couple of hours ago) DSL
connection, download the little sucker, and try it. tnx.
"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Why not try it for yourself and let this help make your own mind up? You
can download for free and use for 30 days without having to register
after
which you will see nag screens and delays if you have installed it as a
boot manager. There is also no requirement to have purchased BING before
using their newsgroups, many users post queries there when contemplating
purchasing BING.

Not having used either Partition Magic or Boot Magic for some years I
feel
unwilling to comment on their suitability. I used to use Ghost for drive
imaging but as with PM and BM no longer use this.
--
Mike Maltby



Walterius wrote:

My question then becomes: since I live on Social Security, and
already have, and extensively use. Partition Manager 8 (I am one of
the few who love it), and I do want to try Linux, is it worth it to
scrimp for BING, when PM claims it can do everything you listed?