Re: huh?

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Ok thanks..I'm learning! Next time I won't do this.. or make an image so I
can save the programs.. Rainy
"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Rainy wrote:

no rainy did not :) lol why don't you like the idea?.. there are pros
and cons for partitioning.. I like having my operating system on one
partition with my programs on the other...... if windows crashes..
the programs are still there on the other partition, when you
reinstall the OS, at least that is what I have heard.. right?


Sorry, you've heard wrong. The programs may be there, but they are useless
and can not be run if you reinstall Windows.

Installed programs (except for an occasional trivial one) have many
components and entries referring to them throughout Windows (in the registry
and elsewhere). If you reinstall Windows, all of that is lost and the
programs need to be reinstalled anyway. For that reason, there is generally
no advantage to separating programs from the partition Windows is installed
on.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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