Re: Undo Dual boot and re-partition drive

From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 07/25/04 

Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 16:44:57 -0700

"Briggy" <chrisvineart@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:46a60d9.0407251520.4ba6f8b@posting.google.com...

> Thanks everyone, for answering my questions. Always good to
check
> when you are not sure! IŽll probably (over time) uninstall
apps and
> reinstall on 2nd partition. Less stressful than
re-partitioning, in
> my view.

You're welcome. Glad to help. And I agree that's probably a good
choice for you. 

-- 
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> > > Rick,
> > > Thanks for your response.  However it has occurred to me
today
> >  that
> > > perhaps I donŽt need to repartition the drive, but simply
> >  install
> > > (and/or re-install) programs/apps onto that second
partition.
> >  I have
> > > been watching the c: partition getting crowded and that was
one
> >  of the
> > > reasons I thought IŽd get rid of the d: and expand the c:.
Is
> >  it an
> > > accepted practice to install applications to a partition
> >  seperate to
> > > the c: drive?
> >
> >
> > I see that Rick's already answered you, but I thought I'd add
my
> > voice to his. Yes, you can install applications on any
partition
> > that's convenient for you. There's no reason to confine
yourself
> > to C:.
> >
> > Note, however, that if you've already installed to C: it's
not
> > easy to *move* an application to another drive (it requires
> > special software, and I've had mixed results trying such
> > software). The best way to do that is to uninstall it, then
> > reinstall it wherever you want it.

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