Re: partitioned drive

"anneliese" <anneliese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I recently sent my computer for repair due to virus-related problems.
>Anyway,
> the repair person had to reinstall Win XP(Home) from scratch and told me
> that
> he had partitioned the drive (and without my permission!) in two:
> D:/Backup
> and C:/System (Backup consists of the files from the previous system).
>
> The problem is I notice that there is a duplication of files due to this
> partition. For example, song A would appear twice on Win Media
> Player:(C:/DocumentsandSettings/Owner/My Documents/MyMusic/SongA AND
> D:/mydocbackup/MyMusic/SongA). I don't know if there are any duplication
> of
> other files yet. Plus, I realised during Disk Cleanup that the system's
> Temporary Internet Files is located in 'Backup drive' instead of 'System'.
> Shouldn't this folder be in the other drive i.e. system drive, since
> Backup
> is just,well, backup(of the old drive). The WINDOWS folder also appears in
> both drives.
>
> I've never had partitioned drives so this is causing major headaches for
> me.
> If there is a need for me to un-partition my drives to clear the mess, can
> I
> do it without re-installing the whole system from the Cd?
>
> P.S: Sorry it's a long one
> P.P.S: How many times can you reinstall from the Cd before it cannot be
> used
> anymore (I hear there is a limit)
>
> Thanks!

In addition to the others advice [and totally agree with their
sentiments], get used to the idea of partitions, you will find it
extremely useful once you get your head around it.
There is no limit to the number of times that you can re install XP
on the SAME system.

rgds
Li'l Roberto


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