Don, I am so impressed by your accomplishments--and a bit overwhelmed! Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don" <dswabc@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:26 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Partitioning > UPDATE > > I now have a fully functioning dual boot installation of XP and Vista > with all current updates on my HP computer. It ain't perfect, but it > will have to do as I am over all the hassles I have encountered. I am > currently waiting for an external hard drive to finish > scanning/formatting and I will clone the whole shebang over to it using > Acronis True Image. I will also image backups of each OS to folders on > a second internal drive for convenience. The external clone will be > well cared for. > > Once those are done I will resume tweaking file locations and so on and > when those are fully functioning I'll do a fresh clone and image of > those. If problems crop up, so will the backups. > > I can't believe how long it is taking to scan and format that 250GB > external drive. 45 minutes and not even half done yet. > > next will be software installations and email setups. Then the laptop > gets it! > > Don > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------