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Re: Partitioning; Xy out of box





Thanks, Patricia, for all of the great tips you have taken the time to put together for me.  I don't think I'm near as (computer) savvy as many on this list, though this is probably a result of having given up my seniority to Win and M$ programs too early in the game.  From the feedback so far about parTItioning, it seems Partition Magic (with System Commander) is probably the way to go for me.  I will surely write in the next week or so after I buy the programs and attempt to get back "down and dirty" with DOS.

best,
mimi

At 05:00 PM 11/3/2001, Patricia Godfrey wrote:
I've used both Partition Magic and System Commander (on other people's
machines; for myself, I always buy no-name clones, partition the drives
with an older DOS, and then install whatever OS I'm going to use), and
prefer the latter. I belive the latest version includes a partitioning
module, but it may not work with XP yet. (Micro$oft, of course, makes it
very difficult for such utilities to work with its OS, because it
absolutely doesn't want anyone using anything it hasn't made.)

        By the by, I agree entirely about the necessity of being able to get
down and dirty with DOS. The A+ exam still requires one to know all about
fdisk and format, and even EMM386.EXE and allocating conventional memory.
Patricia



Mimi Gauthier LeBien    
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