But why not use the existing partition while it is still formatting?
That's what I'm talking about.
Remember how you used to have to re-boot after installing a program? Once
you had to do that, but now, the times they are a changin'.
- Stan
"michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1> wrote in message
news:u1SuxiLMHHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Maybe we need a new paradigm - a convention to start using hard drive
>> space even as the remainder of the drives capacity continues to format.
>> Just my 2¢ worth.
>
> You can do that already, make 2 partitions, use the first while the second
> is formating
>
> "Stan Shankman" <stantheman@visi.com> wrote in message
> news:eYdCsbLMHHA.4708@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Sounds like the race is on to see which manufacturer can produce the
>> first hard drive whose warranty will expire before it finishes
>> formatting.
>> Maybe we need a new paradigm - a convention to start using hard drive
>> space even as the remainder of the drives capacity continues to format.
>> Just my 2¢ worth.
>> - Stan
>>
>> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:e9iC35HMHHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Won't be available to me (affordable) in a new system until late 2008 or
>>> first part of 2009.
>>> --
>>> Andre
>>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>>> "michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1> wrote in message
>>> news:e3T8hhHMHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5582
>>>>
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