i'm not sure you'll benefit as much as you expect - i read you backup each
night but it's normal practice to backup personal 'data' (which could get
lost forever) and not the system/programs (which can always be
reinstalled) - i personally have C: for system files & programs & D: for
data and since upgrading to Vista I have had to relocate all users (data
folders) from C: to D:
i think it's reasonable to make a ghost back of the system at certain points
so it would be easier to reinstall - but every night?
"Barrie" <Barrie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Thank you, Ken. Yes, I know that I will probably have to uninstall and
> then
> reinstall everything (I have been there many times before - since Windows
> 3.0
> was it? I have upgraded my Windows OS at least four times as each new
> version appears - and was using MS DOS before that.) My question was
> stimulated more by the Program Data folder that is unique to Vista? I do
> not
> remember that before although it may have had another name.
>
> The problem is that I use Acronis True Image to back up every night but
> the
> image is getting too big. I need to separate out the program files, which
> I
> do not need to back up, from the boot information and the data files (the
> latter are on another drive). The 'obvious' thing to do is to split my
> 300GB
> SATA c: drive into two partitions.
>
> Thank you again for your comments.
>
> "Ken Blake" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Barrie wrote:
>> Quote:
>> > I am going to repartition my C: drive and want to move my program
>> > files to a new location. I know all about the path-related headache
>> > that this will cause but want to know what problems may arise with
>> > Vista Home Premium.
>>
>>
>> It's got nothing to do with Vista Home Premium. It's the same with every
>> version of Windows since Windows 95. The problems that *will* (not may)
>> arise is that the programs will no longer run (except perhaps for a very
>> occasional small self-contained program).
>>
>> There is software that purports to address this issue and fix the
>> problems
>> (such as COA2.exe), but my experience with these has been that they miss
>> many things that need fixing.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>> I notice that it will not let me move the Quote:
>> > Program Files and Program Data folders to a new partition. Can
>> > someone please give me advice/information on this?
>>
>>
>>