"Barrie" <Barrie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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You're welcome. Glad to help.
Quote:
> 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.
Let's say you make an image of the drive with Windows and data, but without
installed programs. and your drive fails. You buy a new drive, then restore
that image to it. The registry is not out of synch with the rest of your
drive because all the programs are missing.
If you then reinstall all the programs, you will probably get the registry
largely in synch again, but I wouldn't expect this process to be perfect,
and I would expect problems as a result.
In another message in the thread you say you are planning on buying a 1TB
drive for backup. I think that's a much better plan, and would permit you to
image everything.
--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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Quote:
> 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?
>>
>>
>>