Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Brian"
<brian@...> wrote:
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>  Steve
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> This used to be true of Windows 98, but with XP you can re-install
and leave 
> all your data in place without formatting the disc. IMO, there is no
valid 
> reason for using partitions with Windows XP. They are an un-necessary 
> complication, and in my experience there is more data lost by
partitions 
> going wrong than if they are not used at all.
> 
> Brian Price
>

Brain,

I am in total agreement here. If you have your data backed up, then it
is no problem. Not using partitions allows for much more efficient use
of the avialable space by e.g. reducing fragmentation. It also avoids
the case of the system drive filling up whilst the disk still has a
lot of capacity. 

Steve