Local Disc (F:)

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World wide, the local disc is drive C. It is sheer stupidity to have it any
other designation. Just asking for future
problems is what it amounts to.
Ken Blake said:
Ken:
I most certainly don't dispute your right (or anyone else's right for
that
matter) on this or any other forum to state your view. I fully understand
that you disagree with my point of view. So be it. I was merely
responding
to your previous post and hopefully clarifying my position re this issue.
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OK, understood.

And I'll add that although we disagree on this point, I usually agree
with most of your other posts and I think you generally post very good
advice.
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World wide, the local disc is drive C. It is sheer stupidity to have it any
other designation. Just asking for future
problems is what it amounts to.
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This ignores the situation that many of us dual-booters are in. I've
never given the designation "C:" to the secondary OS, because, in
order to avoid inevitable problems with the wetware between my ears,
it's mandatory that all drives have the same drive letter no matter
what OS is booted. Thus, both of my Vista installations reside on
drive V:, while XP is on on C:. Therefore, when I'm in Vista, my
%windir% is V:/Windows. It's never caused even the slightest problem,
just as Ken says it won't.

For an enterprise with thousands of computers installed, it's
important to have the boot drive universally designated as C:. For
the individual, stand-alone computer, it's a matter of choice.

 
milleron said:
This ignores the situation that many of us dual-booters are in. I've
never given the designation "C:" to the secondary OS, because, in
order to avoid inevitable problems with the wetware between my ears,
it's mandatory that all drives have the same drive letter no matter
what OS is booted. Thus, both of my Vista installations reside on
drive V:, while XP is on on C:. Therefore, when I'm in Vista, my
%windir% is V:/Windows. It's never caused even the slightest problem,
just as Ken says it won't.
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I agree.
I have set up plenty of dual boot machines and any software I've installed
*always* defaults to the drive where the OS is actually installed...no
matter what the letter.
Plus most software gives you the "advanced option" choice to install on
another drive.
 
World wide, the local disc is drive C. It is sheer stupidity to have it any
other designation. Just asking for future
problems is what it amounts to.
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You are certainly entitled to that opinion, although I don't
appreciate the rudeness with which you expressed it.

However I strongly disagree. I certainly don't suggest that anyone
should purposely choose to install on a drive other than C:, but if
turns out that way, there is hardly ever a good reason to go to the
trouble of changing it.



 
Not rude at all. You imagine that.
Ken Blake said:
World wide, the local disc is drive C. It is sheer stupidity to have it
any
other designation. Just asking for future
problems is what it amounts to.
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You are certainly entitled to that opinion, although I don't
appreciate the rudeness with which you expressed it.

However I strongly disagree. I certainly don't suggest that anyone
should purposely choose to install on a drive other than C:, but if
turns out that way, there is hardly ever a good reason to go to the
trouble of changing it.
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Unknown wrote on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:21:57 GMT:

U> Not rude at all. You imagine that.

I wonder if you move in the same circles as other people. My
daughter does not allow my grand-daughter to use "stupid" etc.


Unknown" <[email protected]>
??>> wrote:
??>>
??>>> World wide, the local disc is drive C. It is sheer
??>>> stupidity to have it any other designation. Just asking
??>>> for future problems is what it amounts to.
??>>
??>> You are certainly entitled to that opinion, although I
??>> don't appreciate the rudeness with which you expressed it.
??>>

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
 
Not rude at all. You imagine that.
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You tell me that my view is "sheer stupidity," and you think it's my
imagination that I consider that rude?

Have it your own way. I'm not interested in arguing with you. Goodbye.



 
I did NOT say YOUR view is sheer stupidity. If you read it that way it is
indeed your problem.
Can't an act or notion be stupid?
Ken Blake said:
Not rude at all. You imagine that.
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You tell me that my view is "sheer stupidity," and you think it's my
imagination that I consider that rude?

Have it your own way. I'm not interested in arguing with you. Goodbye.
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I did NOT say YOUR view is sheer stupidity. If you read it that way it is
indeed your problem.
Can't an act or notion be stupid?
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You are in need of counseling. Seriously. If you take this as an
insult, it's your problem for misinterpreting it.
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Whom is this message referring to?
milleron said:
You are in need of counseling. Seriously. If you take this as an
insult, it's your problem for misinterpreting it.

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