"Gordon" <gbplinux******.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:eG9F$6m3IHA.4856@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> "mataeux" <mataeux@basicISP.net> wrote in message
> news:C4E5245D-5BDE-45D0-ABF7-363552B57A1C@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> when i get it reinstalled, (no the repair feature didn't work) i'll let
>> you know how smart i was to have a separate hard drive just for data -too
>> bad MS isn't smart enough to keep all my settings, email, downloads,
>> updates (that reminds me - i think i have to download service pack again
>> (i'm on dialup)) high scores and program files on a separate drive --
>> because i DON'T WANT TO DO THIS EVERY 9 MONTHS[/color]
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> Why would you have to do this "every 9 months"?[/color]

One word, WinRot. Look it up on Google. Any MS-Windows product needs at
least one enema in it's life cycle.