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1126964 2010-08-13 05:54:00 Totally up to you if you want an additional drive.

keep in mind that having two OS's will also take up a lot more room, and may restrict programs etc if the drive space is to small.

I had Vista & W7, and after a short while didn't use vista at all, so I dumped it.
Only difference was I had Vista and W7 on separate drives, so all I had to do was remove the drive and fix W7's boot loader.
wainuitech (129)
1126965 2010-08-13 05:55:00 No reason why you can't have both but there is no real reason for it either unless you have hardware or software which will not work under Win 7.

All software you want to use will have to be installed for each O/S. If you want all data to be available for both operating system then file locations can be a worry.
Snorkbox (15764)
1126966 2010-08-13 06:00:00 No reason why you can't have both but there is no real reason for it either unless you have hardware or software which will not work under Win 7.

All software you want to use will have to be installed for each O/S. If you want all data to be available for both operating system then file locations can be a worry.

More thinking,really is a pain,wonder why I started!?
Cicero (40)
1126967 2010-08-13 06:09:00 It's entirely up to you. Snorkbox (15764)
1126968 2010-08-13 07:25:00 Personally, As long as all the data is backed up from Vista to another location, which it should be other wise it would have been wiped, I'd start again with a fresh install of W7 and totally remove Vista.

Just to add some confusion (I'm nice like that :D )you could Download that partition program I mentioned before, boot from the CD, wipe both partitions and W7 will load in on its own.
wainuitech (129)
1126969 2010-08-14 07:23:00 Thanks again for all your help.

I have decided to get Robb 99 to put in the 500 gig H/D and do a clean install.

Do we know how to back up Picasa?
Cicero (40)
1126970 2010-08-14 07:25:00 Reinstall it Speedy Gonzales (78)
1126971 2010-08-14 07:27:00 Don't backup Picasa. Just backup your photos and reinstall Picasa. Picasa will go find them again for you. Snorkbox (15764)
1126972 2010-08-14 08:00:00 Don't backup Picasa. Just backup your photos and reinstall Picasa. Picasa will go find them again for you.

What about pics found only in Picasa?
Cicero (40)
1126973 2010-08-14 08:18:00 Picasa does not contain the pics per se. It is a database of the pics that are on the PC.

Right click a pic in Picasa and look at properties the picture location will be mentioned.
Snorkbox (15764)
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