-=> /* Quoting George White to Frank Sexton */ <=-
 GW> I would only recommend dual boot if the user could not
 GW> re-partition the primary drive and had to go with the
 GW> existing partitioning scheme (expecting them to spend
 GW> money to get Partition Magic to fiddle partitions is
 GW> not acceptable)
Afford?  Any time you delete/add partitions on a hard disk
(with Partition Magic or not) you are taking a risk. That's
life.  Some folks can tolerate more risk than others.  I
don't really think cost is all that much of a factor. Also,
repartitioning a drive is not for the uninitiated if they
are concerned about existing data.  You and I may
understand it well since we've done it many times (I assume
you have) however this is still a daunting task for most
computer users.
Before you ask... yes, I have purchased Partition Magic.
About three years ago I think.  Never used it.  Have always
done these things the manual way.  I prefer the manual way
if I have a choice.  I purchased Partition Magic just in
case I ever get in a bind and really NEED it.  For example
if I don't have enough hard drive space to copy things to
for a temporary holding area.
-Frank
(fsexton@xpert.net - http://www.concentric.net/~fsexton)
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