Partitions

How many partitions can I have on a hard drive using Vista Ultimate please.

I like to have Vista, XP, data, videos, kids data in seperate partitions for
ease of backup.

Does anyone know of the maximum number of partitions allowed under Vista?


Sandy

 

Based on the alphabet (not counting any removable drives), 24--A and B are
reserved for floppies.
Theoretically, a maximum of four primary partitions, one of which can be an
extended partition, which can contain 60 logical partitions for a maximum of
64.

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news:wvJcj.17171$745.7437@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> How many partitions can I have on a hard drive using Vista Ultimate
> please.
>
> I like to have Vista, XP, data, videos, kids data in seperate partitions
> for ease of backup.
>
> Does anyone know of the maximum number of partitions allowed under Vista?
>
>
> Sandy
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

I am interested to know how many hard drives are supported within Vista as XP
only supported 4 drives. I have built a tower with 5 hard drives with 4Gb ram
and 4Gig processor. I have had a work round in place with XP but not really
satisfactory. I have plenty of on-board connections so in theory I could have
8 drives as I could have two on each channel (cable)
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"Andy C" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> How many partitions can I have on a hard drive using Vista Ultimate please.
>
> I like to have Vista, XP, data, videos, kids data in seperate partitions for
> ease of backup.
>
> Does anyone know of the maximum number of partitions allowed under Vista?
>
>
> Sandy
>
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

There's no obvious limit. Even when you run out of letters you can
access them by mounting in an empty folder.

But there was no limit in XP either. Are you thinking of partitions per
drive?

Monster wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> I am interested to know how many hard drives are supported within Vista as XP
> only supported 4 drives. I have built a tower with 5 hard drives with 4Gb ram
> and 4Gig processor. I have had a work round in place with XP but not really
> satisfactory. I have plenty of on-board connections so in theory I could have
> 8 drives as I could have two on each channel (cable)<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:39:02 -0700, Monster <peterbrunnen@@ndo.com>
wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> I am interested to know how many hard drives are supported within Vista <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


There is no limit.

<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> as XP
> only supported 4 drives. <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->



Not true. There was no limit there either.

Most motherboards can support only four ATA drives, and that may be
what's confusing you. But even with such a motherboard, you can add
other drives by using an ATA add-in card.


I have built a tower with 5 hard drives with 4Gb ram <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> and 4Gig processor. I have had a work round in place with XP but not really
> satisfactory. I have plenty of on-board connections so in theory I could have
> 8 drives as I could have two on each channel (cable)
> --
> Thanks. Peter
>
>
> "Andy C" wrote:
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > How many partitions can I have on a hard drive using Vista Ultimate please.
> >
> > I like to have Vista, XP, data, videos, kids data in seperate partitions for
> > ease of backup.
> >
> > Does anyone know of the maximum number of partitions allowed under Vista?
> >
> >
> > Sandy
> >
> >
> > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

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Ken Blake, MVP;746954 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:39:02 -0700, Monster <peterbrunnen@@ndo.com>
> wrote:
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > I am interested to know how many hard drives are supported within<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> Vista
>
>
> There is no limit.
>
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > as XP
> > only supported 4 drives.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> Not true. There was no limit there either.
>
> Most motherboards can support only four ATA drives, and that may be
> what's confusing you. But even with such a motherboard, you can add
> other drives by using an ATA add-in card.
>
>
> I have built a tower with 5 hard drives with 4Gb ram<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > and 4Gig processor. I have had a work round in place with XP but not<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> really<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > satisfactory. I have plenty of on-board connections so in theory I<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> could have<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > 8 drives as I could have two on each channel (cable)
> > --
> > Thanks. Peter
> >
> >
> > "Andy C" wrote:
> ><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > > How many partitions can I have on a hard drive using Vista Ultimate<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> please.<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > >
> > > I like to have Vista, XP, data, videos, kids data in seperate<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> partitions for<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > > ease of backup.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know of the maximum number of partitions allowed under<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> Vista?<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > >
> > >
> > > Sandy
> > >
> > >
> > ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

this is not true
I have 6 hard drives that can be seen in Vista SP2, when I try to add
more hard drives or even flash USB drives they mount but they have no
drive letter and thus cannot be accessed, when I try to view properties
of these drives it says "The Properties for this item are not available"
I believe the answer then is, Windows Vista is only capable of 6 hard
drives maximum (excluding cd/dvd floppy)


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Sat, 22 Mar 2008 ???

1 1/2 years after you answer the post. Where have you been ?

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>
> Ken Blake, MVP;746954 Wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:39:02 -0700, Monster <peterbrunnen@@ndo.com>
>> wrote:
>><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > I am interested to know how many hard drives are supported within<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>> Vista
>>
>>
>> There is no limit.
>>
>><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > as XP
>> > only supported 4 drives.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> Not true. There was no limit there either.
>>
>> Most motherboards can support only four ATA drives, and that may be
>> what's confusing you. But even with such a motherboard, you can add
>> other drives by using an ATA add-in card.
>>
>>
>> I have built a tower with 5 hard drives with 4Gb ram<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > and 4Gig processor. I have had a work round in place with XP but not<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>> really<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > satisfactory. I have plenty of on-board connections so in theory I<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>> could have<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > 8 drives as I could have two on each channel (cable)
>> > --
>> > Thanks. Peter
>> >
>> >
>> > "Andy C" wrote:
>> >
>> > > How many partitions can I have on a hard drive using Vista Ultimate<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>> please.<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > >
>> > > I like to have Vista, XP, data, videos, kids data in seperate<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>> partitions for<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > > ease of backup.
>> > >
>> > > Does anyone know of the maximum number of partitions allowed under<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>> Vista?<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Sandy
>> > >
>> > >
>> > ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> this is not true
> I have 6 hard drives that can be seen in Vista SP2, when I try to add
> more hard drives or even flash USB drives they mount but they have no
> drive letter and thus cannot be accessed, when I try to view properties
> of these drives it says "The Properties for this item are not available"
> I believe the answer then is, Windows Vista is only capable of 6 hard
> drives maximum (excluding cd/dvd floppy)
>
>
> --
> RegisteredUser001
> Posted via
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:46:45 -0400, "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com>
wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Sat, 22 Mar 2008 ???
>
> 1 1/2 years after you answer the post. Where have you been ?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->



It took him a year and a half to reply incorrectly!


<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> "RegisteredUser001" <RegisteredUser001.3yol04@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
> message news:RegisteredUser001.3yol04@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> >
> > Ken Blake, MVP;746954 Wrote:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >> On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:39:02 -0700, Monster <peterbrunnen@@ndo.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I am interested to know how many hard drives are supported within
> >> Vista
> >>
> >>
> >> There is no limit.
> >>
> >>
> >> > as XP
> >> > only supported 4 drives.
> >>
> >> Not true. There was no limit there either.
> >>
> >> Most motherboards can support only four ATA drives, and that may be
> >> what's confusing you. But even with such a motherboard, you can add
> >> other drives by using an ATA add-in card.
> >>
> >>
> >> I have built a tower with 5 hard drives with 4Gb ram
> >> > and 4Gig processor. I have had a work round in place with XP but not
> >> really
> >> > satisfactory. I have plenty of on-board connections so in theory I
> >> could have
> >> > 8 drives as I could have two on each channel (cable)
> >> > --
> >> > Thanks. Peter
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Andy C" wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > How many partitions can I have on a hard drive using Vista Ultimate
> >> please.
> >> > >
> >> > > I like to have Vista, XP, data, videos, kids data in seperate
> >> partitions for
> >> > > ease of backup.
> >> > >
> >> > > Does anyone know of the maximum number of partitions allowed under
> >> Vista?
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Sandy
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> >
> > this is not true
> > I have 6 hard drives that can be seen in Vista SP2, when I try to add
> > more hard drives or even flash USB drives they mount but they have no
> > drive letter and thus cannot be accessed, when I try to view properties
> > of these drives it says "The Properties for this item are not available"
> > I believe the answer then is, Windows Vista is only capable of 6 hard
> > drives maximum (excluding cd/dvd floppy)
> >
> >
> > --
> > RegisteredUser001
> > Posted via
> > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

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On 9/17/09, the entity Ken Blake, MVP wrote this:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:46:45 -0400, "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com>
> wrote:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Sat, 22 Mar 2008 ???
>>
>> 1 1/2 years after you answer the post. Where have you been ?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> It took him a year and a half to reply incorrectly!<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

It's not easy to get it wrong

<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> "RegisteredUser001" <RegisteredUser001.3yol04@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com>
>> wrote in message
>> news:RegisteredUser001.3yol04@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>>
>>> Ken Blake, MVP;746954 Wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:39:02 -0700, Monster <peterbrunnen@@ndo.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am interested to know how many hard drives are supported within
>>>> Vista
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There is no limit.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> as XP
>>>>> only supported 4 drives.
>>>>
>>>> Not true. There was no limit there either.
>>>>
>>>> Most motherboards can support only four ATA drives, and that may be
>>>> what's confusing you. But even with such a motherboard, you can add
>>>> other drives by using an ATA add-in card.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have built a tower with 5 hard drives with 4Gb ram
>>>>> and 4Gig processor. I have had a work round in place with XP but not
>>>>> really satisfactory. I have plenty of on-board connections so in theory I
>>>>> could have 8 drives as I could have two on each channel (cable)
>>>>> --
>>>>> Thanks. Peter
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Andy C" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> How many partitions can I have on a hard drive using Vista Ultimate
>>>>>> please.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I like to have Vista, XP, data, videos, kids data in seperate partitions
>>>>>> for ease of backup.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone know of the maximum number of partitions allowed under
>>>>>> Vista?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sandy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>>
>>> this is not true
>>> I have 6 hard drives that can be seen in Vista SP2, when I try to add
>>> more hard drives or even flash USB drives they mount but they have no
>>> drive letter and thus cannot be accessed, when I try to view properties
>>> of these drives it says "The Properties for this item are not available"
>>> I believe the answer then is, Windows Vista is only capable of 6 hard
>>> drives maximum (excluding cd/dvd floppy)
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> RegisteredUser001
>>> Posted via
>>> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

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Gene E. Bloch;1562043 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> On 9/17/09, the entity Ken Blake, MVP wrote this:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:46:45 -0400, "Peter Foldes"<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> <okf22@hotmail.com><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > wrote:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >> Sat, 22 Mar 2008 ???
> >>
> >> 1 1/2 years after you answer the post. Where have you been ?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
>
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > It took him a year and a half to reply incorrectly!<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> It's not easy to get it wrong
>
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >> "RegisteredUser001"<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> <RegisteredUser001.3yol04@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >> wrote in message
> >> news:RegisteredUser001.3yol04@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...
> >>>
> >>> Ken Blake, MVP;746954 Wrote:
> >>>> On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:39:02 -0700, Monster<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> <peterbrunnen@@ndo.com><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I am interested to know how many hard drives are supported<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> within<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>>> Vista
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> There is no limit.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> as XP
> >>>>> only supported 4 drives.
> >>>>
> >>>> Not true. There was no limit there either.
> >>>>
> >>>> Most motherboards can support only four ATA drives, and that may<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> be<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>>> what's confusing you. But even with such a motherboard, you can<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> add<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>>> other drives by using an ATA add-in card.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I have built a tower with 5 hard drives with 4Gb ram
> >>>>> and 4Gig processor. I have had a work round in place with XP but<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> not<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>>>> really satisfactory. I have plenty of on-board connections so in<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> theory I<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>>>> could have 8 drives as I could have two on each channel (cable)
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Thanks. Peter
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "Andy C" wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> How many partitions can I have on a hard drive using Vista<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> Ultimate<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>>>>> please.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I like to have Vista, XP, data, videos, kids data in seperate<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> partitions<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>>>>> for ease of backup.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Does anyone know of the maximum number of partitions allowed<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> under<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>>>>> Vista?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Sandy
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> >>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >>>
> >>> this is not true
> >>> I have 6 hard drives that can be seen in Vista SP2, when I try to<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> add<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>> more hard drives or even flash USB drives they mount but they have<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> no<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>> drive letter and thus cannot be accessed, when I try to view<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> properties<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>> of these drives it says "The Properties for this item are not<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> available"<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>> I believe the answer then is, Windows Vista is only capable of 6<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> hard<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>> drives maximum (excluding cd/dvd floppy)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> RegisteredUser001
> >>> Posted via
> >>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> --
> Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

I will never understand people and their concept of Internet
Necromancy. Time on the internet is but a number, what is the difference
between answering a year later or 5 weeks later. When does it become
inappropriate to answer and who determines that standard?


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On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:37:27 +0100, RegisteredUser001
<RegisteredUser001.3ypp8d@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > > On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:46:45 -0400, "Peter Foldes"<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> > <okf22@hotmail.com><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > > wrote:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> > <!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> > >> Sat, 22 Mar 2008 ???
> > >>
> > >> 1 1/2 years after you answer the post. Where have you been ?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> I will never understand people and their concept of Internet
> Necromancy. Time on the internet is but a number, what is the difference
> between answering a year later or 5 weeks later. <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->



It's not a matter of "Internet Necromancy." If you answer a question a
year later, the person who asked it is very likely not here in the
newsgroup any more, or if he is here, is no longer interested in the
answer. Moreover anybody who was participating in the discussion has
almost certainly completely forgotten about it.

The fact that the internet is involved is irrelevant. This is no
different than if we meet in person, and I ask how "how was that movie
you saw last week," and a year later you reply "it was great, thanks."
A year later, it's highly unlikely that I would remember asking the
question, or if I remembered what the question was, or if I remembered
what the question was what the movie I was asking about was.

<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> When does it become
> inappropriate to answer and who determines that standard? <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


Nobody determines a standard, and there is no agreed-upon answer to
the question "When does it become inappropriate to answer." We all get
to decide for ourselves when it is that enough time has gone by that
the *reply* is irrelevant. Few, if any, people would not consider that
a year and a half is extremely inappropriate.

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On 9/18/09, the entity Ken Blake, MVP wrote this:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:37:27 +0100, RegisteredUser001
> <RegisteredUser001.3ypp8d@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>>> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:46:45 -0400, "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Sat, 22 Mar 2008 ???
>>>>>
>>>>> 1 1/2 years after you answer the post. Where have you been ?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> I will never understand people and their concept of Internet
>> Necromancy. Time on the internet is but a number, what is the difference
>> between answering a year later or 5 weeks later. <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> It's not a matter of "Internet Necromancy." If you answer a question a
> year later, the person who asked it is very likely not here in the
> newsgroup any more, or if he is here, is no longer interested in the
> answer. Moreover anybody who was participating in the discussion has
> almost certainly completely forgotten about it.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Worse, one's news provider might not keep old threads very long. Many
of the ancient original posts and the equally ancient replies are not
available on my server, and many others as well. So these new posts are
often meaningless.

It's exacerbated by the fact that a lot of people don't quote what
they're replying to. However, Registered User looks to be innocent of
that charge in this thread.
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> The fact that the internet is involved is irrelevant. This is no
> different than if we meet in person, and I ask how "how was that movie
> you saw last week," and a year later you reply "it was great, thanks."
> A year later, it's highly unlikely that I would remember asking the
> question, or if I remembered what the question was, or if I remembered
> what the question was what the movie I was asking about was.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> When does it become
>> inappropriate to answer and who determines that standard? <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Nobody determines a standard, and there is no agreed-upon answer to
> the question "When does it become inappropriate to answer." We all get
> to decide for ourselves when it is that enough time has gone by that
> the *reply* is irrelevant. Few, if any, people would not consider that
> a year and a half is extremely inappropriate.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

--
Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com

 

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:45:47 -0700, Gene E. Bloch
<letters@someplace.invalid> wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> On 9/18/09, the entity Ken Blake, MVP wrote this:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:37:27 +0100, RegisteredUser001
> > <RegisteredUser001.3ypp8d@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >>>> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:46:45 -0400, "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>> Sat, 22 Mar 2008 ???
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 1 1/2 years after you answer the post. Where have you been ?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
>
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >> I will never understand people and their concept of Internet
> >> Necromancy. Time on the internet is but a number, what is the difference
> >> between answering a year later or 5 weeks later. <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
>
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > It's not a matter of "Internet Necromancy." If you answer a question a
> > year later, the person who asked it is very likely not here in the
> > newsgroup any more, or if he is here, is no longer interested in the
> > answer. Moreover anybody who was participating in the discussion has
> > almost certainly completely forgotten about it.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> Worse, one's news provider might not keep old threads very long. Many
> of the ancient original posts and the equally ancient replies are not
> available on my server, and many others as well. <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->



Right! And even if were available here, I wouldn't go to the trouble
of looking for it.

<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> So these new posts are
> often meaningless.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->



Worse than often, it's *usually* true.

<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> It's exacerbated by the fact that a lot of people don't quote what
> they're replying to. However, Registered User looks to be innocent of
> that charge in this thread.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


Yes and yes.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

 

"RegisteredUser001" <RegisteredUser001.3yol04@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com>
wrote in message
news:RegisteredUser001.3yol04@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
>
> Ken Blake, MVP;746954 Wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:39:02 -0700, Monster <peterbrunnen@@ndo.com>
>> wrote:
>><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > I am interested to know how many hard drives are supported within<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>> Vista
>>
>>
>> There is no limit.
>>
>><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > as XP
>> > only supported 4 drives.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> Not true. There was no limit there either.
>>
>> Most motherboards can support only four ATA drives, and that may be
>> what's confusing you. But even with such a motherboard, you can add
>> other drives by using an ATA add-in card.
>>
>>
>> I have built a tower with 5 hard drives with 4Gb ram<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > and 4Gig processor. I have had a work round in place with XP but not<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>> really<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > satisfactory. I have plenty of on-board connections so in theory I<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>> could have<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > 8 drives as I could have two on each channel (cable)
>> > --
>> > Thanks. Peter
>> >
>> >
>> > "Andy C" wrote:
>> >
>> > > How many partitions can I have on a hard drive using Vista Ultimate<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>> please.<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > >
>> > > I like to have Vista, XP, data, videos, kids data in seperate<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>> partitions for<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > > ease of backup.
>> > >
>> > > Does anyone know of the maximum number of partitions allowed under<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>> Vista?<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Sandy
>> > >
>> > >
>> > ><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> this is not true
> I have 6 hard drives that can be seen in Vista SP2, when I try to add
> more hard drives or even flash USB drives they mount but they have no
> drive letter and thus cannot be accessed, when I try to view properties
> of these drives it says "The Properties for this item are not available"
> I believe the answer then is, Windows Vista is only capable of 6 hard
> drives maximum (excluding cd/dvd floppy)
>
>
> --
> RegisteredUser001
> Posted via
><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


6 drives x 4 partition = 24 drive letters

One option is you can unassign a drive letter to mount a new device and put
letter back once you're done.

If the limitation you run into is lack of drive letters there is also the
option to mount storage devices as folders on one of the drives that has a
drive letter. Like what you do in Linux when you mount devices.

I don't understand why you would create that many partitions, anyway?

You simply pick a limit of 6 drives because you decide to create 4 partition
on each drive and run out of drive letters?

This is not a Windows limitation. It's a limitation created by poor choice
of options.