the D drive is probably FAT32 to allow a single emergency boot floppy to read it and start the restore process. otherwise, it's booting a CD or a multiple floppy minimal NT system. NTFS is a lot more robust than FAT32, but FAT32 is a lot easier to repair in case something goes wrong.
you don't want to change the drive letter for the restore process in case they did something dumb like hard code the drive letter. you don't want to place anything onto the Restore partition because then you are mixing up your personal data and system recovery information. resizing partitions and either expanding the C or creating a D are a couple of choices. i took the easy way out. i cloned all of the Restore partition onto an image file on DVD using Norton Ghost and then erased the Restore partition from the hard drive. the entire hard drive is now C. i can get the Restore partition back if i need to using Norton Ghost and Partition Magic if my entire system dies. otherwise, i rely on my Ghost backups of my entire system. multiple small partitions makes backup easier but is a headache to manage the space. since i have 120GB hard drives and plan to upgrade to at least 200's, i can't afford to use small partitions anyway. each physical drive is one drive letter and i make backups by cloning entire drives. i don't have to think about what has changed and remember to back up multiple partitions. Herb... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 8:48 PM Subject: RE: OT - A computer Question... > Oh, AND this probably makes a huge difference in what all of this means and > I should have posted it originally... BUT, the "C:" is formatted as NTFS and > the "D:" is FAT32 - Can anyone explain THIS?
