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To: Lee'sGhost
Your hard drive is partitioned into two logic drives. This generally is not a good idea. It could be the operating system can't handle the drive size so it had to split it into smaller chunks (Windows 98, the first release and before do this, 2 GB max). It could be because the manufacturer only has drivers for a 16 bit file system so the primary partition is 16 bit (2 GB max) and the rest of the drive is 32 bit (I've seen this done on IBM laptops). It can also be split so the computer can be backed up on the other logical drive. Some people feel this is safe. I don't.

Memory leaks are almost always caused by a bad (poorly written) piece of software running on your machine. It could even be a bad driver. It is very unlikely that it is a hardware problem.

99 posted on 04/12/2002 2:55:44 PM PDT by DB
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To: DB
Thanks. for what it's worth, I'm running ME
114 posted on 04/12/2002 5:46:53 PM PDT by Lee'sGhost
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To: DB
Your hard drive is partitioned into two logic drives. This generally is not a good idea.

On the contrary, it's a wonderful idea. It is a generally accepted practice for many people. I personally split my drive into 3, maybe 4 partitions. I have a specific purpose for each of the partitions, segregating data that I don't want to co-exist.

130 posted on 04/13/2002 7:58:21 AM PDT by ken in texas
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