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Vista Hands On #12: Manage partitions after setupPosted by Ed Bott in Ed Bott's Microsoft Report on Mar 15, 2007 6:30 AM
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Earlier this week I explained how to create separate system and data volumes when setting up Windows Vista from scratch. Today, I'll explain how to accomplish the same goal on...[Read the rest]

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