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To: Spots who wrote (7416)	5/7/1999 1:58:00 PM
From: Clarence Dodge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

how about another removable hdd loaded as you specified? No, this IS your backup NT system. You should be able to boot it without changing anything. Just make it and ignore it except when you're forced to boot it. Not changing anything as in going into BIOS to indicate a change in boot drive? If I'm understanding you correctly this backup primary OS would be similar to the hidden backup KOT i have at the end of ide 1 ( same drive as primary nt). I put that KOT Backup there to have it on a drive other than the KOT drive. Your spec to not have to change anything to boot the primary backup would put it on the same drive as the real primary NT...no? Why is not having to change anything important if change is just rebooting to a different drive? What if the primary drive fails? I wouldn't have access to the real primary NT or its backup. If it were on another drive, the backup that is, whether removable or not, I would have access to the backupOS and critical apps if the primary drive failed (or if I messed up the primary OS). The thing about putting a backup OS and apps on a removable that I like is if a twister were to hit New England I could take my removable drive with me into the storm cellar that we don't have<g> more likely take it with me in event of fire. Now thinking back to when we were orginally discussing backup OSs, ZP suggested putting KOT backup on a drive other than its home drive and there was mention of doing the same for the primary install. Am I correct in thinking you mean to put the primary's backup on the same home drive?

To: Spots who wrote (7416)	5/7/1999 2:34:00 PM
From: Clarence Dodge	Respond to of 14778

I don't completely understand your objectives. I want to continue to run my trading and TA apps on the scsi drive. All else, browser, utilities, Backup EXec, miscellaneous go to the primary nt drive. I want to discard the hassle of having two NT installs with multiple copies of IE and Outlook. Aside from the backups we've been discussing, I don't want multiple copies of anything in day to day operations. I don't know if I want to be able to boot to the scsi drive any more. My original intent was to separate the SCSI drive from the primary NT drive as much as possible, hence I gave it its own OS. After running into problems with BAckup Exec's catalog, experiencing first hand the hassles of rebooting back and forth, both you and Sean telling me the problems are not worth the benefits, I will now make the adjustment to a one OS system but don,t know whether or not to keep the os on scsi as well as on primary. Are there any benefits to having an OS on the SCSI drive,other than allowing it to boot, which may be really important if the primary drive goes down but then again I will be having the backup of the primary. (Just have to clarify where it goes). Clarence