"Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:07:06 -0400, "JS" <@> wrote:
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>> Well from what I've seen Microsoft is going to need
>> a patch to Windows 7 'Disk Management'.
>>
>> The RTM has problems when creating partitions
>> for multi-boot systems and another issue when
>> doing a clean install on a system that has three hard drives.
>
>
> I can't speak about the multi-boot system issue, since I have no
> experience with that. But I can tell you that I have a
> three-hard-drive system, and had no problems doing a clean install on
> it.
>
>
>
>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> > On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:33:14 +0100, "Gordon" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm never in favor of waiting for a Service Pack. And I can report
>> >> > that Windows 7 is extremely stable, and has no problems that I've
>> >> > seen.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> I second that - I've been running the RC since it came out, and no
>> >> problems
>> >> here either. Plus I didn't need any external drivers - all my hardware
>> >> was
>> >> found and installed in the one Win7 install....great!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I ran the RC with no problems from when it was released until RTM.
>> > I've been running RTM since then and it continues to be excellent with
>> > no problems.
>> >
>> > Also let me elaborate on what I said about waiting for a service pack.
>> > The point in time when a service pack is released is at the discretion
>> > of Microsoft and is completely arbitrary. Upgrades and fixes to any
>> > version of Windows are released when needed--once a month, normally,
>> > but more often when necessary. At some arbitrary point, Microsoft
>> > decides to roll up all those upgrades and fixes into one package and
>> > calls the result a service pack.
>> >
>> > There's no particular significance to when that service pack is
>> > released, and it doesn't mark a special point of stability. There were
>> > upgrades before it and there will be more upgrades after it. Since it
>> > has no particular significance, treating it as a special event, and
>> > waiting for it, is meaningless.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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>>
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> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Well I have two hard drives configured as logic
drives (each has only a single partition). The third
drive is new and the one I tried to installed Windows 7
(single boot) and 7 fails to create the 100MB system
partition during the install process. I've tried two new
hard drives and both have the same issue. If I remove
the two other drives the Windows 7 installs without any
problems.
The multi-boot problem is another issue, but it to centers
around 'Disk Management' and the ability to create a logical
drive with the remaining free space on the one and only hard drive.
So the way I see it is Disk Management in Windows 7 has
one or more bugs as XP has no problems with mult-boot or
using any of the remaining free space on a new drive.
--
JS
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