Hard drives & XP "Richard" <richx[ at ]optonline.net> 7/9/2007 1:05:22 AM I have what may be a simple question - or maybe complex. I have 2 network drives on my nework - and a small HD in the desktop. Can I install programs (that I don't use often - and an load slowly) on a network drive - would it be better to use a USB2 drive (don't have but can get one). Any ideas? Any suggestions. Thanks

Re: Hard drives & XP "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> 7/9/2007 1:37:05 AM Richard wrote: [Quoted Text] > I have what may be a simple question - or maybe complex. > > I have 2 network drives on my nework - and a small HD in the > desktop. Can I install programs (that I don't use often - and an > load slowly) on a network drive - would it be better to use a USB2 > drive (don't have but can get one). > Any ideas? Any suggestions. You *can* install most programs on any drive that has a letter. Network or otherwise... However - since your last statement is "... would it be better to use a USB2 drive (don't have but can get one) ..." then I am obliged to ask.... Why not just buy a new internal hard drive for said system? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Re: Hard drives & XP "Richard" <richx[ at ]optonline.net> 7/9/2007 2:29:58 AM "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message news:eTiYpmcwHHA.1204[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Richard wrote: >> I have what may be a simple question - or maybe complex. >> >> I have 2 network drives on my nework - and a small HD in the >> desktop. Can I install programs (that I don't use often - and an >> load slowly) on a network drive - would it be better to use a USB2 >> drive (don't have but can get one). >> Any ideas? Any suggestions. > > You *can* install most programs on any drive that has a letter. Network > or otherwise... > > However - since your last statement is "... would it be better to use a > USB2 drive (don't have but can get one) ..." then I am obliged to ask.... > > Why not just buy a new internal hard drive for said system? > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > I am concerned that I will be stuck without an I/O location - the machine has a floppy (amazing that I no longer use it), HD. CD & DVD. I thought about replacing the HD with a bigger one - but the machine is 5 years old - and I would hate to put something in and then have to upgrade. The machine has only a 40 gig - 35 used - most of my work files are on the network drives - so most are programs or current work files. How difficult would it be to port everything on the HD to a new one (lots of software on it)? Thanks for your reply