[AllenK]

I'm buying a new desktop - HPa6000n, an AMD 4200+ dual-core processor (I believe) with Vista installed - to replace my malfunctioning computer, which has a single Pentium 4 processor. I've used Partition Magic 8 to create three partitions: one for my C drive, with operating system and software programs; a large one (N drive) for Photoshop projects (with Photoshop itself in the C drive); and a third, smaller one (M drive) for all Word and other text-related files. I'm thinking of doing the same with my new computer, but is that necessary with a dual-core processor? I getting the impression on the posts that Partition Magic 8 will not work with Vista. Any suggestions on what to do here (and how to do it)? Any other possible software conflicts I should be aware of, esp Photoshop, Spider2 and other graphics-related software?

Thanks in advance.

Allen

PS: No lectures please on the computer I'm buying. For better or worse that's what I'll be getting. Upgrades to RAM etc will follow.

[spdabbs]

One I can confirm does work for sure is Photoshop - use it on mine with no problems. As for partitions, I wouldn't bother - just get another HDD to put your data on. With modern systems that have their recovery data on a hidden partition you're better off leaving the main drive well alone.

[AllenK]

Thanks for the quick response. This website rocks!

Regarding Photoshop, I have an external HD that I use to save my finished works. The N drive partition that I created houses photos I'm working on. It's pretty large - almost 100 gb - and the computer I'm buying has 250 gb. That's why I'm wondering whether I should create a partition for the photos in the internal HD (and can that be done, with a dual-core processor, using Partition Magic?).

Thanks again!

[Rich-M]

Partition magic does not work in Vista, however Acronis Disk Director 10.0 does. And Photoshop CS and forward versions work in Vista.