Alright, so a couple of months ago I bought a 128gb Samsung SSD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147134) and figured that since I had an unused copy of Windows 7 laying around to use, I would throw it on there and life would be simple. For whatever reason, the copy of Windows 7 was deemed not genuine through Microsoft, and I HATE Windows 7 anyways, so quite frankly I was happy I had an excuse not to keep using it after 30 days. So I switched back to my HDD as the boot drive with Vista on it, which I strongly prefer (every time I say this people are shocked, I know... Lol). But I was having a couple of issues before I switched back that I have questions about anyways.
Just as a note before I get started, Vista has always been on this HDD for as long as I've built this computer (April 2012). I never removed it once I got the SSD or anything like that, and have never had to do a clean install after the initial one. And as such, the supposedly illegitimate copy of 7 is still on the SSD, but will be going away once I build my new system next week. I also still have the original Vista product key handy.
Now to the parts I have questions about. I've always been under the impression that having the same copy of Windows in two different places will cripple both copies of Windows by default as a "security" measure on Microsoft's end (understandable, but I disapprove). I plan to use the SSD with Vista as my boot drive come next week, and would prefer that there was no remnants of the OS left on my current HDD. I know mostly about the OS tweaks that need to be done for this to be worth it, but a reminder wouldn't hurt if anyone feels inclined. I essentially want to use my HDD as just a 640gb storage unit for everything (music, videos, pictures, etc.) other than the OS and games I'll be playing. Would just simply formatting my HDD through My Computer accomplish this? That's all I can think of that is logical. Everything I've ever read said that formatting SSD's and HDD's that way is a bad thing, but for my purposes that method sounds like it makes sense, although I admit that I could be wrong which is why I am asking in the first place.
Also, when I was running the SSD as my boot drive and trying to pull files from my HDD, such as music or other media, I really couldn't. Most folders were locked and I absolutely could not get my media to be available unless I hand opened each file individually through My Computer navigation. I tried "sharing" the folders that I wanted shared, but that was the only thing I could think to do, and it didn't work. So how do I get it so the media files that will be stored on my HDD show up readily in my Media Player when I boot from the SSD?
Just as a note before I get started, Vista has always been on this HDD for as long as I've built this computer (April 2012). I never removed it once I got the SSD or anything like that, and have never had to do a clean install after the initial one. And as such, the supposedly illegitimate copy of 7 is still on the SSD, but will be going away once I build my new system next week. I also still have the original Vista product key handy.
Now to the parts I have questions about. I've always been under the impression that having the same copy of Windows in two different places will cripple both copies of Windows by default as a "security" measure on Microsoft's end (understandable, but I disapprove). I plan to use the SSD with Vista as my boot drive come next week, and would prefer that there was no remnants of the OS left on my current HDD. I know mostly about the OS tweaks that need to be done for this to be worth it, but a reminder wouldn't hurt if anyone feels inclined. I essentially want to use my HDD as just a 640gb storage unit for everything (music, videos, pictures, etc.) other than the OS and games I'll be playing. Would just simply formatting my HDD through My Computer accomplish this? That's all I can think of that is logical. Everything I've ever read said that formatting SSD's and HDD's that way is a bad thing, but for my purposes that method sounds like it makes sense, although I admit that I could be wrong which is why I am asking in the first place.
Also, when I was running the SSD as my boot drive and trying to pull files from my HDD, such as music or other media, I really couldn't. Most folders were locked and I absolutely could not get my media to be available unless I hand opened each file individually through My Computer navigation. I tried "sharing" the folders that I wanted shared, but that was the only thing I could think to do, and it didn't work. So how do I get it so the media files that will be stored on my HDD show up readily in my Media Player when I boot from the SSD?
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