win7 protected folders.


  1. paascal
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    win7 protected folders.


    hi,

    i am about to install win7 on a msata drive for my laptop. i dont want to back up or copy what is on my old laptop, i would just like to be able to access ALL the folders of my old win7 partition when i am on my new partition.

    is this possible ?

    thanks
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  3. zigzag3143
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    paascal said:
    hi,

    i am about to install win7 on a msata drive for my laptop. i dont want to back up or copy what is on my old laptop, i would just like to be able to access ALL the folders of my old win7 partition when i am on my new partition.

    is this possible ?

    thanks
    Create a second partition for the install and install there you should be fine. You wont be able to run the apps from the other partition but your data will be accessible
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