Kraig, Thank you. Perfect answer with a reason that I can understand. So ... on to transferring thousands of files and figuring out what to delete from my overloaded main HD. Becky --- K Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > No. External drives are fine for storage, but the > USB interface is way too slow for applications or > operating systems. > > Kraig > > > Becky Pleiman <[email protected]> wrote: Hi, > > Guess I wasn't clear with my original questions. > > INRE new External Hard Drive > > I purchased it, primarily, to use as a back-up for > my > data. However, > > Should I load my operating system (Windows 98 SE) > onto > the new drive? > > Should I load application software, genealogy, Word, > Excel, etc. onto the new drive? > > Thanks > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the > List Admin at [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >