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Windows Vista To Make Dual-Boot A Challenge?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the have-to-raise-a-fuss dept.

mustafap writes "UK tech site The Register is reporting on security guru Bruce Schneier's observation that the disk encryption system to be shipped with Vista, BitLocker, will make dual booting other OSs difficult - you will no longer be able to share data between the two." From the article: "This encryption technology also has the effect of frustrating the exchange of data needed in a dual boot system. 'You could look at BitLocker as anti-Linux because it frustrates dual boot,' Schneier told El Reg. Schneier said Vista will bring forward security improvements, but cautioned that technical advances are less important than improvements in how technology is presented to users."

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  1. Anti-competative! Predatory! Monopoly! by boxlight · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anti-competative! Predatory! Monopoly!

    Don't worry, once Leopard comes out with Apple's own implementation of the Win32 API, no one will need Windows ever again.

    Mmmuh-hahaha!

  2. Why would anyone want to dual boot? by jaypaulw · · Score: 1, Funny

    Who's running Windows anyway? Seriously folks, I've got everything I need on Linux, thank you.

  3. Not just dual-booting... by mad.frog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Based on the quality of the betas so far, I'd say that single-booting Vista is enough of a challenge...

  4. Re:Whatever...try fat32 partition by BTO · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, each of those three drives you described is bigger than 32GB, so the GP post had a valid point. You, however, have added nothing to this thread. If it makes you feel better: Congratulations, you are letting the Slashdot community know that you, Gorshkov, are one of the hundred million people in the world who are able to consume commodity electronics products in such quantities. Your momma must be so proud.

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