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Windows Vista To Make Dual-Boot A Challenge?

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. Re:Whatever...try fat32 partition by Gorshkov · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ummmmm ..... for me, that would be 850 gig (2-250s, and a 350)

    Where does it say that the only thing a geek can be obsessive about is p0rn? :-)

  2. Re:fristy pisty ownz your p0tat0es! by Demerol · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Haha well done Asshat. That was one of the better first post trolls in a long time. Long live trolling!