In article , PeterN
wrote:

however, the point was that you can't easily clone a
windows drive and then from that clone or move it from machine to
machine, at least not without a *lot* of mucking around (although less
now than it used to be). windows *really* wants to be c:

I do it all the time. Just make an image of your disk. Its easy if you
know how. Go nospam, keep touting Apple. My stock will only go up.

take that image and boot it on the same computer (where it would be
something other than c

I cannot see why I would want to.

then you live a sheltered life.

booting from a clone is quite common, particularly if the main drive
fails, but also for testing purposes.

or better yet, boot another computer entirely,
where the hardware is completely different.

That would not be legal. Yes I know with Apple it is. If I want to get a
new machine, I buy the O/S. simple as that.

of course it would be legal and you're missing the point in why someone
would do it.

trivial on a mac. not so trivial on windows.

Not trivial if you know how. think Gordian knot.
Think Columbus and eggs.

it's a *lot* more effort on windows.

Shall I tell you how to make a bootable USB thumb drive, in windows. But
then, you would rather start a tool war, than discuss the specifics of
photography, with examples. I, and most of us here are primarily
interested in improving our photography. I said I will not get into a
tool war, but that doesn't mean I will let you get away with spreading
misinformation. We have enough of that coming from the White House.

the only one spreading misinformation is you.

So you say.

i do.