23rd March 2017, 10:56
Thanks muchly. That's exactly what i have been telling myself too, given the whole concept of VMs. However, that "common sense" view was having a tough time battling my countervailing arch-cynicism about Microsoft's sneakiness & determination to gouge money out of users. Hearing now a voice outside my own head also stating this, i think now i shall proceed with the HDD procedure as earlier documented... when time permits. Ta again.