is VT really significant? VMware on a CPU without VT works just fine, doesn't it?
Yes, but there are many applications where having VT will improve the performance of the VM. If you do a lot of virtualization, you'll definitely want it.
So, I had a friend who regrew his foreskin twice after circumcision in a similar manner.... Actually, I believe his father did as well.
Sounds to me that's natures way of saying, "Stop that shit!"
So, what does one do when one has to reinstall Windows? That happens often enough that it becomes a PITA to have to keep unplugging and shuffling drives around to keep their installer from finding and f*cking up every other partition.
Generally, Windows wants to boot from the FIRST partition of the FIRST drive. There are tricks you can use to get around this-- GRUB has methods of remapping devices and partitions so Windows "thinks" it's on the right drive. But, generally, you install Windows first, to first partition of our first drive, and then install the other OSes afterward. If you have to install Windows again, generally other OS install discs come with some kind of "rescue mode" where you can re-install your bootloader. For instance, you could use an Ubuntu CD, and with a few steps, restore the bootloader you had from the menu.lst file that grub created when you first installed Ubuntu.
But, as an aside, it's been my experience that having to reinstall Windows frequently is becoming more and more of a myth. I've had my Windows XP install running now just fine since I built my machine (over 2 years now), and the Vista install I have on another desktop has been chugging along for about a year and a half. Both machines are dual-booting with some other form of Linux or BSD...
The major difference between bonds and bond traders is that the bonds will eventually mature.