On 13 Dec 02 at 19:36, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >However, if I run DFC in a "DOS box" under Win95, I do >not get this error...Win9X allows DFC to write part of >itself to disk. In DOS 7 this is blocked to protect >LFNs. So, what I think could be happening is a Win9X >machines VFAT is protecting the disks to prevent the >corruption of LFNs associated with Win9X. FWIW, I >have also tried issuing the "lock" and "unlock" command >at DOS prompt to allow programs to access the hard drive, >but still DFC is not allowed to keep part of itself in >a "temporary" file on the HD. Arachne may be blocked >from full HD access by this same mechanism. Note that >this is just a guess...I'll do some checking and see >if I can lockup my Win9X Arachne installation with the >Your Computer icon...and if so, if by issuing the >"lock" command alleviates the problem!
I made a test with W98: * booted into DOS-only * ran the lock command * started Arachne * Alt F2: system freezes Running the lock command generally helps when I defragment the harddisk. But it obviously is no help for 'Your Computer'. Christof Lange ________________________________________________________________ Ceskobratrska cirkev evangelicka - Betlemska kaple na Zizkove Prokopova 4/216, 130 00 Praha 3, Czech Republic Tel. (+420) 222 78 06 73 / 222 78 20 02 http://www.volny.cz/cce.zizkov
