Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 19:23:25 -0700 (PDT) From: "Kevin McClelland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: overlay programs [LIB]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote > > Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 05:21:40 +0700 > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: overlay programs [LIB] > > >> I'm just curious - in a 20/30/40GB HDD L100/L110 > >> scenario, if you're going to run Win'2K as your one > >> and only OS - are these overlay programs totally > >> redundant? And if not, what purpose would they serve > >> in such a scenario? > > > > Primarily, I think you would have problems if you had > > a total system crash and had to reboot from DOS to fix > > it. At that point you could only see the 8gb, and if > > the files you needed to fix whatever problem you had > > were beyond that, they would be inaccessible. With the > > overlay running, you could still access all your other > > partitions in DOS. This is the only circumstance that > > immediately comes to mind. > > Sounds to me like the overlay thing itself is introducing > a significant level of FUD and increasing the chances that > you're going to have the problems in the first place... > > Wouldn't it be a lot simpler/safer/reliable just to keep > all the troubleshooting/recovery stuff in the first 8GB > than to do the overlay thing? Ultimately, I would think that would be fine in a strict Win2K install, since Win2K has no problems seeing the entire drive. Over time as the drive gets used, becomes fragmented and I assume defragmented by any number of decent programs, some of the vital data may eventually migrate betond the 8gb boundary. Still, wouldn't really make a difference with Win2K since it does not have to be on a partition in the 8gb limit to boot, and I would assume that the boot partition would not be any larger than the 8gb anyway, and use the remainder for storage or program install for the less frequently used stuff. Perhaps make a seperate partition with your recovery info, and leave it static. Maybe even hide it, and then all you would need to do is unhide it and boot to DOS, and you are ready to restore, fix, whatever. I don't think I have heard of anyone having serious problems with a Win2K only setup and no drive overlay. I think a lot of people are so used to using them under Win9x that they go ahead and install it anyway. I have not done so, so I cannot say for certain that this is correct, but it would make sense. ------------------------------------------------- Get your free @Elvis e-mail account at Elvis.com! http://www.elvis.com ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
