Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 17:05:05 +0700 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: overlay programs [LIB]
> 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. Yes, very good point - my question/"scenario" *should* have read:- <> 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, with <> the boot partition in the first 8GB and seperate partitions <> on each side of the space reserved for BIOS hibernation - <> - are these overlay programs totally redundant? <> And if not, what purpose would they serve in such a scenario? > 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. That's exactly what sparked my curiosity. Often it's the people who have them already that want to use them again - but I suspect that in some cases it might be a redundant over-complication. Obviously if you NEED Win'95/Win'98/etc, then it's a non-redundant complication ;-) ************************************************************** 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 **************************************************************
