Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 06:28:36 -0700 (PDT) From: "Kevin McClelland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: overlay programs [LIB]
"Matthew Hanson" wrote > > Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 03:16:26 +0000 > From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: overlay programs [LIB] > > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > 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? > > >From: "Kevin McClelland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >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. > > Have I missed something (with me there's a good probability of these > things)? Are there alternatives for seeing the whole > 8MB HDD for Win9.x > installations with Libs with this BIOS limitation? > > Matt (Shel) > For Win9x, you must use an overlay in order to see the whole drive. I don't think there is any way around that. Otherwise you run smack into the BIOS wall at 8gb. Only real question is which one to use. EZBIOS seems to be the preferred favorite, the others do not work very well with the libretto, especially when it comes to resuming from hibernation and possibly standby. ------------------------------------------------- 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 **************************************************************
