>On sam, 23 oct 1999, vous avez �crit :
>
>>While you can backup data from a Windows system, it's very difficult to
>>backup a Windows _system_ from another OS, especially a Win95/98 system.
>>
>>The Windows registry usually relies on the short file names, like
Micros~1.
>>Windows makes the short file names on-the-fly, first come-first serve. If
>>your backup system doesn't save the short file names along with the long
>>file names, you will have a big problem during recovery if the files are
not
>>created in the exact same order as they were installed originally.
>>
>
>I don't see where you found that. Linux deals perfectly with long names, I
>have my windows partiton permanently mounted on linux and write it without
>any problem. My previous problem was on the contrary that I stupidly copy
>windows files on an msdos files system (that is not aware of long names)
>and lost the long names. There was absolutly no problem restoring the
>files apart that.
>
>windows registry is always changing and always open, thus not usable, this
>gives a lot of problems, but only when windows run.
You are completely missing my point. Sure, Linux deals fine with the long
file names, but that's not the problem here. Behind the scenes, Win95/98
_requires_ accurate short file names. If your backup strategy does not save
these short file names, then Windows will recreate them as needed, and
perhaps inaccurately.
Here's a web site which does a lot better job than I of explaining this
problem:
http://navasgrp.home.att.net/tech/clone_copy.htm
The Linux guys will get a laugh out of this one. How can a OS have such a
screwed-up way of dealing with filenames?
Douglas Bollinger
Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065
My other computer runs Linux.
