On 17 Mar 2012, at 15:34, Timothe Litt wrote: > Sounds like M$ "system restore". It monitors files by type (extension) so > you can undo bad drivers/patches. Turns out that many typical choices for > emulator disk images get monitored - which means XP chases its tail tracking > changes. It's a losing proposition. > > Try changing the file type on your emulated disks - to something it doesn't > monitor. There are lots of file types that will get you in trouble. Try > something like .vax-disk-image (e.g. dua0.vax-disk-image). > > See > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa378870(v=vs.85).as > px for the list (don't edit %windir%\system32\restore\Filelist.xml - just > stay away from all listed file types.) > > I think the most common bad choice made by people in the DEC community is > .DSK...
That's the ticket, thanks. I changed the filename to 'vax3900_system.disk' and it immediately stopped the issue dead. Thanks for the help folks, issue noted for future reference! -- Mark Benson http://DECtec.info Twitter: @DECtecInfo HECnet: STAR69::MARK Online Resource & Mailing List for DEC Enthusiasts. _______________________________________________ Simh mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
