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- From: rfs0838@venus.tamu.edu (SCHAFFTER, RODNEY FRANK, JR)
- Subject: Re: Fragmented EAs (was Couldn't stick it out...)
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- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 23:18:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul30.172237.23346@njitgw.njit.edu>, dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes...
- +>In article <28JUL199219455993@summa.tamu.edu> rfs0838@summa.tamu.edu (SCHAFFTER, RODNEY FRANK, JR) writes:
- +>>
- +>> No, at least not with PC Tools Compress 7.1- In fact, I remove the
- +>>hidden/system attributes from _EVERYTHING_ before running it(I return them
- +>>to their original attributes before rebooting, of course). Rebooting is
- +>>quicker afterwards, but the speed of opening folders is not.
- +>
- +>Everything?!?! If you un-hide the hidden DOS boot files, and
- +>Compress decides to move them, you'll have a non-bootable DOS
- +>partition.
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- I don't have a bootable DOS partition.:-) :-) I boot from a floppy
- to run Compress. No problemo!
-
- Rod Schaffter
- Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding |Who cares if windows is or
- Texas A&M University Dept. of Chemistry |isn't an opperating system-
- Bitnet: SCHAFFTER@TAMLMSB |it barely operates at all!
- INTERNET: SCHAFFTER@LMSBVX.TAMU.EDU |
- "Standard Disclaimer, etc." |An OOPerating system, maybe?
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