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- From: jdecarlo@mitre.org (John DeCarlo)
- Subject: Re: Fragmented EAs (was Couldn't stick it out...)
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- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 17:13:13 GMT
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- In article <30JUL199218184028@venus.tamu.edu>
- rfs0838@venus.tamu.edu (SCHAFFTER, RODNEY FRANK, JR) writes:
-
- >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.
-
- > I don't have a bootable DOS partition.:-) :-) I boot from a floppy
- >to run Compress. No problemo!
-
- Plus, if you are dual booting DOS 5, the hidden files don't have to be in a
- particular location any more, just in the root directory.
-
- Don't you have any problems with the Extended Attributes?
-
- John DeCarlo, MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA--My views are my own
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