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Date:	Mon, 13 Sep 2004 22:24:28 PDT7
From:	"J. R. Fox" <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< scoug-help@scoug.com, Jerry Rash > rashj@pacbell.net >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Looking forward to the new & improved installer

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"J. R. Fox" wrote:

> [ * Note: eCS boot partitions, and HPFS app. or data partitions, seem to
> work just fine in an image-cloned-overwrite scenario -- _if_ I can
> safely judge from this limited trial. But woe betide you when
> attempting this with Windoze NTFS boot partitions. Sheer Disaster !
> Wiping the target partition first with zeros, wiping the partition's
> "free space", then image writeback, then a full Win-32 CHKDSK -- THAT
> seems to work. ]

I forgot to mention something important. When working with DFSEE
partition imaging, do NOT use compressed images (.IMZ) for Win-32 boot
partitions, only the raw, full-size .IMG images. Probably shouldn't use
the compressed ones for *any* NTFS partitions. The eCS partitions don't
seem to care, which leads me to guess that the compressed images still
manage to scoop up the EAs. The compressed images are a small fraction
the size of the raw ones, and therefore more convenient to work with.
Guessing again, I'm thinking that Redmond is doing something funky in the
so-called "free space" area of the partition, among other problems.

Jordan

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