RE: XyWrite & Windows 2000

["Ambos, Paul" PAMBOS@xxxxxxxx]

On the non-default-directory problem, check to see that the archive bit is
not set on the directory you are trying to display (check the file
attributes for the folder in DOS or Properties in Windows Explorer). Having
the archive bit set somehow prevents XyWrite from seeing the directory's
contents unless it is made the default directory, although this does not
seem to affect other Windows programs.

Regards,

Paul Ambos
pambos@xxxxxxxx



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Martin J. Osborne [SMTP:osborne@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Friday, September 20, 2002 9:10 PM
> To:	xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> Subject:	Re: XyWrite & Windows 2000
>
>
> I am able to call files from non-default directories---
> ca \\\
> works, so maybe I can put up with the inconvenience of not being able to
> execute
>
> dir \\...
> If I go the second hard drive route (which I find appealing), will XyWrite
> be
> able to read and write files on the existing disk? (In the past I have
> used
> XyWrite to edit everything!!) Will it be straightforward to set it up a
> new
> disk with a FAT-16 partition?
>
> Do you think that the slow response of XyWrite to keyboard input that I'm
> experiencing is also connected with the 32 bit/16 bit difference?
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Martin J. Osborne
>
> mike shupp wrote:
>
> > For an up-and-running system, you'd probably want something like
> > Partition Magic to use to repartition your hard disk. Sixty bucks
> > or so, but it'll cut down on the agony, unless you ENJOY installing
> > software from scratch.
> >
> > I'm just guessing here, so this may not be a real problem, but I've got
> a
> > strong hunch that XyWrite handles the hard disk through stock
> 1980s-vintage
> > MSDOS system calls, and will expect that partition to be near the front
> of
> > your hard drive (ie, under the 1024-cylinder limit).
> >
> > You can't just tack on an extra FAT-16 partition, I'm saying, even
> > though Win2000 would make creating such a parition easy. If you've
> > got the space for another hard drive in your system, consider buying
> > one and setting it up with a Fat-16 partition -- it probably wouldn't
> > be much more expensive than buying Partition Magic.
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: "Martin J. Osborne" 
> > Reply-To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> > To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: XyWrite & Windows 2000
> > Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:27:04 -0400
> >
> > Thanks---I'll try that. (On a first try, I can't see how to to it, but
> it
> > must
> > be there somewhere in the W2000 help system....)
> > (I guess you must know, but in case not, automatic substitution returned
> in
> > XyWrite IV---I agree it is absolutely essential...)
> >
> > mike shupp wrote:
> >
> > > XyWrite probably is having problems with a FAT-32 (either VFAT or
> > > NTFS) file system. You might set up a small FAT-16 playpen (any
> > > disk partition of under 1/2 GByte will be formatted this way by
> > > Windows 98 automatically, and if it isn't automatic under W2000
> > > you should be able to specify it). Keep your XyWrite here and it
> > > ought to be able to work with files and directories on this
> > > partition.
> > >
> > > Ditto for some games and Win-3.1 applications. Of course, you
> > > could use a non-VFAT file system on a larger partition, but you'd
> > > be wasting a huge amount of disk space.
> > >
> > > ----Original Message Follows----
> > > From: "Martin J. Osborne" 
> > > Reply-To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> > > To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: XyWrite & Windows 2000
> > > Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 21:18:54 -0400
> > >
> > > My apologies if this question has been asked and answered before (I
> just
> > > joined
> > > the list):
> > >
> > > I am trying to use XyWrite on a (new) computer with Windows 2000 on
> it.
> > So
> > > far
> > > I have encounterd two problems:
> > >  - when running XyWrite in a window, it runs very slowly: pressing a
> key
> > > and
> > > holding it down results in a delayed response, and programs seem to
> run
> > very
> > > slowly.
> > >  - the dir command doesn't work for directories other than the
> default
> > > directory
> > > (dir \xxx reports that \xxx has no files, even if it has some)
> > >
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