Re: XyWrite & Windows 2000

["Martin J. Osborne" osborne@xxxxxxxx]

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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