-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Drive compression
- From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 21:28:24 -0400
And that's precisely why I'll be taking a remote look at the system.
Computer Management will tell me what Windows can normally see. A walk
through the Command Prompt will tell me if it's all true or if there's a
mounted volume hidden within. If all else fails to bring joy, a low-level
format will take care of everything, although I still prefer to not go that
route.
I used drive compression back when 1GB drives were still considered huge.
The experiment paid off handsomely once I destroyed my ability to mount it.
Turns out you should NEVER compress your boot/system partition. Who knew??
lol
Peace,
Gman
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "PCTT" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 9:12 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Drive compression
> I'm afraid drive compression came about long before there were any large
> drive problems! Quite the contrary is true.
> It came out in DOS 6.00 and as I recall became a PITA almost immediately.
> It
> caused more problems than it solved and was never very popular? I've
> always
> avoided it like the plague>
>
> The fact remains that any compression scheme has to be removed before you
> can format a HDD. I don't know if there are any compressed volumes on the
> drive in question but my interpretation of the facts presented would
> indicate a very high probability that the drive was partially compressed,
> or
> in the process, when a format was attemped. Next step: enter Dick Tracy,
> P.I., stage right?
> It may be possible to remove all partitions from within Computer
> Management
> but I've never attempted to do that.
> There are Commandline utilities, listed in Help, in Computer Management,
> that may be required, again I've had no experience.
> And, to coin a phrase, I got no experience by design!.......... I've never
> even considered compressing a HDD.
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