[WriteLog] Converting a disk to NTFS

[rojomn]

That is a viable option IFF you have not already a system with hundreds of
applications that were installed with Program Files on the C: drive. If you
already have a system like that which most probably do, you have to
reinstall all of your applications or find a way to change all of the =drive
references (even with utilities not easy) so for me it is not a way to go.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of W0UN--John
> Brosnahan
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 8:19 AM
> To: WriteLog at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Converting a disk to NTFS
>
>
> I have been following the NTFS post with interest since I
> have been trying to build a logging computer system that
> maintains compatibility with the old DOS world as well
> as with the new stuff.  I want to be able to run CT or TR
> if a guest op insists on it, while still being able to have
> the latest capabilities with WriteLog.
>
> So I want serial and parallel ports as well as USB and I
> even wanted a ISA slot for some legacy cards.
>
> But the file system seems like a bit of an issue.  I asked
> an old contest/computer friend of mine about the best way
> to go and here is his response.   I am still trying to sort out
> the implications to see what I lose in the process--if anything.
> If anyone has any thoughts about this setup please let me
> know.  I don't want to lose any WriteLog capability while
> still being able to run DOS legacy programs.  Note this is
> not my general purpose computer--but rather it is dedicated
> to logging and station control use.
>
> >I suggest making a small C partition - a couple hundred megs - formatted
> >with FAT16. That makes it easier to recover if there's a
> problem. It's the
> >system partition.
> >
> >Then you load the OS onto partition D - the boot partition...
> >
> >The boot files go on the system partition and the system files go on the
> >boot partition :)  As I used to tell my students, you drive on
> the parkway,
> >and you park on the driveway.
>
> All of this just to keep one foot in the modern (WriteLog) camp and
> one foot in the legacy (CT/TR) camp.    ;-)
>
> John   W0UN
>
>
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