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To: Vendit™ who wrote (14852)	1/13/2001 7:44:37 PM
From: thecow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

Vendit Here's all I could find on the subject. Whether any of this applies is a mystery to me. maybe someone will come along with some ideas. computing.net computing.net archives.indenial.com tc

To: Vendit™ who wrote (14852)	1/13/2001 8:45:53 PM
From: mr.mark	Respond to of 110652

hi reid i appreciate very much you taking the time to give us all that feedback. for sure some of us were wondering how the 'project' was going, and we knew you'd be back when you could spare the time and when you had something to report. i'm getting that you are very satisfied, and doesn't everyone want to be able to say that! i'm glad we provided some help. :) mark

To: Vendit™ who wrote (14852)	1/14/2001 11:17:10 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110652

No PT ... I agree with others that PT probably refers to Partition Table. I doubt there's no partition table, but perhaps an incomplete, or compromised PT. There's a few limitations on disk sizes. The most widely understood is the 1023 cylinder limit. DOS, and Windows resting on top of DOS, bumps into this limit as disk sizes grow. Another is the magic 8 gig limit, which I don't know much about. If you install a disk with more than 1023 cylinders, your system will most likely still run, but cylinders beyond the limit are out of reach. Your description sounds like this may be happening. In any case, the real solution is to re-partition your drive. Keep your sizes below 8 gig to be safe. You have some choices about how to do this. Partition Magic does a nice job. It's visual, convenient, and won't cost you data loss. FDISK, a part of your OS, will do this for you too, but will wipe away your data. I'd choose Partition Magic because few know exactly how they'll need their disk divided until they've had a chance to work with different configurations. With PM, changing your mind, and your sizes, is painless. Cheers, PW. P.S. I have no connection with PowerQuest beyond being a happy customer. I'm not a shareholder or employee. P.P.S. I believe Partition Magic, Disk Image and some other stuff can be acquired as one big package, saving a bit of money in the long run as nearly everyone who gets one, eventually gets the others.