Which operating system

[maveric4001]

Hi Folks,

Right I have been doing backups for a while now with mixed success.
Am using XP pro and after a while movies seem to skip a frame or two.
Now I am pretty sure this is not a media issue cos after doing several formats, its seems the only sure way to get things back to where they were when things were fine.
Now please feel free to post all your comments as I am interested in seeing what operating systems others use and wheather they experience problems
Am currently using NTFS instead of FAT32 can anyone advise if using an earlier operating system and FAT 32 would that be of any help

Thanks to all that help

[iooi]

Just remember older O/S running under fat 32 will have a max file size of 4 gig...So kiss good bye to your dvd backups.

[gmatov]

iooi,

The VOBs are 1 gig max, so 4gig limit doesn't come into play.

Maveric,,

Are you saying that you can make a few good copies, and then, after a week or a month you cnnot make a good copy? And, a format/re-install, you can make good copies again?

I don't think MOST of the XP users are having that prob. Have you DL'd SP1?

They do try to patch the OS. I don't have it, can't give you specifics.

Cheerss,

George

[indolikaa]

I run a triple boot system on the main machine:

- WinME on a 5GB FAT32 partition (mostly for DOS-based games)
- Win2000 Pro on a 5GB NTFS partition (for video editing)
- Win2000 Pro on a 20GB NTFS partition (for Alcohol 120% images)

I also have a second hard drive formatted with NTFS that is for captured files, both audio and video. This keeps my Video partition and my capture partition on separate physical drives, which increases performance.

All three partitions are backed up to DVD-RW with all the software each system needs. The DVD-RWs are bootable, so if it's time to wipe a partition and start over (I normally do this every 30 days), I'm up and running again in 30-40 minutes. By doing this triple-boot system, I keep only the software I need on a particular partition. I like my Windows streamlined and efficient!

I have absolutely no capture or dropped frames issues. Ever.

.indolikaa.

[808smokey]

- indolikaa

Just curious as to why you dual boot the same OS?

Win2000 Pro on a 5GB NTFS partition (for video editing)
- Win2000 Pro on a 20GB NTFS partition (for Alcohol 120% images)

why not just have the 2 partitioned OS FAT32 and NTFS and then have the 3rd for ALcohol FAT32?

Just wondering

[indolikaa]

Just curious as to why you dual-boot to the same OS?

That's actually a good question.

The 5GB partition is where I like to test things. So if I install something and wreck my system, I'm only an El-Torito DVD-RW and about 30 minutes away from being back to a clean load. Backing up and restoring my Games partition is a Queen Bitch of a process, so I like to keep it separate from my Realm of Destruction.

I keep WinME around for those older programs that are not supported in Win2000 Pro. I also keep it around because I'm one of about six people in the United States who can run WinME and never crash/BSOD it, and there's a certain ego-fufillment that comes from that!

By the way, I like your pic!

[maveric4001]

Hi Gmatov,

Thats right does good backups for a while then they skip and pause.

Right I have tried with one hdd on primary ide and dvd-r as slave on secondary and dvd-rom as slave on secondary, thought that might be a prob
So I got ide expansion card and two more hdds, have played around with different configurations where I have set most as masters on there own channel.
Please advise how you would set that lot up and weather you would keep operating system seperate from drives being used for dvd backup.
I would also like help to set up multiple boot cos I have not tried that yet but have tried running xp os on two seperate drives to keep things seperate but I have to keep swithing ide leads to boot from either.
incidently I have installed SP1 but same thing keeps happening.

There does seem to be a bit of a conflicting verdict on here as to weather put hdds on same controller and roms on another, but in my experience when I put two hdds on the same controller and tried to transcode from one to the other I got all kinds of problems

Thanks guys for any help

[DereX888]

I also keep it around because I'm one of about six people in the United States who can run WinME and never crash/BSOD it

lol
My Mom's box is running WinME since middle of 2001. Im sure it must have crashed few or more times, but its still running... I guess my Mom is better than you are

[gmatov]

Right I have tried with one hdd on primary ide and dvd-r as slave on secondary and dvd-rom as slave on secondary, thought that might be a prob

That has to be a msiprint , both opticals as slave on same cable.

Since you got the controller card and 2 more drives, Master the OS drive on the first IDE, Master the burner on the second IDE, as some ATA cards won't support opticals, Slave the DVD-ROM to the Burner, since you won't be burning DVD to DVD "on the fly", Master both the new drives on the 2 IDEs on the ATA card.

With these 5 drives, you would never have any 2 trying to interrupt any other. An ideal situation.

Something is still, it seems, corrupting XP for you, if a format-re-install puts you back in good shape. Some people here seem to think SP1 caused more problems than it cured. I said I don't use it, so can't help, there.

Sorry.

George

When you installed the second copy, you must have done so with the second drive as C:\. You can't do that, to multiboot. You have to select where you want to install after you have installed the first sys.

When it says it will install to C:\, t ell it you want to install to another drive. Then select another drive, or in my case, another partition on the same drive. When you do so, it will automatically give you a count ddown to choose which OS you want to boot to, which you can reset in XP'ss version od Device manager, or whatever it is called. Would have to go boot the 2k machine to see exactly what and where.

It's not difficult.

[gmatov]

Indolikaa,

Is El-torito a curious disk brand or a ghosting app?

George

[maveric4001]

Thanks Gmatov,
didnt realise it would be that easy, but it makes perfect sense. thanks for the help will give it a go

Mav

[vitualis]

Is El-torito a curious disk brand or a ghosting app?

It refers to the standard/amendment that allows bootable CDs (and presumably DVDs) possible.

The original CD-ROM specifications didn't cater for bootable CDs. Thus, unless you have an "El-torito" drive, you can't boot from a CD. Mind you, this would only be the case if you have a very early model CD drive.

Regards.

[gmatov]

Michael,

Thanks. Son 'o ma gun, you can learn something new here, every day.

George

[indolikaa]

Is El-torito a curious disk brand or a ghosting app?

It's a Princo offshoot!

It refers to the standard/amendment that allows bootable CDs (and presumably DVDs) possible.

The original CD-ROM specifications didn't cater for bootable CDs. Thus, unless you have an "El-torito" drive, you can't boot from a CD. Mind you, this would only be the case if you have a very early model CD drive.

That is correct! And yes, it does work on DVDs. It got it's name from a restaurant in California where the idea was scribbled out on a paper napkin.

I had heard of it before but never seen an actual implementation until I purchased my Optorite burner. It is an option included with B's Recorder Gold5. One of the best tools I've ever added to my computer arsenal.