Windows 2000 uncompression!!!

[alancardoso 0]

I've have been trying to uncompress windows 2000, but I can't do it sucessfully as there are several system files (most in /system32)

which are being used by windows, so they can't be uncompressed. I've tried booting in safe mode, but the same files are still being used. Also, I tried to use the Emergency recovery console (by using the cd boot files, I wouldn't be using the hard drive system files) but I haven't been able to execute any files with the recovery console (only the recovery console commands)

Anyone know what to do ? BTW, the reason I'm doing this is to use Partition Magic 5 to convert the ntfs partition to fat 32 (it will only work with uncompressed files), so if there is a program which converts ntfs compressed files to fat 32, please let me know. Thanks,

 

Alan Cardoso

[foxman98 0]

I'm just curious, but why did you decide to compress your windows directory in the first place? AFAIK windows will not boot w/ a compressed WindowsNT directory? Because it needs to load the uncompressing drivers, but they are already compressed, quite a b[problem?

Cheer,

Steve

[alancardoso 0]

1) No need to reply to my question, as I've already reinstaled Win2k (and reformated the nfts drive)

2)Answering your question, Steve, I compressed everyone of my directories as to save disk space, but as I have decided to install linux (it doesn't run on a nfts partition, but can be instaleed in a fat 32)

Also, Win2k boots with a compressed winnt

directory, so this wasn't my problem

 

 

Alan Cardoso

[vf 0]

You didn't really install linux on a fat partition, did you? Although it is possible I would never recommend doing so. Linux has it's own filesystem currently ext2fs.

 

If you just want to exchange data, for linux there exists a driver to handle ntfs filesystems.

[alancardoso 0]

I still haven't installed linux on a fat 32 partition, but what is the problem ? For what I've read, Linux would run just a bit slower with fat 32 than if I was using ext2fs, right ?? Thanks for your help,

 

Alan Cardoso

[vf 0]

Yes, mostly because the performance, you'll definitely notice it, but we are getting off topic.