Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!yale!cs.yale.edu!keegan-edward From: keegan-edward@cs.yale.edu (Edward Keegan) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: Win 3.0 trashing hard disks... Keywords: Windows 3.0 makes HDs bite the big one! Message-ID: <25388@cs.yale.edu> Date: 14 Jun 90 12:43:12 GMT References: <8175@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> Sender: news@cs.yale.edu Reply-To: keegan-edward@cs.yale.edu (Edward Keegan) Distribution: na Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158 Lines: 13 I've seen articles recently that point to the version of DOS Windows expects, 4.1 not 3.X. Users report hard disks being trashed when a large disk (>32MB) using a disk manager pkg and DOS 3.X. +-----------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Edward T. Keegan, Director | UUCP: yale!Keegan-Edward | | Development and Operations | ARPA: Keegan-Edward@cs.yale.edu | | Computer Science Department | BITNET: Keegan-Edward@YaleCS.BITNET | | Yale University | VOICE: 1-203-432-1254 | | Arthur K. Watson Hall | FAX: 1-203-432-0593 | | 51 Prospect St., Room 009 | USPS: P.O.Box 2158, Yale Station | | New Haven, CT 06520-2158 | New Haven, CT 06520 | +-----------------------------+-------------------------------------+