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From: yukit@silma.com (Chuck)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Copying diskettes, standard mode vs 386 Enh mode
Message-ID: <1991Feb12.205011.9488@silma.com>
Date: 12 Feb 91 20:50:11 GMT
Reply-To: yukit@silma.com
Organization: Silma, Inc. Cupertino CA
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If I want to duplicate a high density floppy disk in Windows 3.0,
(1.2 Meg 5.25" or 1.44 Meg 3.5"), the following happens:

- In standard mode, Win3 needs only 2 passes to duplicate a disk,
  compared to 3 passed if I use DISKCOPY in DOS, Win3 will tell
  me that the copying is 41% finished after the first pass;
- In 386 Enhanced mode, Win3 needs > 4 passes, I lost count because
  I ran out of patience before Win3 finished copying.

Why does this happen?  Is that any magic setting that I can use so
that I can duplicate diskettes in only 1 pass?  I know Becker Tools
include an utlilty that allows high speed disk copying, but can
standard Win3 do it?

Interesting fact, the same phenomenon happens in Desqview 386, ie.,
if I DOS tools in Desqview to duplicate diskettes, it also requires
> 4 passes .... Why?

Chuck Lau  (yukit@silma.com)
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Chuck Lau
Silma Inc
1601 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd