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Re: WARNING: Windows Catches up with Linux (as of a Decade Ago)

  • Subject: Re: WARNING: Windows Catches up with Linux (as of a Decade Ago)
  • From: "Grug" <grug2005@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: 31 Oct 2005 08:11:38 -0800
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Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2005/10/28/413255.aspx
>
> "In Vista/Longhorn server, the file system (NTFS) will start supporting a new
> filesystem object (examples of existing filesystem objects are files,
> folders etc.). This new object is a symbolic link."
>
> Innovation. Just like Mr. Ballmer promised us!

Actually, NTFS has had hardpoints (reparse points or junctions) since I
think NTFS 5.0 or Windows 2000... not sure.

I used them for an Oracle database install and everything worked
flawlessly (even Oracle ;)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/205524/EN-US/

> 
> Roy


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