On 2009-04-29, Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
> On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:05:37 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> XP SP3 Doesn't Play Nice with Heavy I/O Operations on NTFS Volumes
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>>| Windows XP fails to play nice with heavy I/O operations occurring on volumes
>>| formatted with the NTFS file system, Microsoft informed. According to the
>>| Redmond company, the issue is related to the “Compress drive to save disk
>>| space” option. The software giant did not offer an explanation of the
>>| problems, but indicated that both Service Pack 3 and SP2 for Windows XP were
>>| affected. Post-XP releases of the Windows client, including
>>| Windows Vista and Windows 7 are not impacted by the issue.
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>> http://news.softpedia.com/news/XP-SP3-Doesn-039-t-Play-Nice-with-Heavy-I-O-Operations-on-NTFS-Volumes-110252.shtml
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> Wait.. wait.. wait..
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> Not too long ago, I posted about how Linus called ext3's writeback mode
> "moronic". I said that this was the same thing as calling ext3 moronic.
>
> Unsurprisingly, I got a torrent of replies that called me a moron for
> saying that. They said that just because one seldom used mode was stupid
> didn't mean ext3 was stupid.
That's because that was true.
> Now, here we have effectively the same thing. One particular mode of NTFS
> has some issues, a mode that is hardly ever used, and now "NTFS is
> defective".
NTFS is defective whether that particular mode is used or not.
However, the ext3 mode is rarely used. The NTFS mode is default.
> Funny
Yes it is.
> What hypocrites.
I know. And you're nothing but an honest and truthful poster who only
posts verifiable facts, too.
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Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure.
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