I used to do something similar, but I also needed complete portability of the Windows system in "standalone" mode. So I put the data files back on the Windows machine, but added automatic backups - using Second Copy (Windows shareware) - from Windows to Linux, through Samba. Now, when Windows is _on_ the network. my important stuff is backed up onto Linux. When _off_ of the network, Windows still works fine. (If I had been more ambitious, I'm sure I could have scripted my way around having to use Second Copy.)
-jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Gift" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bill Wohler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Debian" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 9:37 AM Subject: Re: Comments VMWare? > Bill Wohler wrote: > > > > I keep my important data files on the Unix side so that they can be > > backed up and not nuked if you have to reinstall Windows. I access > > them from VMware via samba. > > Got you. thanks for the advice. > > Jonathan > > -- > > /* Jonathan Gift > [EMAIL PROTECTED] */ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >