I haven't trusted 'disk compression' since using "stacker" in Dos 5. When the disk got close to being full, files would start getting corrupt.
HD's are cheap, and getting bigger at the same time. I just added a 300GB Sata drive to store my music production programs and data files dirt cheap. Lou -----Original Message----- From: Peter Cushing [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [NF] MS06-049 may corrupt compressed folders Ted Roche wrote: > Heads-up: > > > Slashdot post: > > "MS06-049 Causing Silent Data Corruption. Uncle Mike writes "It looks > like there is a problem with the recently released MS06-049 / KB920958 > patch. If you have compression activated on any folder, then the > compressed data is at risk from corruption. New files that are close > to a multiple of 4K in size will have their last 4,000 bytes or so > overwritten with 0xDF. Although this problem has been reported to > Microsoft, as yet there appears to have been no official announcement. > " > > http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/21144036/article.pl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the originator of the message. This footer also confirms that this e-mail message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifies and with authority, states them to be the views of Merle Norman Cosmetics. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
