Drew Wutka
DWUTKA at marlow.com
Sat Apr 26 14:16:56 CDT 2003
I would recommend Windows 2000. You can do all of that....just not with a 'file'. You just make partitions or volumes. Drew -----Original Message----- From: Shamil Salakhetdinov To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Sent: 4/26/03 11:12 AM Subject: Re: OT: Setting up a virtual disk - Was: Re: [AccessD] Setting up aram disk Gustav, I'm not sure that these virtual CDs(first three URLs below) are what I'm looking for but I've to check that. What I wanted is: - create a file say 500MB; - assign a drive letter to this file; - let/force ms windows to treat this file as a 500MB hard drive - a virtual 500MB hard-drive; - be able to dynamically(i.e. without reboot) create, format, use(copy files on it, delete/move files from it etc.) and delete such virtual hard drives. I.e. this virtual drive(500MB file) should have internally the same file structure as a real physical 500MB hard drive or 500MB partition of a physical hard drive... Shamil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk> To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 5:48 PM Subject: Re: OT: Setting up a virtual disk - Was: Re: [AccessD] Setting up aram disk > Hi Shamil > > Something like this: > > http://shop.store.yahoo.com/software-blowouts/vidr7de.html > > or these: > > http://www.nullsoft.ru/other/virtual.htm > > or this (buyware): > > http://www.counterpoint-mtc.co.uk/it/it_store/network_effect/virtual_dri ve7. htm > > or an alternative true low-tech approach using subst: > > http://www.j-a-associates.com/vdc.htm > > /gustav > > > > It's Friday - and I wanted to have a virtual disk - something like: > > > - create a file; > > - assign a logical drive letter to it; > > - use this virtual(/logical) drive as if it were a real disk i.e. format it, > > create a file system (FAT or NTFS) on it, directory structure, files etc. > > > RAMDisk from Q257405 isn't good choice for my wish because I wanted to have > > as big as possible virtual disk - limited to the size of the drive on which > > its file will be located... > > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com