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[Boofo]

2JogaBaer,

Sorry to sound ignorant here, but what are VHDs?

[MVV]

2JogaBaer,

Sorry to sound ignorant here, but what are VHDs?

Microsoft VirtualPC drive files.
BTW, Windows 7 may be installed not just onto separate partition but onto such virtual drive too.
BTW2, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHD_%28file_format%29

[Boofo]

2MVV,

Thanks for the info. I still use XP Pro so that is why I didn't recognize it.

[m^2]

BTW, Windows 7 may be installed not just onto separate partition but onto such virtual drive too.

Hey, it sounds great!
So if I want to scrap the current installation and put a clean one, can I avoid partition formatting?
Currently I have 1 partition for OS and one for data, but it would be nice to have just one because I wouldn't have to decide about sizes of each, it would adjust dynamically.

[JogaBaer]

I use CompletePC-Backup (which is integrated in Vista and W7) to backup my system partition. It creates vhd-files.

Now I'm looking for a way to extract files from the vhd in Vista. There are two ways: mount as a virtual drive (needs additional software installed in Vista) or let TC handle it like an archive (which I prefer).

I'd appreciate any suggestions on how to enable TC to do this.

[purple]

new version still broken for me.

Image: http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4844/7zipbreakage.png

[angelo]

Hi,
I use 7zip.wcx to make 7zip pack,but the file in the pack has wrong FILETIME .I also open the pack in winrar, the file time is missing.
Thank you.
PS: 1. My OS in windows 7 ultimate ,total commander 7.5 9/9/2009
2. I have tried 7zip.wcx vesion 6.4 and 7.2.1, but all have wrong filetime

[petermad]

2angelo

See this: http://madsenworld.dk/tcmd/7z.png

[angelo]

2 petermad

Thank you very much！

[MVV]

BTW, Windows 7 may be installed not just onto separate partition but onto such virtual drive too.

Hey, it sounds great!
So if I want to scrap the current installation and put a clean one, can I avoid partition formatting?
Currently I have 1 partition for OS and one for data, but it would be nice to have just one because I wouldn't have to decide about sizes of each, it would adjust dynamically.

You may load temporary OS from W7 installation drive, open console and create VHD, and to install OS onto it. Please read more e.g. here: http://blogs.msdn.com/knom/archive/2009/04/07/windows-7-vhd-boot-setup-guideline.aspx - it's a nice feature to install W7 if you don't have it.
But you may not format your partition before installing OS anyway - I never format my partitions, I just move all needed data to folder _BACKUP and install new OS - it will erase Windows folder itself (but usually I start PC from XPE and move Windows and other system folders/files into _BACKUP folder so I don't need to delete them - I sort backup files in new OS).

[Sam_Zen]

Yep, thanks petermad ! I had the same problem with the date. 2011.. well.

[m^2]

BTW, Windows 7 may be installed not just onto separate partition but onto such virtual drive too.

Hey, it sounds great!
So if I want to scrap the current installation and put a clean one, can I avoid partition formatting?
Currently I have 1 partition for OS and one for data, but it would be nice to have just one because I wouldn't have to decide about sizes of each, it would adjust dynamically.

You may load temporary OS from W7 installation drive, open console and create VHD, and to install OS onto it. Please read more e.g. here: http://blogs.msdn.com/knom/archive/2009/04/07/windows-7-vhd-boot-setup-guideline.aspx - it's a nice feature to install W7 if you don't have it.
But you may not format your partition before installing OS anyway - I never format my partitions, I just move all needed data to folder _BACKUP and install new OS - it will erase Windows folder itself (but usually I start PC from XPE and move Windows and other system folders/files into _BACKUP folder so I don't need to delete them - I sort backup files in new OS).

I wonder whether the bootloader is future-proof..
You made me think...I don't like all the mess with extensive directory structures created by Windows and myself, mixed together. Having a single Windows file would let me avoid it....but having a single directory for own stuff, mounted as another volume would work just as well. I would remove old Windows before installation (because simple instaling one over another would likely leave a lot of files not overwriten, i.e. programs' settings). I'll check some best-practices guides before doing so, but it sounds tempting.
EOT.
Thanks.

[tosbsas]

Got a question:

I have the 7zip plugin and the 7zip app installed.

wincdm.ini
223,.......

But when I want to copy more than one file or file and folder from a 7zip archive I get "no unpacker configurated". Works with rar or zip.

ideas?

[MVV]

If you entered to archive, you have archiver configured.

You need to specify plugin for archive extension, e.g.:

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[PackerPlugins]
7z=223,%COMMANDER_PATH%\Plugins\Packer\7Zip\7Zip.wcx

In this case TC will open 7z files using specified archiver. But if you open archive using Ctrl+PgDn instead of just Enter, TC will try to open archive using each archiver plugin.

[tosbsas]

thats the way its configurated - but as I said I cannot copy out of the still packed archive more than one file at a time