Hi Bob...

 BS>       I have an os2 box (that runs my Fido system)
 BS> with HPFS formatted drives and
 BS> the drives are failing.

 BS>       Does anyone have any software (or suggestion) that will accurately
 BS> build an image of an HPFS drive, and then replicate it 
 BS> on a new/replacement drive.


 BS>       Anything to avoid complete rebuilding of the OS/2 system  on a new
 BS> drive.  :)



 BS>                        .....Bob


You betcha!  The most wonderful application for this I've ever seen is
DFSEE which can be completely researched at www.dfsee.com for you.  It can
completely service, clone, copy DOS/OS2/Windows/Linux hard disks and at
least from even a DOS boot it can completely service HPFS OS/2 stuff.  Log
on and take a look at what the author Jan van Wijk has created.  It is a
treasure of a tool.

And individual can get a package of it for real cheap, as well as a limited
use edition for trial purposes.  At the $25 or so USD bucks for a licensed
version that has *ALL* the op system inter-related tools on it I'd think
that ANYONE would be willing to pay Jan for his work.

If you are in the USA, since Jan is in the Netherlands, you can make a deal
with BMT Micro to electronically transfer your little bitty payment for it.
Rather than a large buckload for an international certified check.  Or if
you are using a credit card that can internationally do it for you as far
as I know it won't be too bad.

You will be SHOCKED at what you can do with OS/2 stuff all the way from DOS
to OS/2 MPTS or JFS formatted disk stuff.  I use his tools all the time to
back up all my work even cross between HPFS SCSI stuff to USB plug in drive
stuff!

The current level of his work is DFSEE 1.15 which works just fine here.


Mike Luther as N117C at 1:117/100 for this message.





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