BL> There's a reason not to do that... it always checks the root.
 BL> If everything is in the root, it checks *everything* every time
 BL> you give it a command.

 RM> Last time I checked (yesterday), if you don't have "C:\"
 RM> specified in your path, then it won't check the root dir if you
 RM> aren't already there.

  Ahh... I always put C:\ on my PATH, and to check I'll have to reboot.
Standby....

... [later]

  Well, how about that! You're right.

  Jeeze! That's dangerous. I thought the C: root was always on the path 
no matter what.

 RM> I tend to keep my root dir clean (ish...). Utilities that I
 RM> need to call from anywhere are either put into c:\sys\utils, or
 RM> given a batchfile or alias. Root dir belongs to boot files.

  I do the same, but I thought you were telling us to put everything
in C:\?  What about Dave Hatch's explanation; that the root directory
fragments badly and takes forever to read all over the hard disc?

Regards,
Bob

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