Re: [opensuse] copying .exe to Win 10?
On 9/15/19 5:05 PM, Doug McGarrett wrote:
1. I have a quite recent Windows 10 (new computer) and the "save changes" is grayed out, so I can't turn off the fast boot that way, and I tried holding down the shift key while selected the power down or whatever it's called from the menu, but that didn't work. There['s probably a file that could be edited, but I have no idea what or what the edit would look like.
W10 can be quirky this way, and not just for the power options. Try: Under Power Options/System Settings panel, click on "Change settings that are currently unavailable", that might release the Save button.
2. From a root terminal, mount -v /dev/sda4 comes back with message "Not found in fstab", which is true, and mount -v all produces the same thing. I looked at the fstab file and it's complicated! Now what?
mount -v /dev/sda4 will only show the mount point, or if not mounted, the error you produced. mount -v (which was asked for before, w/o partition name) will return all mounted partitions. If you are trying to mount the w10 partition rw, you can use: mount -t ntfs /dev/sda4 -o rw <filesystem mount point>
--dg
An afterthought fwiw . . . imo writing to the Windows "C: Drive" is best avoided if possible - Windows has often been finicky about that. Assuming you have ample storage on your new machine, you might consider creating a separate ntfs rw partition for data, and leave the C: partition ro or don't mount it at all unless absolutely necessary. And btw there is a feature in windows that permits redirecting the default data folders (Documents, Downloads, etc.) to a different tree and (if desired) on another partition. Over the years I've found using these techniques helpful in avoiding unpleasant surprises from Microsoft. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2019-09-16 02:36 PM, DennisG wrote:
And btw there is a feature in windows that permits redirecting the default data folders (Documents, Downloads, etc.) to a different tree and (if desired) on another partition. Over the years I've found using these techniques helpful in avoiding unpleasant surprises from Microsoft.
One of the unpleasant surprises is that feature is not consistent. It works for some folders, but not others. For example, my notebook computer came with Windows, which I left in place. I installed Linux and also Windows 10 in a virtual machine. I could not move the original Documents and Downloads folders, in the VM, to the ones on the original Windows partition. However, I could create folders with the same name (?!) and link them. I find Windows has a lot of such inconsistencies. How did you move yours? In the folders I was able to move, there was a Location tab in properties that did not exist in the folders I couldn't move. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 16/09/2019 20.36, DennisG wrote: Note: your mail system is breaking mail threading somehow. :-?
An afterthought fwiw . . . imo writing to the Windows "C: Drive" is best avoided if possible - Windows has often been finicky about that. Assuming you have ample storage on your new machine, you might consider creating a separate ntfs rw partition for data, and leave the C: partition ro or don't mount it at all unless absolutely necessary. And btw there is a feature in windows that permits redirecting the default data folders (Documents, Downloads, etc.) to a different tree and (if desired) on another partition. Over the years I've found using these techniques helpful in avoiding unpleasant surprises from Microsoft.
But you have to do it folder by folder and user by user. In the (long) past, the entire Document path applied to all users could be moved in a single operation. M$ is not consistent. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.0 x86_64 at Telcontar)
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