Ask dRaCX

[dRaCX]

[moving my question to this room]

Hey dRaCX, you're pretty knowledgeable about Win system stuff.   I think TL may be too.  But, why would the Poser help desk *REQUIRE* someone to put ALL the external Runtimes in a folder that exists in the Drives Root Directory.  With NONE of the Runtime base folders located in the Drives Root Directory?  The guy there tells me all this hooplah about errors and bad stuff and I *MUST* do this in order for him to continue.

I'm wondering what it is you expect me to say here?! You may not like my answer!

What you are asking has less to do with a Windows issue more a Poser one! As I have explained more times than I dare count; just because you've done the same thing for years doesn't mean you done it correctly for that number of years. It just means you were extremely lucky not to have run into a problem during that time frame.

Understanding that HD's have different internal serials and process data by means of unique signatures lends insight as to how data corrupts on machines with multi drives. Not to mention the dozen or more other problematic issues that can result from use of multi drives in which a single program must access.

As for the Poser issue? Well, if I'm to be honest then I must agree with the person from Poser Help and Support! I could list over 20 reasons why, but I don't like typing to see my fingers rattle! LOL

But I will say this....If you are thirsty and want a glass of water...why would you drive 4 miles down the road for a bottle of water when you have a well in your back yard?! That's what you are expecting Poser to do! Sooner or later it will become problematic!

[Jherrith]

Twas touch and go there for more then a few minutes mind you...

[McGrandpa]

Oh GOOD!  You didn't keel over dead!   


McG.   

[Jherrith]

[prods J with a toe]  J!  Hey J!  You ok?     

McG.   

:eeeew: that toe and me with no sense of smell, and I still noticed it

[McGrandpa]

[moving my question to this room]

Hey dRaCX, you're pretty knowledgeable about Win system stuff.   I think TL may be too.  But, why would the Poser help desk *REQUIRE* someone to put ALL the external Runtimes in a folder that exists in the Drives Root Directory.  With NONE of the Runtime base folders located in the Drives Root Directory?  The guy there tells me all this hooplah about errors and bad stuff and I *MUST* do this in order for him to continue.   Uh huh.  Riiiiiiiight.   
When I say 'Base Folder', I mean that the Runtime itself *IS* in a folder that's in the Root Directory.  No runtime is in the root itself.  Couldn't have multiple runtimes if I did that, now could I?
I attach a screencap to show how I have set a WD 1TB SATA HD up to be my content drive.  There are so many individual runtimes so as to keep the size to a max of 23.4 gigs.  That is the maximum size data set Nero will burn to the regular BD-R disks.  All that is great I think.   Poser Help Desk's requirement floored me, and I denied them further torturing me with what I feel is preposterous requirements.   All the years I have worked with HD's and Windows OS, THIS was a first.
McG.

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[McGrandpa]

[prods J with a toe]  J!  Hey J!  You ok?     

McG.   

[Jherrith]

[thelufias]

I tried roasting those once but it was so weak I had to go back to coffee ahhhhhh

[dRaCX]

This will be like opening up Pandora's Box....but should be interesting..... 

Most likely! But what can I say? I love the abuse!


"Ahhh!!! The smell of fresh brain cells burning in the morning!!!"

[thelufias]

This will be like opening up Pandora's Box....but should be interesting.....