Hello,
I was contemplating WD on a thin client C drive (OS is Xp embedded) , the C drive is EWF locked, installed programs only write to a memory overlay of the C drive image, all changes are lost next restart.
For retained data I am putting the datafile, logfile and webfile directories to a usb stick as D drive and configure WD accordingly.
Why do it this way? Low energy costs, no harddisks, installation on C drive is exactly as set up every restart, unaffected by power loss except during a write to the flash disk.
Hoping to write to the thumbstick once a minute as they wear out. Downside is restricted amount of of ram and C drive space but great for applications you want to run all the time without using a full blown PC.
Assuming the install and configuration all is ok, the C drive is committed and locked down. Apart from the log ,data and web files on the stick are there any other files WD may update on C drive in course of normal running it needs to be permanent?
regards Harry