Problems with Apple HFS+ driver in BootCamp 3.1
I got a newest MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard recently on which I reinstalled Boot Camp 3.1 with Windows 7. I was running Leopard with Windows XP previously.
The latest BootCamp version provides read-only access to the main Mac (HFS+) drive. I ran into multiple problems in using this drive (F: in my case) within just few days of working with this setup. Here is the list:
1. Many .EXEs can not be executed at all from the drive. Windows gives "Could not find file" error even though the file could be copied just fine. I could not figure out the pattern, but, about say 90% of .EXEs could not be executed.
Test case: Run wrar393.exe ( http://www.rarsoft.com/download.htm).
2. robocopy utility crashes when source directory is on HFS+. copy and xcopy work fine only in PowerShell.
Test case: PowerShell> robocopy F:\Library\ColorSync\Profiles\Displays $env:TEMP
3. Command Prompt (cmd) crashes or gives "the parameter is incorrect" message on any dir command, copy and xcopy, etc. Overall, Command Prompt seems to be unusable. One time I got a Blue Screen of Death in this scenario.
Test case: cmd> dir F:\Library
4. Rounds up file sizes (for example, in Windows Explorer) to a cluster (x 4Kb) size. This is annoying and could be an issue for file synchronization. If a file is copied locally, it will come up in a correct size.
Do you run into the similar issues? Any solutions? Does anybody have a better luck with third-party HFS+ drivers, for example with Paragon HFS for Windows ( http://www.paragon-software.com/home/hfs-windows/) which is currently free?
The latest BootCamp version provides read-only access to the main Mac (HFS+) drive. I ran into multiple problems in using this drive (F: in my case) within just few days of working with this setup. Here is the list:
1. Many .EXEs can not be executed at all from the drive. Windows gives "Could not find file" error even though the file could be copied just fine. I could not figure out the pattern, but, about say 90% of .EXEs could not be executed.
Test case: Run wrar393.exe ( http://www.rarsoft.com/download.htm).
2. robocopy utility crashes when source directory is on HFS+. copy and xcopy work fine only in PowerShell.
Test case: PowerShell> robocopy F:\Library\ColorSync\Profiles\Displays $env:TEMP
3. Command Prompt (cmd) crashes or gives "the parameter is incorrect" message on any dir command, copy and xcopy, etc. Overall, Command Prompt seems to be unusable. One time I got a Blue Screen of Death in this scenario.
Test case: cmd> dir F:\Library
4. Rounds up file sizes (for example, in Windows Explorer) to a cluster (x 4Kb) size. This is annoying and could be an issue for file synchronization. If a file is copied locally, it will come up in a correct size.
Do you run into the similar issues? Any solutions? Does anybody have a better luck with third-party HFS+ drivers, for example with Paragon HFS for Windows ( http://www.paragon-software.com/home/hfs-windows/) which is currently free?
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.3)
