Windows oddities

> John A. Wallace wrote:
> > Windows installation oddities
> >
> > I have installed the most recent Windows version6.3-1, whichIgot from
> >
> here:_http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/latest/downlo
> ad_.
> > All appears to be running well from what I have seen so far. Thanks
> > for that.I manually uninstalled the previous version.
> >
> > I ama bit puzzled by the versioning and such. Before I got this
> > version, I hadbeen using one labeled as?smartmontools-win-6.2-2.zip?.
> >
> We never provided such a file on the above download location.
>
> The file is possibly from independent project
> http://www.netpower.fr/smartmontools. It provides an alternative
> installer for smartmontools.
>
Yes, you're probably right about that as I see the different numbering
version available from there.

Regarding the other question I had:

So I am curious about whether it is possible whether a failing, or faulty,
controller on an external USB enclosure could result in a report indicating
that a disk was bad or failing although in fact it might just be that the
controller itself, not the disk, could have a problem? Thanks, Christian.

- John



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