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If you want to use a FAT32 file system with Windows NT 4, take a look at a
FREE utility at
http://www.sysinternals.com/fat32.htm
Several utilities which make working with NT easier.
(Standard Disclaimer - I didn't use it, I don't own it, Never heard of the
developers, get nothing for this, use at your own risk, etc.)
Regards,
Ed Winters
----- Original Message -----
From: Earl Adamy <eadamy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <code-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: CL_Upgrading from Win98 to NT
> Microsoft doesn't widely advertise the fact that a) NT is unable to read
> FAT32 and there is no conversion to NTFS from FAT32 or b) that the
> registries and therefor the software installations are not compatible
> between WinXX and NT. All of this and more is covered in a $6 magazine
style
> publication which I highly recommend to anyone considering or using NT:
> Windows NT Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting In Plain English (PC Novice
> Learning Series Vol 5, Issue 1) . Now about that 15 gig drive, you might
> check to see if one of the major tape backup products which has versions
for
> both WinXX and NT will do a backup from FAT32 and then restore to a
> reformatted NTFS drive - I expect that they would since tapes generally
use
> proprietary formats. I have an 8 gig HP Colorado backup v8 which supports
> both WinXX and NT so CB might do the trick. Seagate Backup probably will
> also do the trick. If you don't have a big tape backup unit with that 15
gig
> drive, well ....
>
> Once you get through the transition, the significantly increased
reliability
> and resource availability will be well worth the effort.
>
> Earl
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ManningSto@xxxxxxx>
> To: <code-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 10:23 AM
> Subject: CL_Upgrading from Win98 to NT
>
>
> > Thought the upgrade from Win98 to NT 4 would be a snap. What a surprise.
> >
> > It seems that NT is incompatible with FAT32 files (which of course you
had
> to
> > use to recognize a larger than 2 Gig Hard Drive as one partition).
> >
> > This means that you have to reformat the hard drive and start over.
> Gulp -
> > 15 GIG on my hard drive - mostly data.
> >
> > I pass this on so no one else will fall into the hole like I did.
> >
> > Stupidly yours,
> >
> > Manning Stoller
> >
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