Changing the file system to FAT

[Greg]

Where do I change the file system back to FAT rather than NFTS?

I'm currently adding XP Pro systems to an existing Win 98se peer to peer
network.

I was told the network doesn't see the XP machine because of the file system
is not FAT.

[JAX]

FAT to NTFS is a one way transition. To use FAT, you will need to re-format.

I don't know about the statement, "I was told the network doesn't see the XP
machine because of the file system
is not FAT". I wonder!

LOL, JAX

"Greg" > wrote in message
...
> Where do I change the file system back to FAT rather than NFTS?
>
> I'm currently adding XP Pro systems to an existing Win 98se peer to peer
> network.
>
> I was told the network doesn't see the XP machine because of the file
system
> is not FAT.
>
>

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The only way to go back to FAT32 from NTFS is to
reformat your drive and reinstall the Windows XP
operating system.

Clean Install Windows XP
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"Greg" > wrote in message:
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| Where do I change the file system back to FAT rather than NFTS?
|
| I'm currently adding XP Pro systems to an existing Win 98se peer to peer
| network.
|
| I was told the network doesn't see the XP machine because of the file system
| is not FAT.

[Rifleman]

"Greg" > wrote in message
...
> Where do I change the file system back to FAT rather than NFTS?
>
> I'm currently adding XP Pro systems to an existing Win 98se peer to peer
> network.
>
> I was told the network doesn't see the XP machine because of the file
system
> is not FAT.
>
>

It doesn't matter about NTFS or FAT over a network. How do you think Linux
machines see windows ones?

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

"Greg" > wrote in message

..>
> I was told the network doesn't see the XP machine because of the file
> system is not FAT.

That is nonsense. The network goes through Windows and never knows what the
file system is.

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[JAX]

Hi Frank,

Thanks for the "BTY" bit of information. That was what I thought but, have
no actual experience with that situation and was afraid of misguiding the
OP'r.

Have a good day, JAX

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE" > wrote in message
...
> "Greg" > wrote in message
>
> .>
> > I was told the network doesn't see the XP machine because of the file
> > system is not FAT.
>
> That is nonsense. The network goes through Windows and never knows what
the
> file system is.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Reply to Newsgroup. I won't answer email
> Protect Your PC
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>

[Ron Martell]

"Greg" > wrote:

>Where do I change the file system back to FAT rather than NFTS?
>
>I'm currently adding XP Pro systems to an existing Win 98se peer to peer
>network.
>
>I was told the network doesn't see the XP machine because of the file system
>is not FAT.
>

You were misinformed completely.

See the following web page for information on configuring your Windows
XP system to work on the network:

Adding Windows XP to an Existing Network by MVP Steve Winograd:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/addxp.htm

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You were told wrong. Don't, repeat, Don't, take any more computer
related advice from whomever told you that.

The file systems on the various computers communicating over a
network are completely irrelevant, as none of the individual
computers' operating systems ever directly access the other computers'
hard drives. Instead, a computer sends a "request," if you will, for
the desired data, and the operating system of the host ("receiving")
computer accesses its own hard drive (whose file system it obviously
can read) and then sends that data back to the requesting computer as
neutral packets of information that are completely independent of the
file systems on the respective computers. After all, don't you use a
Windows-based PC (whether it's FAT32 or NTFS) to access data stored on
the Internet's mostly Unix servers, which use a completely different
file system?


Bruce Chambers

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"Greg" > wrote in message
...
> Where do I change the file system back to FAT rather than NFTS?
>
> I'm currently adding XP Pro systems to an existing Win 98se peer to
peer
> network.
>
> I was told the network doesn't see the XP machine because of the
file system
> is not FAT.
>
>

[Michael Stevens]

Greg wrote:
> Where do I change the file system back to FAT rather than NFTS?
>
> I'm currently adding XP Pro systems to an existing Win 98se peer to
> peer network.
>
> I was told the network doesn't see the XP machine because of the file
> system is not FAT.

The file system only matters when you are dual booting on the same system.
Over a network, the files system does not come into play.
If you have Win 98[fat/16/32] and Win 2k/XP[NTFS] in a dual boot system,
Win 2K/XP will be able to access all hard drives, Win95/98/Me can only see
fat/16/32 drives, it cannot access NTFS on the same computer, but can access
NTFS systems over a network.
--

Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP

http://michaelstevenstech.com
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