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fat 32 and ntfs
I wanted to install an external HD of 80 GB to share files
between our wind 98 with fat 32 and wind XP Home edition and I found this one has an NT File system. what are my choices to be able to use it at both ends? thank you |
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fat 32 and ntfs
If you leave the drive as FAT32, you'll be able to access it from both
systems, with no problem. XP handles NTFS and FAT32. 98 will not read NTFS. -- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Associate Expert ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "lx" wrote in message ... I wanted to install an external HD of 80 GB to share files between our wind 98 with fat 32 and wind XP Home edition and I found this one has an NT File system. what are my choices to be able to use it at both ends? thank you |
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fat 32 and ntfs
If you leave the drive as FAT32, you'll be able to access it from both
systems, with no problem. XP handles NTFS and FAT32. 98 will not read NTFS. -- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Associate Expert ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "lx" wrote in message ... I wanted to install an external HD of 80 GB to share files between our wind 98 with fat 32 and wind XP Home edition and I found this one has an NT File system. what are my choices to be able to use it at both ends? thank you |
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fat 32 and ntfs
In , lx wrote:
I wanted to install an external HD of 80 GB to share files between our wind 98 with fat 32 and wind XP Home edition and I found this one has an NT File system. what are my choices to be able to use it at both ends? Make it FAT32 and your chances are 100% Windows XP can simultaneously use any combination of NTFS, FAT32, FAT16, and FAT12 without problems. -- Ken Blake Please reply to the newsgroup |
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fat 32 and ntfs
In , lx wrote:
I wanted to install an external HD of 80 GB to share files between our wind 98 with fat 32 and wind XP Home edition and I found this one has an NT File system. what are my choices to be able to use it at both ends? Make it FAT32 and your chances are 100% Windows XP can simultaneously use any combination of NTFS, FAT32, FAT16, and FAT12 without problems. -- Ken Blake Please reply to the newsgroup |
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