File system

Which file system is better for use with 98SE ?;

Fat 32 or NTFS ? And why ?

dan wrote:
Which file system is better for use with 98SE ?;

Fat 32 or NTFS ? And why ?

Depends on what your wants and needs are, so that's too open ended, IMO.
Research it a bit at the MS site, for example, and you'll see there are
advantages and disadvantages to each. www.microsoft.com

You can use NTFS with Windows 98?


"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...

dan wrote:
Which file system is better for use with 98SE ?;

Fat 32 or NTFS ? And why ?

Depends on what your wants and needs are, so that's too open ended, IMO.
Research it a bit at the MS site, for example, and you'll see there are
advantages and disadvantages to each. www.microsoft.com

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...

dan wrote:
Which file system is better for use with 98SE ?;

Fat 32 or NTFS ? And why ?

Depends on what your wants and needs are, so that's too open ended, IMO.
Research it a bit at the MS site, for example, and you'll see there are
advantages and disadvantages to each. www.microsoft.com

Windows 98SE cannot read a disk formatted in NTFS.
That make the choice simple.

I guess I should throw in a plug for NTFS as being the more advanced system.

(But I'm still on FAT32, and that's where I'm staying (for at least one good
reason to me - so I can still fallback to a DOS boot disk - but for most
people, this may not be too important)

Bill in Co. wrote:
dan wrote:
Which file system is better for use with 98SE ?;

Fat 32 or NTFS ? And why ?

Depends on what your wants and needs are, so that's too open ended, IMO.
Research it a bit at the MS site, for example, and you'll see there are
advantages and disadvantages to each. www.microsoft.com

Ooops, you're' right!! I was thinking of XP - when given the choice to
set it up using FAT32 or NTFS.

Must be the drugs. :-)

Richard in AZ wrote:
"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...

dan wrote:
Which file system is better for use with 98SE ?;

Fat 32 or NTFS ? And why ?

Depends on what your wants and needs are, so that's too open ended, IMO.
Research it a bit at the MS site, for example, and you'll see there are
advantages and disadvantages to each. www.microsoft.com

Windows 98SE cannot read a disk formatted in NTFS.
That make the choice simple.

Well, since Windows 98 cannot use NTFS, I would say that makes FAT32 the
superior choice.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"dan" wrote in message
...
Which file system is better for use with 98SE ?;

Fat 32 or NTFS ? And why ?

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...

I guess I should throw in a plug for NTFS as being the more advanced
system.

That would be inappropriate, confusing and misleading,
given that this is a Windows 98 group.

Regardless of good intentions, general comments get misconstrued
and misunderstood when offered up in the wrong forum.

"Richard G. Harper" wrote:

Well, since Windows 98 cannot use NTFS, I would say that makes FAT32 the
superior choice.


DOS can read NTFS, there are drivers available e.g. from sysinternals.com -
has anyone tried using them under Win98?

--
__________________________________________________ _____

HELP! I'M BEING HELD PRISONER IN A .SIGNATURE FACTORY
__________________________________________________ _____

LOL, yeah, and me too, now that "I'm back in the saddle again". I hope
(checking below, to see if I've fallen off again :-)

Richard G. Harper wrote:
Well, since Windows 98 cannot use NTFS, I would say that makes FAT32 the
superior choice.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"dan" wrote in message
...
Which file system is better for use with 98SE ?;

Fat 32 or NTFS ? And why ?