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USB Drive for Win 98 SE ?
John Dulak wrote:
According to the HP site that drive has a capacity of 8 Gig which means it almost certainly is formatted with an NTFS file system which Win 98 will not "see". Why would you think that FAT32 would either be inappropriate or incompatible with a drive/volume size of 8 gb? In fact, journalling file systems (such as NTFS) are seen largely as poor choices for flash-memory drives, because of the finite read/write cycle lifespan of that type of memory - and the somewhat "busy" nature of NTFS. While there may be third party patches to get Win98 to use NTFS I have no idea if they would work with an already patched USB function The claimed benefits of NTFS over FAT32 are largely ficticious or bogus. The main goal that Microsoft had in mind for NTFS is a file-system that was not accessible if a system was booted into a command-line (DOS-like) operating system. Most of the other advantages of NTFS have been replaced by advances in drive hardware (real-time bad-sector remapping). Which is why I install OS's like XP to drives pre-formatted with FAT32 when I have the chance. Much more open, accessible, and repairable compared to NTFS. |
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USB Drive for Win 98 SE ?
98 Guy wrote:
John Dulak wrote: According to the HP site that drive has a capacity of 8 Gig which means it almost certainly is formatted with an NTFS file system which Win 98 will not "see". Why would you think that FAT32 would either be inappropriate or incompatible with a drive/volume size of 8 gb? snip 98 Guy: I once came across an 8 Gig Flash drive from a different manufacturer that WAS formatted with NTFS and was useless on Win98. It was not my drive so I did not have a chance to "play" with it. From what I know of the owners computer skills the chance he reformatted it to NTFS is slim to none. -- \\\||/// ------------------o000----(o)(o)----000o---------------- ----------------------------()-------------------------- '' Madness takes its toll - Please have exact change. '' John Dulak - 40.4913ºN,79.904ºW - http://tinyurl.com/2qs6o6 |
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USB Drive for Win 98 SE ?
"Robert Macy" wrote in message
... Don't know who wrote this: snip I did. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/ |
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USB Drive for Win 98 SE ?
"Robert Macy" wrote in message
... Don't know who wrote this: snip I did. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/ |
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USB Drive for Win 98 SE ?
Thanks, John.. It is the 4GB drive,and FAT32.
-- RobF "John Dulak" wrote in message ... | RobF wrote: | My new HP USB flash drive, model v125w (version unknown, 2 or 3,HP does'nt | know or support) works well on main XP computer, but am having difficulties | with drivers for 98SE supplied at | http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php. They're not making it | possible for system to recognize the drive. BIOS of my backup 98se box shows | board supports usb v.2, so i'm guessing that there's a way to make the flash | drive functional. | | Has anyone here had experience with these or other drivers that work with | flash drive, either version 2 or 3? | | RobF: | | According to the HP site that drive has a capacity of 8 Gig which | means it almost certainly is formatted with an NTFS file system which | Win 98 will not "see". | | You can verify this by plugging the flash drive into your XP computer, | point to it in Windows Explorer (or "My Computer") right click on it | and choose properties. The "General" tab will tell you which file | system is installed. | | While there may be third party patches to get Win98 to use NTFS I have | no idea if they would work with an already patched USB function | | HTH & GL | | John | | -- | \\\||/// | ------------------o000----(o)(o)----000o---------------- | ----------------------------()-------------------------- | '' Madness takes its toll - Please have exact change. '' | | John Dulak - 40.4913ºN,79.904ºW - http://tinyurl.com/2qs6o6 |
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USB Drive for Win 98 SE ?
"Robert Macy" wrote in message ... On Mar 1, 12:14 pm, John Dulak wrote: RobF wrote: My new HP USB flash drive, model v125w (version unknown, 2 or 3,HP does'nt know or support) works well on main XP computer, but am having difficulties with drivers for 98SE supplied at http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php. They're not making it possible for system to recognize the drive. BIOS of my backup 98se box shows board supports usb v.2, so i'm guessing that there's a way to make the flash drive functional. Has anyone here had experience with these or other drivers that work with flash drive, either version 2 or 3? RobF: ~~~~~~~~~snip -- \\\||/// ------------------o000----(o)(o)----000o---------------- ----------------------------()-------------------------- '' Madness takes its toll - Please have exact change. '' John Dulak - 40.4913ºN,79.904ºW -http://tinyurl.com/2qs6o6 NTFS?! interesting. But I learned the hard way, under no circumstances *EVER* reformat a USB flash drive in FAT32 using WinXP if you're planning on trying to use the flash drive on Win98. Instead, use Win98 Thanks, Robert. USB drive working on XP; have copied some files there as test. Will of course keep Fat 32. What is this about reformatting, and is there something about partitioning I should know, if, as is the case, i'm using it only as a repository? -- RobF |
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USB Drive for Win 98 SE ?
What is "Dire software" that you mentioned? If the HP site for this v125w flash drive supplies software for USB. The USB is installed with software that came with the motherboard. "Hot-text" wrote in message news | For You Need to know that no USB flash drive work on win98 if do not install | the USB .inf file first! | Get the Dire software for the HP USB flash drive, model v125w and in stall | it! | | | |
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USB Drive for Win 98 SE ?
What is "Dire software" that you mentioned? If the HP site for this v125w flash drive supplies software for USB. The USB is installed with software that came with the motherboard. "Hot-text" wrote in message news | For You Need to know that no USB flash drive work on win98 if do not install | the USB .inf file first! | Get the Dire software for the HP USB flash drive, model v125w and in stall | it! | | | |
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USB Drive for Win 98 SE ?
Thanks, Robert. I downloaded the file. But it seems to be for '98 FE, as in
the post you quoted (from glee). i'd better not experiment with installing it on my SE box. -- RobF "Robert Macy" wrote in message ... On Mar 1, 11:32 am, "RobF" wrote: My new HP USB flash drive, model v125w (version unknown, 2 or 3,HP does'nt know or support) works well on main XP computer, but am having difficulties with drivers for 98SE supplied athttp://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php. They're not making it possible for system to recognize the drive. BIOS of my backup 98se box shows board supports usb v.2, so i'm guessing that there's a way to make the flash drive functional. Has anyone here had experience with these or other drivers that work with flash drive, either version 2 or 3? -- RobF Don't know who wrote this: "For Win98FE, therefore, I recommend using a different driver, from the Italian web sitr wintricks.it It is not installed beforehand like the Maximus Decim driver; rather you point to it when Windows first detects the inserted thumb drive, as you can see from the pictures on the web pages, even if you cannot read Italian. http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98.html Although the pages are in Italian, you can look at the screenshots on some of the pages to determine how the driver is installed and uninstalled: http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98.html http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_2.html http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_3.html http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_4.html http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_5.html The Download link is the "Download" button on the last page. http://www.wintricks.it/download/wtgenusb.zip Basically, you download the driver package (.zip file), and unzip it to a folder where you plan to store it on the computer. Then when you insert your flash drive, Windows will detect it and give you the option to find the driver. Choose to have it look in the folder where you unzipped the downloaded files, and it will see the ..inf file there and install your flash drive. You can use this same .inf file to install other flash drives and USB mass storage, so save the .zip file somewhere safe and store the .inf file in a permanent location of your choice. I use the hidden Windows\Inf\Other folder, but you can use whatever you like. = = = it might work for you. |
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USB Drive for Win 98 SE ?
Thanks, Robert. I downloaded the file. But it seems to be for '98 FE, as in
the post you quoted (from glee). i'd better not experiment with installing it on my SE box. -- RobF "Robert Macy" wrote in message ... On Mar 1, 11:32 am, "RobF" wrote: My new HP USB flash drive, model v125w (version unknown, 2 or 3,HP does'nt know or support) works well on main XP computer, but am having difficulties with drivers for 98SE supplied athttp://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php. They're not making it possible for system to recognize the drive. BIOS of my backup 98se box shows board supports usb v.2, so i'm guessing that there's a way to make the flash drive functional. Has anyone here had experience with these or other drivers that work with flash drive, either version 2 or 3? -- RobF Don't know who wrote this: "For Win98FE, therefore, I recommend using a different driver, from the Italian web sitr wintricks.it It is not installed beforehand like the Maximus Decim driver; rather you point to it when Windows first detects the inserted thumb drive, as you can see from the pictures on the web pages, even if you cannot read Italian. http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98.html Although the pages are in Italian, you can look at the screenshots on some of the pages to determine how the driver is installed and uninstalled: http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98.html http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_2.html http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_3.html http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_4.html http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_5.html The Download link is the "Download" button on the last page. http://www.wintricks.it/download/wtgenusb.zip Basically, you download the driver package (.zip file), and unzip it to a folder where you plan to store it on the computer. Then when you insert your flash drive, Windows will detect it and give you the option to find the driver. Choose to have it look in the folder where you unzipped the downloaded files, and it will see the ..inf file there and install your flash drive. You can use this same .inf file to install other flash drives and USB mass storage, so save the .zip file somewhere safe and store the .inf file in a permanent location of your choice. I use the hidden Windows\Inf\Other folder, but you can use whatever you like. = = = it might work for you. |
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