Win98 and NTFS file system-- School me on this, please

**loninappleton** · 04-21-2005, 03:31 PM

Only recently I have begun to use dvd programs.

One of these does a diagnostic on startup and says
'warning Fat32 file system only supports files up to
4G.' And then something about NTFS file system.

Can I format to NTFS and use Win98. How?

Or does NTFS only work with newer versions like NT?

Wait, does NTFS mean NT-File system?

101 · 04-22-2005, 04:05 AM

1. No, NTFS is not supported by Win9x/ME
2. It's the native file system for Windows NT, but WinNT is anything but new.
3. Of course..

Chevy · 04-22-2005, 05:54 AM

Check out http://www.sysinternals.com ... they have a package that allows 98 to read and write to NTFS partitions.

forumposter32 · 05-20-2005, 07:08 PM

Does switching from FAT32 To NTFS change drive capacity?

I'm wondering since I want to install Win98SE in FAT32 (because I read on the M$ site that you have to)(on one partition) then install WinXP (on another partition). I don't know if I can safely put NTFS to install WinXP or not. I'd like to use it to have the stability and advantages of NTFS.

Anybody know?

04-21-2005, 03:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
loninappleton TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 729 OS: Win2k, XP	Win98 and NTFS file system-- School me on this, please Only recently I have begun to use dvd programs. One of these does a diagnostic on startup and says 'warning Fat32 file system only supports files up to 4G.' And then something about NTFS file system. Can I format to NTFS and use Win98. How? Or does NTFS only work with newer versions like NT? Wait, does NTFS mean NT-File system?

04-22-2005, 04:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
101 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 126 OS: 2k Pro	1. No, NTFS is not supported by Win9x/ME 2. It's the native file system for Windows NT, but WinNT is anything but new. 3. Of course.. __________________ As you may note, English isn't my first language ;)

04-22-2005, 05:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Chevy Retired Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,452 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	Check out http://www.sysinternals.com ... they have a package that allows 98 to read and write to NTFS partitions.

05-20-2005, 07:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
forumposter32 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 38 OS: WinXP Pro	Does switching from FAT32 To NTFS change drive capacity? I'm wondering since I want to install Win98SE in FAT32 (because I read on the M$ site that you have to)(on one partition) then install WinXP (on another partition). I don't know if I can safely put NTFS to install WinXP or not. I'd like to use it to have the stability and advantages of NTFS. Anybody know?