Windows 2000

[Benno]

I have a 160GB HD so when I install win2000 on c: will i still be able to acces my files on other partitions in FAT32?

[balamm]

C:\ will be windows 98. D: will be windows 2000. You willl be able to see windows 98 from 2000 but not 2000 from 98. That's why you need to set up other partitions to share from. One small one should be formatted in fat32 to share between 98 and 2000. The majority of your files should be stored on NTFS for greater efficiency.

[james_bond_rulez]

of course you can, but if you r running a dual boot, you can't view a ntfs partition with an os running under fat32 format

[Benno]

Oh ok I didnt know that win2k also supports FAT32
So I cvan have a NTFS partition where I have the OS installed and keep the other partitions in FAT32 with all the files on it?

[james_bond_rulez]

all my storage partitions are fat32

only the os partition is ntsf

[Kunal]

yes you can have both ntfs and fat32 partitions on your dirve, but remeber win98 doesnt support ntfs!

[balamm]

Originally posted by Benno@21 November 2003 - 11:55
Oh ok I didnt know that win2k also supports FAT32
So I cvan have a NTFS partition where I have the OS installed and keep the other partitions in FAT32 with all the files on it?

You can leave your files fat but it's less efficient and gives you less storage space.

[muchspl2]

yea doesn't fat32 have a limit on space, like 4 gig or so, shouldn't be a problem for most, but if you rip a dvd image, might creep up on you and bite you in the butt

[balamm]

I thought it was 32 gig?

[james_bond_rulez]

i hardly have any files that huge...