Re: NTFS vs FAT32

From: Colin Barnhorst (colinbarharst(nojunk)_at_msn.com)
Date: 11/13/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:15:51 -0700

If you ever have to redo the hard drive, rather than set up multi-boot again
consider running both Win95 and Win98 in Virtual PC 2004. They would run
under their own windows on your XP desktop and you could directly transfer
files through shared folders or a network. If you have 512MB of ram you
should be able to run all three at the same time.

It is also a very efficient usage of your hard drive since the virtual hard
drives for the 'guests' need only as much space on your hard drive as is
actually in use by the guests. See for details:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx

"MSN" <stm@xinhuanet.com> wrote in message
news:eJG%23vsTyEHA.1260@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thank you and understood XP is no problem to read all kind of format under
> NTFS OS.
>
> Presume my computer is multi booting. C is XP NTFS, D is W98 FAT32, and E
> is
> W95 FAT16 operating system.
>
> If a data text file saves in C, D, And E respectly. I think there is no
> problem to read all files when running under NTFS. I also believe the said
> file able save separately according to the "container's" format. How if I
> run under W95 or W98? Can I read and edit C NTFS text file and save it
> back
> accordingly. I doubt about it; as W95 (or and W98) don't have such "auto
> conversion" to other disk's format.
>
> Make it simple: Running under W95 (or W98), can it read files in C NTFS
> format? What is the solution? I was told (last time), when your OS changed
> to NTFS, it will unable to read or return back FAT format; is that so? How
> to prevent it?
>
> Thank you for information.
>
> Chong
>
>
> "MSN" <stm@xinhuanet.com> wrote in message
> news:#0SpMAIyEHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Put it in this way:
>> You have different size [containers] A (NTFS) and B (FAT32). So no matter
>> WHERE the water (data) from or WHAT kind of water (data), it will goes
>> according to different shade of container; yet the quality of water
>> (data)
>> still the same. Can I interpret in this way?
>>
>> My worry is: Between NTFS and FAT32 format in my Disk C and D.
>> Meaning my XP is running in NTFS, but my data is saved in FAT32 Disk D.
>>
>> Is safe to maintain in this way?
>> Base to concept, that should be fine.
>>
>> Then how if I have a data file which saved in both C and D disks. Is
>> there
>> any problem for editing and save afterward? Will the file (data) will be
>> saved to different format to C and D in NTFS and FAT32 again?
>>
>> The extra question is:
>> Further more if I save it in a floppy disk consider as C [container].
>> In all cases, will there any problem later where I open this data
>> file in my system? How if I take the floppy disk to someone who runs W98?
>>
>> Thank you for sharing your experience.
>>
>> Chong
>>
>>
>
>

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