Re: Win98 reading NTFS (XP) external drive...

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From: Test User (test_at_dev.null)
Date: 01/14/05 

Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 17:02:01 -0500

"Winux P" <winuxp@msnews.grp> wrote in message
news:OIZxMKo%23EHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
> Hello NewsGroup,
>
> I have a 60GB external hard disk I use for backups and such. Friends
> computer has win98 on her laptop. Want to copy some file from my external
> hard disk to her laptop. Is there a tool out there that I can install on
my
> friends laptop to read the external disk? (Already recognises the disc is
> there just can't read it for all good reasons, just a side note). Already
> tried "win98 read NTFS" in Google don't get much, just assuming someone,
> somewhere, out there has made a tool which can do this....
>
> Many thanks and regards,
> Winux P
>
> "...Love is a battle field..." - Pat Benatar

You'll need the NTFS drivers from Sysinternals.

However, if your friend brings her laptop over, you can simply add it to
your small network (assuming you have one) and copy the files from your XP
machine to her laptop. There's then no need to add any extra ($) stuff to
her laptop.

HTH
-pk

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