Re: FAT vs NTFS

H wrote:

> I have the following problem:
>
> A friend of mine is running windows 98 (and therefore file system
> based on FAT) and unfortunately she doesn't have an Internet
> connection. She has bought a new printer which requires a newer
> version of Internet Expoler 6 so she asked me to download it for her.
> After some searching I found how I could download all the install
> files and I burned these on a DVD. The problem is that I cannot read
> this DVD on her PC. Could this be because I am using Windos XP


No.


> (and
> thus NTFS)


First, you may be using NTFS on your hard drive, but "thus" is not the
appropriate word. NTFS is entirely optional. Windows XP supports any and all
combinations of BTFS, FAT32, FAT16, and FAT12 on hard drives.

Second, what file system or systems you use on your hard drive is
irrelevant. The DVD or CD drive can't and doesn't use NTFS.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> or what could be the problem? Other DVD:s have worked fine
> (although this is the first burned DVD that I have tried). The DVD
> works fine on my XP machine.
>
> I would appretiate any help I can get!
>
> Regards,
> Henrik


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