Re: NTFS & FAT.

From: Ron Martell (ron_at_onlinehelp.bc.ca)
Date: 08/11/04 

Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 21:27:21 GMT

"BABU" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Can anyone please help/answer me:
>
>1.What is OEM(full form)?

Not sure exactly what you mean by the (full form) part. For
information about OEM software see
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca/oem_software.htm

>2.As in FAT32 the default cluster size as small as 4 KB;
>that for FAT16 is 32 KB; what is the default cluster size
>for NTFS (in XP)??

Actually the default cluster size for FAT16 is only 32KB on drives
larger than 1 gb. FAT16 can only work with a maximum of 65.534
clusters on a drive, and the cluster size will be increased so as to
remain within that limit.

>3.In Advanced BIOS Features under OS select for DRAM >
>64MB, its given that "Select OS2 only if you are running
>OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on the
>system" --- what is meant by "OS/2 operating system"
>here???

OS/2 is an operating system that was originally being developed
jointly by Microsoft and IBM. In the early 1990s the partnership
dissolved and IBM carried on with OS/2 and released it as their own
product. It never achieved much popularity but there are some who do
use it.

>Suppose I've a dual boot with win-ME & win-XP and 256MB of
>RAM (SD), what should I select-- OS2 or Non-OS2 ???

Non-OS2

>4.As stated in "Microsoft Knowledge Base Article-154997" ,
>that Windows 98 and Windows Me includes a FAT32 conversion
>tool which we can use by clicking Start->Programs-
>>Accessories->System Tools->Drive Converter (FAT32)... But
>though my present file system is FAT32, I cant even see
>any such drive converter in the system tools..why is this
>so??? [N.B.- I'm running win-ME & XP in FAT32]

The Drive converter utility to convert FAT16 to FAT32 should be
present in your Windows Me system. It may not have been installed
during the Windows Me setup. Check Control Panel - Add/Remove
Programs - Windows Components.

>5.Is there any such drive converting tool(from FAT to
>FAT32 or NTFS & vice versa) available for free download??
>Please give some links...
>Thanks in advance..

BootItNG from www.bootitng.com has the ability to convert FAT16 to
FAT32 and also to convert either FAT16 or FAT32 to NTFS. It is not
free, but does have a 30 day free trial period There is no free
utility that I am aware of that will convert NTFS to FAT32.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada 

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Microsoft MVP
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