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In a message dated 21/03/98  03:33:19, Tim Westwood wrote:

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         Concerning the partitioning of hard drives, it is my understanding
 that if you are using the current versions of Windows 95 (OSR2 or later) or
 Windows NT, you can chose to have your hard drive partitioned in the FAT32
 (file allocation table) format.  It is also my understanding that, using
 this format, there is very little "wasted" file space because the minimum
 file size requirement is no longer a function of the partition size as was
 the case with the older FAT16 format.  Furthermore, I was of the impression
 that it is highly recommended that you use the FAT32 format if your hard
 drive is 2.5 GB or larger.  Please feel free to correct me if I am
 misunderstanding the FAT32 format.>>

You're not wrong, BUT if you go for FAT32, you won't be able to acces your
files under DOS. So when Windows 95 next decides it doesn't want to play, you
can't sort it out in DOS...
 
 <<Tim Westwood
 (Who still prefers using a five year old Mac to a 6 month old 200 MMX
 Wintel for most things) >>

Well, in a way, so do I, but their getting closer. Windows has now been
engineered so it locks up like the Mac etc. <VBG>

Bob Aldridge


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