NTFS is the standard file system for XP (and NT). I assume that you have Windows XP and it does support DOS programs (under the compatibility mode) although you can expect to do some tweaking to get a full screen display (there was a thread about this not too long ago), other than that, you should not have many problems other than configuring (network) printers...which sometimes is a pain even for windows programs. I use a Toshiba Satellite 1905-S303 and I am very please with it.
Javier Valencia, PE President Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. 14315 S. Twilight Ln., Suite #14 Olathe, KS 66062-4571 (913)829-0888 (913)649-2904 FAX -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of tellef Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 12:01 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Off topic - my first XP computer BITES! Well, my love affair with Toshiba laptops has ended. Just got a new Satellite to replace my Toshiba Win98 machine. Just for giggles, I checked the file system installed and it's NTFS. I've read that only FAT32 will run DOS programs. Called Toshiba, they say that they never install FAT32, that there's recovery discs included where I can reformat and do it myself but it invalidates the warranty. The reformatting isn't a big deal, I have no software loaded yet. So I want verification that all you guys running RBase DOS programs on an XP machine are using FAT32, or can you use NTFS? If you don't know how to check, My Computer, click on hard drive, right click Properties. It will show the file system. Karen who is really ticked off at the moment
