Stephen Bird wrote:
On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 00:29:45 -0400, Wayne wrote:
Why are you using Fat32? IIRC Fat32 was NOT originally supported with 2k but was added
with subsequent service packs. If my memory is correct & you're
trying to install with an original 2k disk it's no wonder it won't
see your partition/format information.
Hmmmm, I wonder about this since it is only very recently with WinXP that I
started
using anything other than FAT32 since I wanted to be able to access stuff from
Win98 in a multi-boot system which included Win98, Win2k, and WinXP. I've always
installed Win2k into FAT partitions. I suspect the problem is not FAT vs. NTFS.
I'd agree that NTFS is the native file system of WinNT/2k/XP. As I recall PM8 was
originally used so it should be able to offer format/OS install options.
I too am wondering about the whole problem.
When I first set up W2K sveral years ago I installed in on a FAT32
formatted disk and I don't remember I had any problems.
But today I can not get anywhere on FAT32 or NTFS partitions.
There must be a way I have forgotten.
Anyway I bit the big bullet and wiped the whole disk of all partitions
and let W2K do its thing.
As I suspected it took forever.
It took 2 1/2 hours just for it to format to NTFS.
I read Huey Long's biography while waiting.
I recommend it for historical information.
We need someone like him to come back here again.
Anyway I have W2K installed on the new disk with NTFS.
But there must be a quicker way to do it.
Sam
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