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NTFS and FAT32
Name: Charles Date: October 13, 2003 at 13:03:07 Pacific OS: 2000/98 CPU/Ram: P3 / 256
Comment:
Quick question: Over a LAN, a Win98 machine with the FAT32 file system should be able to see and use shares a Win 2000 Pro machine that is using the NTFS file system and vise versa, correct? Is the incompatibility only when the 2 file systems are in the same machine, for instance a dual boot 98 (fat32) and Win 2k ( ntfs)?
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