My Partition table is as follows : HD 1 (128) 38,166M [ 4,865 cyls x 255 heads x 63 sects = 78,165,360 sects ] File Starting Ending Partition # Type Row System Type Cyl Head Sect Cyl Head Sect Size [KB] 0 MBR Master Boot Record 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Pri Unused 0 0 2 0 0 63 31 2 Pri 1 QNY 4.x 0 1 1 2 254 63 24,066 3 Pri 2 Hidden FAT-16 3 0 1 512 254 63 4,096,575 4 >Pri 3 Windows FAT-32 LBA 513 0 1 1,250 254 63 5,927,985 5 Pri 4 Extended LBA 1,251 0 1 4,864 254 63 29,029,455 6 Ã Log DOS FAT-16 1,251 1 1 1,747 254 63 3,992,121 7 Æ Ext Extended 1,748 0 1 3,614 254 63 14,996,677 8 Ã Log Windows FAT-32 LBA 1,748 1 1 3,614 254 63 14,996,646 9 Æ Ext Extended 3,615 0 1 3,676 254 63 498,015 10 Ã Log Linux swap 3,615 1 1 3,676 254 63 497,983 11 Æ Ext Extended 3,677 0 1 4,864 254 63 9,542,610 12 Ã Log Linux ext2fs 3,677 1 1 4,864 254 63 9,542,578 13 Pri Unused 4,865 0 1 4,865 144 63 4,567 My problem is how to make 8 Ã Log Windows FAT-32 LBA 1,748 1 1 3,614 254 63 14,996,646 shared between NT and 98. Any suggestions?

As file share i presume, use fat 32

YOU CAN'T, NT doesn't recognize fat32, you'll have to either reformat that area or use partition magic to convert it.

Right now I can boot into any OS viz., (a) Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (b) Windows 98 SE (c) PCQ Linux based on Red Hat 7.1. from XOSL. Patition 2 - Dedicated XOSL 3 - Windows NT Workstation 4.0 4 - Windows 98 SE 6 - Shared between NT, 98, Linux ******** 8 - SHARED ONLY BETWEEN 98 & LINUX *********PROBLEM******** 10 - Linux Swap (its about 500 MB coz I am using ORACLE 8i on Linux. RAM is 128 MB) 12 - PCQ Linux based on Red Hat 7.1 Right now I am using FAT32 file system driver for Windows NT 4.0. from http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/fat32.shtml to access this partition no. 8. But I can only read it (for writing I'll have to purchase !). NT cannot format beyond 4GB in FAT. I am asking "IS THERE ANY WORK AROUND TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM".

If you are willing to start afresh then there is away to give you a dual-boot ('98/NT4) that allows NT to have a partition over 4Gig (as ntfs). Initially have a read of 3279 posted in this forum some time ago (credit to the chap who posted it then); but it does limit NT boot-partition to 4Gig... Then post back if willing to start afresh, and I will suggest a modification that will allow you achieve what you want, i.e. '98 + NT (as ntfs) over 4Gig.?

Thanks trvlr. I have read "3279". They are using NT Boot Loader to dual boot 98/NT. Right? However there is a software called BOOTPART (http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm) to insert various entries in NT Boot Loader (other than various Windows OS, you can even add Linux i.e., even Linux can be booted from NT Boot Loader). I am already multi-booting (1) NT - from first FAT partition of about 4 GB (2) 98 - second FAT32 partition of about 6 GB (3) Linux - last partition of about 10 GB Now I am left with about 20 GB starting at cylinder 1251 and ending at 4864. Please tell me how to "share" this 20 GB partition between NT & 98 as "data" partition. Any suggestions shall be a great help. I am looking forward for your reply.

Either install "sysinternals.com" util to allow NT to read fat32 (the write version costs $$$/£££'s) and set the 20Gig as fat32; or set it as ntfs and use similar utils from syinternals to allow '9x to see ntfs. Otherwise you have create several (10 in all) fat16 logical-drives - which will be accessibale for all M$ OS. I guess you takes your choice of the above(?) - failing a total new start to enable larger NT (as ntfs partitions) during setup etc.?