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Win 2K Server (SP4) networked with Win 98 SE. Installing in server a 120 GB HDD. 2 partitions for archiving. First (20GB) fopr server second (100GB) Fat 32 for win 98. Win 2K will only format a 30 GB Partition. Wazup?
 
Correct, Windows 2000 can not format a partition greater than 32 gB. Not
sure what you mean by "(100GB) Fat 32 for win 98". When sharing drives/
files over a network connection, the pc's don't read each other's file
system format. They simply present a list of files for the other to see and
use, hence the pc or operating system's file system format makes no
difference. Either case you can use your Win98 startup disk to format the
partition.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
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| Win 2K Server (SP4) networked with Win 98 SE. Installing in server a 120
GB HDD. 2 partitions for archiving. First (20GB) fopr server second (100GB)
Fat 32 for win 98. Win 2K will only format a 30 GB Partition. Wazup?
 
I don't quite understand your answer. let me be more specific.I have a box that has three OS's (Using a piece of hardware called Trios) AND I have a win 98 box networked to whatever OS is running in my Server Box. Within the server box I have installed a 120 GB HDD and partitioned IN Win 2K Server. I wanted 2 partitions 1) 20 GB NTFS to use for archives for my Win 2k OS's. 2) 100 GB as Fat 32 Archive foe the win98 stuff (6 children's schoolwork etc.). I did use Win98 FDISK and successfully formatted the 100 GB Fat 32. Do I understand you to say there is a better way. If so I'm not committed to the HDD setup I've described to you and would be glad to hear your advice. Thank you for your help.
 
As I said when sharing drives/ files over a network connection, the pc's
don't read each other's file system format. They simply present a list of
files for the other to see and use, hence the pc or operating system's file
system format makes no difference. So you could have used the Disk
Management snap-in on Windows 2000 to format the partition NTFS. NTFS is the
native file system of Windows 2000

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


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| I don't quite understand your answer. let me be more specific.I have a box
that has three OS's (Using a piece of hardware called Trios) AND I have a
win 98 box networked to whatever OS is running in my Server Box. Within the
server box I have installed a 120 GB HDD and partitioned IN Win 2K Server. I
wanted 2 partitions 1) 20 GB NTFS to use for archives for my Win 2k OS's.
2) 100 GB as Fat 32 Archive foe the win98 stuff (6 children's schoolwork
etc.). I did use Win98 FDISK and successfully formatted the 100 GB Fat 32.
Do I understand you to say there is a better way. If so I'm not committed to
the HDD setup I've described to you and would be glad to hear your advice.
Thank you for your help.
 
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