Feb 97 What is FAT32?
Windows95 OSR2 FAQVersions of Windows95 older than OSR2, as well as any DOS version, operate on a file system called FAT16 (or FAT12 in some cases). The existence of large hard drives has led to large partition sizes, which mean large cluster sizes and wasted space: Under FAT16, a smaller cluster size is better, because a small file takes up a whole cluster if there is even one byte in it; the leftover space is called "slack.
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Windows95 OSR2 FAQOSR2 comes in clear shrink wrap, a manual and one or two CDROM disks. Without breaking the shrinkwrap, you should be able to see a single sheet of paper between the manual and disks. On the manual, the certificate of authenticity does *not* have a hologram of a little boy in front of a computer on it. One CDROM is the OSR2 CDROM, and says "Microsoft Windows 95" on the spine. The other CDROM is called "Microsoft Windows 95 Starts Here/How & Why" and is not always included.
Related QuestionsApr 97 Is FAT32 compatible with my Motherboard?
Windows95 OSR2 FAQOlder 486 motherboard BIOSes do not support IDE hard drives bigger than about 512MB; some older Pentium motherboard BIOSes (as recent as February 1996) do not support IDE drives over 2GB. If you run an IDE HD off such a motherboard, then you have to use a third-party disk manager to access the entire drive. However, these limitations have nothing to with FAT32, that is, if you can get FAT32 on the drive, it will work.
Related QuestionsMay 97 How do I format a (hard) disk with FAT32?
Windows95 OSR2 FAQWith the FDISK utility in OSR2. FDISK will only allow you to put FAT32 on drives larger than 512MB. Inside FDISK, you must enable "large disk support," to choose FAT32. After exiting FDISK and rebooting, FORMAT (use the OSR2 version only) the drive. NOTE that you must manually reboot after exiting the OSR2 version of FDISK, this is not automatic as in previous versions of FDISK. If you do not reboot between FDISKing and FORMATing, you will get strange-looking error messages.
Related QuestionsMay 97 Is there a FAT16 > FAT32 conversion utility?
Windows95 OSR2 FAQPowerQuest has released one, as part of Partition Magic version 3.0. It is possible to "force" an upgrade of an existing Windows95 installation, and then convert FAT16 to FAT32 after installation of OSR2. See below for details. Case Study: On a 1.2GB drive, formatted as a single partition, before conversion from FAT16 to FAT32 (via Partition Magic 3.0), there was 58MB free space. After conversion, there was 268MB free space. Your results will vary.
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Windows95 OSR2 FAQIt is true that the OEM versions of just about any software can be purchased cheaply and "unbundled" at computer shows... both legitimate and pirate CDs are available, though it is often hard to tell the difference. This section contains some pointers towards identifying the counterfeits. Cheap! The price in and of itself doesn't determine if the merchandise is counterfeit, but be suspicious if the price is too good to be true.
Related QuestionsJan 97 How can I verify that my Hard Drive is formatted with FAT32?
Windows95 OSR2 FAQRight click on the drive icon in My Computer or Windows Explorer. Choose properties. You should see a screen like that at right. The "Type:" line should indicate FAT32.
Related QuestionsJan 97 Can I install compression on a FAT32 partition?
Windows95 OSR2 FAQNo. Interestingly, if you use FAT16 with OSR2, and you try to run Compression Agent, you will get an error telling you to install Plus!. Let me know if you can find a workaround other than installing Plus!. My question to Microsoft: Why did you guys put Compression Agent in OSR2, and then disable it in this way? Seems misleading to me to include a component in OSR2 that (on purpose) doesn't work.
Related QuestionsMar 97 How does FAT32 affect system performance?
Windows95 OSR2 FAQFor most users, FAT32 will have a negligible performance impact. Some programs may see a slight performance gain from FAT32. In other programs, particularly those heavily dependent on large sequential read or write operations, FAT32 may result in a modest performance degradation." Basically, the more clusters on your hard drive, the slower the performance. This is true for any file system, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, HPFS, whatever.
Related QuestionsJan 97 Are there issues with FAT32 and third party Disk Managers such as OnTrack or EZ Drive?
Windows95 OSR2 FAQYes. The largest partition you can create with these Disk Managers is 2.1GB. If your HD is larger than this, and you are using a Disk Manager, you must use multiple partitions. If your MB BIOS is dated Jan 1996 or older, you may have to use a Disk Manager to access all of an IDE HD larger than 2.1GB. See this Knowledge Base Article for other issues with Disk Managers.
Related QuestionsWhat about FAT32?
RECOVER Floppy Pro, RECOVER Fixed/Floppy Disk - Data Recover...On a FAT32 File System to avoid fragmentation of directories without ever having to defrag the drive, no directory should hold more than 128 (8 sectors * 16 entries per sector) files / dirs. If the entries are long file name entries, it falls to 64 entries at the maximum.
Related QuestionsWide Infotech - Provider of Effective Hardware, Web and AMC ...File Allocation Tables (FAT) are like a table of contents to your data. Prior to Windows 98, 16-bit FATs limited partitions to 2.1 Gbytes. The new 32-bit FAT is capable of huge partitions up to two Tbytes (terabytes).Related Questions
What are the pros and cons of FAT32 and NTFS?
Windows XP FAQ Frequently Asked Questions - Bootstrike.ComNTFS offers a smaller cluster size (0.5) compared to FAT32 (4). This means more space for you. NTFS also allows compression and additional security features. Many people recommend formatting to a NTFS partition rather than converting the drive for speed reasons. You can go to this Microsoft article for more information, which lists only the pros . Some cons I've heard: Virtually no recovery tools for a faulty NTFS volume. If you backup this isn't a big deal.
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Related QuestionsIs my data at risk if I convert to FAT32?
Wide Infotech - Provider of Effective Hardware, Web and AMC ...Yes. There is always the possibility for data loss when upgrading your operating system. At a minimum, you should always backup your data before you make any significant change to your system.
Related QuestionsWhat is Microsoft's FAT32 File System?
Wide Infotech - Provider of Effective Hardware, Web and AMC ...Windows 95 OSR2 provides an updated version of the File Allocation Table file system called FAT32. This updated file system allows for a default cluster size as small as 4K, as well as support for EIDE hard disc sizes in excess of 2 Gbytes. FAT32 provides many enhancements over previous implementations of the FAT file system.
Related QuestionsWhat is the difference between FAT32 and NTFS?
AcomData: USB 2.0 HD Support PageFAT32 is an older and more compatible file system but it has certain limitations, such as file size (maximum 4 GB). NTFS is more secure and has fewer limitations. The NTFS file system can only be used on Windows 2000 and XP. If you plan to use your drive on Windows 2000 and/or XP only, you may want to consider re-formatting the drive using the NTFS files system.
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Related QuestionsI don't care about FAT32. Will OSR2 work with FAT16? Or do I have to use FAT32?
Windows95 OSR2 FAQSince you can no longer boot via F4 to an earlier version of DOS, the easiest thing to do is to run them on the DOS (ver 7.1) under OSR2. Neither OSR2 nor FAT32 should have any effect on the performance of your DOS games. However, see below in the bugs section about a bug involving the real-mode memory manager emm386.exe. For overviews of FAT32, see Microsoft's Market Bulletin on FAT32 and The Knowledge Base entry on FAT32. Yes. And Microsoft will also not support you (or at least not for free).
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