XPSP3- format fat32 get fat16??

[Guest Kyle]

Hi,

 

I installed XPSP3 on my system leaving 100MB free at the end of the disk. I

start XP, run disk management, select the empty part of the drive, tell it

to create a primary partition, and format it fat32. XP thinks everything is

great. I copy files to the drive and reboot with a windows 98 boot disk.

The boot disk only see the fat16 filenames. Thislongfilename.txt became

Thislo~1.txt

 

Did I do something wrong? How do I get my long filenames back?

 

Thanks,

[Guest Ray Parrish]

Re: XPSP3- format fat32 get fat16??

 

When you boot from the Win98 boot disk you are running DOS which doesn't

know about long file names so it gives you short versions. The fact that

you were able to see the long file names in Win XP proves the disk is FAT32.

 

Later, Ray Parrish

 

Kyle wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I installed XPSP3 on my system leaving 100MB free at the end of the disk. I

> start XP, run disk management, select the empty part of the drive, tell it

> to create a primary partition, and format it fat32. XP thinks everything is

> great. I copy files to the drive and reboot with a windows 98 boot disk.

> The boot disk only see the fat16 filenames. Thislongfilename.txt became

> Thislo~1.txt

>

> Did I do something wrong? How do I get my long filenames back?

>

> Thanks,

>

>

 

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Re: XPSP3- format fat32 get fat16??

 

 

"Kyle" <kyle@tsr.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

>

> I installed XPSP3 on my system leaving 100MB free at the end of the disk.

> I start XP, run disk management, select the empty part of the drive, tell

> it to create a primary partition, and format it fat32. XP thinks

> everything is great. I copy files to the drive and reboot with a windows

> 98 boot disk. The boot disk only see the fat16 filenames.

> Thislongfilename.txt became Thislo~1.txt

>

> Did I do something wrong? How do I get my long filenames back?

>

> Thanks,

>

 

This is really a Win98 question. To see long file names in Windows 98, you

must be in a GUI environment. The boot disk you use operates in a 16-bit

environment.

[Guest Jawade]

Re: XPSP3- format fat32 get fat16??

 

In article <ubWl3otMJHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, I.can@fly.com.oz says...

> "Kyle" <kyle@tsr.com> wrote in message

> news:OcEGiTtMJHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >

> > I installed XPSP3 on my system leaving 100MB free at the end of the disk.

> > I start XP, run disk management, select the empty part of the drive, tell

> > it to create a primary partition, and format it fat32. XP thinks

> > everything is great. I copy files to the drive and reboot with a windows

> > 98 boot disk. The boot disk only see the fat16 filenames.

> > Thislongfilename.txt became Thislo~1.txt

> >

> > Did I do something wrong? How do I get my long filenames back?

>

> This is really a Win98 question. To see long file names in Windows 98, you

> must be in a GUI environment. The boot disk you use operates in a 16-bit

> environment.

 

FAT16 or FAT32 do not decide if you see long or short names. Only

Windows (and some special programs) can see the long names.

 

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[Guest Peter Foldes]

Re: XPSP3- format fat32 get fat16??

 

>FAT16 or FAT32 do not decide if you see long or short names. Only

>Windows (and some special programs) can see the long names.

 

 

Huh ??

 

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"Jawade" <Henk_Jawade@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:MPG.2366e4f72def5c2798991c@txtnews.caiway.nl...

> In article <ubWl3otMJHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, I.can@fly.com.oz says...

>> "Kyle" <kyle@tsr.com> wrote in message

>> news:OcEGiTtMJHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> >

>> > I installed XPSP3 on my system leaving 100MB free at the end of the disk.

>> > I start XP, run disk management, select the empty part of the drive, tell

>> > it to create a primary partition, and format it fat32. XP thinks

>> > everything is great. I copy files to the drive and reboot with a windows

>> > 98 boot disk. The boot disk only see the fat16 filenames.

>> > Thislongfilename.txt became Thislo~1.txt

>> >

>> > Did I do something wrong? How do I get my long filenames back?

>>

>> This is really a Win98 question. To see long file names in Windows 98, you

>> must be in a GUI environment. The boot disk you use operates in a 16-bit

>> environment.

>

> FAT16 or FAT32 do not decide if you see long or short names. Only

> Windows (and some special programs) can see the long names.

>

> Met vriendelijke groeten, Jawade.

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[Guest philo]

Re: XPSP3- format fat32 get fat16??

 

 

"Kyle" <kyle@tsr.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

>

> I installed XPSP3 on my system leaving 100MB free at the end of the disk.

> I start XP, run disk management, select the empty part of the drive, tell

> it to create a primary partition, and format it fat32. XP thinks

> everything is great. I copy files to the drive and reboot with a windows

> 98 boot disk. The boot disk only see the fat16 filenames.

> Thislongfilename.txt became Thislo~1.txt

>

> Did I do something wrong? How do I get my long filenames back?

>

> Thanks,

>

>

 

 

You did nothing wrong...

Windows should still see the long file names,

 

for dos, however you may need a third party utility

 

here maybe

 

http://lfntools.sourceforge.net/

[Guest Lil' Dave]

Re: XPSP3- format fat32 get fat16??

 

"Kyle" <kyle@tsr.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

>

> I installed XPSP3 on my system leaving 100MB free at the end of the disk.

> I start XP, run disk management, select the empty part of the drive, tell

> it to create a primary partition, and format it fat32. XP thinks

> everything is

 

So now you have a 32GB FAT32 partition with empty space still on the hard

disk.

> great. I copy files to the drive and reboot with a windows 98 boot disk.

 

That's a misnomer. Its a msdos (version 7) boot diskette.

> The boot disk only see the fat16 filenames. Thislongfilename.txt became

> Thislo~1.txt

>

> Did I do something wrong?

 

Depends on what you were trying to do to begin with...

Msdos (real mode) can only use the 8.3 character filename.extension scheme,

and will only display same.

 

How do I get my long filenames back?

Would suspect that the filenames provided are still there.

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