I have an old PC with Win98 on a FAT32 drive, and another PC with WinXP on a NTFS drive.
I would like to know if it is possible to form a network between the two computers and exchange files without problems?
Thanks.
2007-03-24 22:17:23 · 8 answers · asked by C1N2G8 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
It is possible to exchange the files over network without problem. The underlying filesystem does not matter as long as the file sharing is configured correctly.
Please refer to following link for more informaiton
Document which explains File and Printer Sharing with Microsoft Windows
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=87c0a6db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en
How to configure file sharing in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304040
Troubleshooting common problem
Cannot View Windows 95/98 File Share from Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263648
2007-03-24 22:33:26 · answer #1 · answered by swapnil_rg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't remember for sure but I think if you're going to share files from Fat32 to the NTFS system it'll be okay, but if you share NTFS files on the FAT32 system they won't show up.
You might double check it..
2007-03-25 05:50:27 · answer #2 · answered by TameBeast 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There will be no problems whatsoever, filesystem format has nothing to do with sharing resources between computers. Filesystem format is a feature of the disk, you can share it out to virtually any operating system with the right software.
2007-03-25 05:35:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes ,go to my networksplaces in your XP-machine and run the guide create a disc with that then put the disc in your win98 machine thats all.
2007-03-25 05:22:21 · answer #4 · answered by janne5011 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-03-25 05:22:22 · answer #5 · answered by H M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can no probs but check with microsoft as to how to set it up properly . the dfferent formats will network just fine.
2007-03-25 05:22:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes u can transfer files there will b no problems. last time i read same article in www.techiesbox.com
2007-03-25 14:04:17 · answer #7 · answered by SAMEER 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, there might not be any problems
I've done with my windows 2000 & XP
2007-03-25 05:21:53 · answer #8 · answered by Mathi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋