re: monitor image oscillates in size
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 11:13 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by C K
(6909 messages posted)
Wonder what happened to my post? Oh well.. I assume you need the VFAT extension
for Linux so as to use long file names.. VFAT is just an extension of a FAT12/16/32
file system, not an actual file system (for those who don't know). Yes, XP can be
run on FAT32 without a problem (as long as you stay below 137 gig, 120 gig to be
safe IME as corruption can result). Trouble is that NT systems (W2K and XP) will
not format a FAT 32 drive/partition over 32 gig natively, and NTFS is the standard
file system used for manufactured computers, unless you have someone build one for
you and specify FAT32. Formatting FAT32 must be done before W2K/XP is installed
or with a third party utility such as Paritition Magic (if you want larger partitions/drives/logical
drives). Not sure how VFAT will work with XP as I haven't tried it and haven't needed
it for years now on my machines (since XP was released) but it shouldn't be a problem..
Example:
http://www.redhat.com/archives/blinux-list/2005-December/msg00050.html
I understand when money is tight. I hate spending a lot on electronics that outdates
so fast, which is why I like to build all of my own machines (one of many reasons)..
:-)
On Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 7:08 am, penny wrote:
>As to Win 98 and Linux. I have stuck to Win 98 for exactly that reason: Because
Win
>98 uses VFAT, it's
>more Linux compatible.
>But, someone has told me that I can ask for VFAT when installing newer Windows!
>
>And, yes, my computer is getting quite old, but it does what I need, so I am currently
>putting up with it. Money is tight.
>
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