Jim and Mukesh

There is a small utility whose filename is "cvt.exe" that will convert the drive
to FAT32 quite nicely.  The only requirement is that the hardisk be defragged
before it is run and that it have no bad spots.  I backed up all my data
files(just in case before I ran it) and had no problems(I did defrag the drive
after conversion which took about 1.5 hours).  The system booted normally and
what a gain in disk space.  If either of you would like this small utility - it
is only 150K - I would be more than happy to send it via off list email so you
may experiment or use it.

Frank :<)

Jim Meagher wrote:

> You do NOT need MSIE4.  IE4 is a web browser, it has nothing
> to do with the format of a hard drive.
>
> Windows 98 has a conversion utility that can make this easier,
> BUT from my experiences, it is very difficult to get a "clean"
> upgrade from Win95 to 98 on older systems and you would end up
> deleting everything and reformatting the drive anyway. So....
>
> You can convert to FAT 32 with what you already own.
>
> Here is a general outline describing the steps for Windows95B:
> 1. Backup/copy ALL important data files.
> 2. Create a bootable floppy disk which includes *both* the
>    FDISK and FORMAT commands from C:\windows\command.
> 3. REboot the PC using the floppy.
> 4. Execute FDISK and delete the existing partitions.
> 5. REboot the PC again.
> 6. Rerun FDISK and create a new partition that includes the
>    entire hard drive.
> 7. Follow the directions withing FDISK.
> 8. Reboot the PC and execute the FORMAT C: /S command.
> 9. Reinstall Windows and all your applications.
>
> A third option is to purchase a program called Partition Magic.
> This will allow you to convert your drive to FAT32 without the
> need to erase and reinstall everything.
>
> Jim Meagher
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Mukesh Megchiani
> > Sent: Monday, September 21, 1998 2:01 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [PCSOFT] Fat32 under Windows 95
> >
> >
> > I currently have Windows 95 OSR/2 (ver. 4.00.950B) installed on
> > my Computer.
> >
> > I would like to partition my hard drive with Fat 32 so I can use
> > more space.
>

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