bigred Posted October 21, 2003 Posted October 21, 2003 no, winfs won't work on a ntfs or fat32 system. however ntfs and fat32 (though it's the dumbest thing you can use) will work with longhorn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardwarefreek Posted October 21, 2003 Posted October 21, 2003 Looks like I've missed something but what is winfs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General912 Posted October 21, 2003 Posted October 21, 2003 Microsoft's new file system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted October 21, 2003 Posted October 21, 2003 makes fat32 even further obsolete. makes ntfs obsolete. it aslo doesn't waste as much of the drive space in formatting as ntfs does while maintaining security and adding much more speed to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted October 21, 2003 Posted October 21, 2003 (edited) makes fat32 even further obsolete. makes ntfs obsolete. it aslo doesn't waste as much of the drive space in formatting as ntfs does while maintaining security and adding much more speed to it. the only way you can format in winfs is if you have longhorn though? There's no way to update it for xp, right? I don't have the money to buy longhorn right now, as i have no job, and i don't have the internet connection to download it heehee, j/k i'd NEVER do such a thing EDIT: also, you didn't answer me regarding my "floppy disk dilemma". So if i was to install longhorn on my comps with winfs, and then save something to a disk. Would i not be able to bring that disk to a winxp computer that would be formatted using ntfs or fat32? Most computers, like in libraries and computer labs and stuff will still be running winxp for awhile i would assume, so that would kinda suck. Edited October 21, 2003 by ClayMeow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3bruts1d Posted October 21, 2003 Posted October 21, 2003 EDIT: also, you didn't answer me regarding my "floppy disk dilemma". So if i was to install longhorn on my comps with winfs, and then save something to a disk. Would i not be able to bring that disk to a winxp computer that would be formatted using ntfs or fat32? Most computers, like in libraries and computer labs and stuff will still be running winxp for awhile i would assume, so that would kinda suck. Floppy disk are formated in FAT. If you save a file to a floppy from any MS OS, it can be read from previous OSs... with the exception of file name rules imposed on older OSs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted October 21, 2003 Posted October 21, 2003 exactly. besides who uses floppy anymore? email it to yourself, cdrw, ftp it... anything but floppy. yet another dead technology... much like the zip disk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted October 21, 2003 Posted October 21, 2003 Floppy disk are formated in FAT. If you save a file to a floppy from any MS OS, it can be read from previous OSs... with the exception of file name rules imposed on older OSs. that's what i thought, but was baffled when my floppies weren't working when i was using ntfs. I guess that was just a coincidence then. bigred, i still have to use floppies, because if my dad needs something at his office, his mail servers don't like attachments. He's a lawyer...district attorney's office...and if an attachment comes, whoever's in charge of the server usually opens up the attachment and checks to see what it is before passing it thru for security reasons. It's just a lot easier to deal with a floppy disk. And at his office i think they're still using win98. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sykocus Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 *cough*mini-cdr's*cough* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardwarefreek Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 mini cdr's cost too much, go usb keyring thingy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 see there ya go! another good solution there. btw they have mini cdrw disks out too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General912 Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 USB Jump Drives. I was think bout getting one. But I rather use my network if I can ever get it working right. Im revanting the entire network switch to a router when i get the road runner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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