FAT vs NTFS

[Guest]

I have the following problem:

A friend of mine is running windows 98 (and therefore file system based on
FAT) and unfortunately she doesn't have an Internet connection. She has
bought a new printer which requires a newer version of Internet Expoler 6 so
she asked me to download it for her. After some searching I found how I could
download all the install files and I burned these on a DVD. The problem is
that I cannot read this DVD on her PC. Could this be because I am using
Windos XP (and thus NTFS) or what could be the problem? Other DVD:s have
worked fine (although this is the first burned DVD that I have tried). The
DVD works fine on my XP machine.

I would appretiate any help I can get!

Regards,
Henrik

 

[AllenM]

I'm puzzled. If she has no internet what is the need to upgrade IE6? She
needs a DVD reader in order for her to read the DVD's. Try burning the files
to a CD instead.

 

[John]

Not an NTFS Problem, it's more likely that you have not closed the DVD and
is set for multisession.
Re-insert the DVD in your system and set the settings to finalize disc and
reburn or close dvd.

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Regards

John

MCP Windows XP Professional

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have the following problem:

A friend of mine is running windows 98 (and therefore file system
based on FAT) and unfortunately she doesn't have an Internet
connection. She has bought a new printer which requires a newer
version of Internet Expoler 6 so she asked me to download it for her.
After some searching I found how I could download all the install
files and I burned these on a DVD. The problem is that I cannot read
this DVD on her PC. Could this be because I am using Windos XP

No.


(and
thus NTFS)

First, you may be using NTFS on your hard drive, but "thus" is not the
appropriate word. NTFS is entirely optional. Windows XP supports any and all
combinations of BTFS, FAT32, FAT16, and FAT12 on hard drives.

Second, what file system or systems you use on your hard drive is
irrelevant. The DVD or CD drive can't and doesn't use NTFS.

 

[LVTravel]

Without knowing the way the data was written to the DVD (and I assume she
can read "store bought" DVDS from your message), you will have to do either
of the following:

If you used the native Windows burning process, you will have to recreate
the DVD with a different software. I don't believe (and someone correct me
if I am wrong) that the Windows program will not create a CD or DVD that can
be read by another OS.

If you used a burning program such as Roxio or Nero, you must close the disk
to further writing. This allows other computers without the software to
access the disk.

Also, DVD seems like overkill. Won't a CD-R hold enough data (650-700 MB)
to enable you to transport the file. Much cheaper than the DVD route. Same
conditions apply about closing the disk.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

Try burning the files to a CD instead.

I'm surprised that the OP didn't think of that.

 

[Rock]

LVTravel wrote:

If you used the native Windows burning process, you will have to recreate
the DVD with a different software. I don't believe (and someone correct me
if I am wrong) that the Windows program will not create a CD or DVD that can
be read by another OS.

XP has no native tools for burning DVDs. CDs yes, DVD needs 3rd party
software.

<snip>

 

[Guest]

Well that's because HP for some reason want's me to install a newer version
of IE6! In the installation process for the printer (also integrated scanner)
there is no way to continue installation unless a newer version of IE6 is
installed. Isn't that great!!!

The reason why I can't burn on CD is because the laser that burns/reads CD:s
on my DVD/CD burner is broken. At the moment I can only burn DVD:s

/Henrik

 

[Guest]

The laser that burns CD is broken so I can only burn DVD:s at the moment. I
could however take my DVD to another friend and ask him/her to burn a new CD
but I don't think I should have to.

Regards,
Henrik

 

[Guest]

Thanks John,

I will check and see if I closed the disk when I finished the recording
process!

Regards,
Henrik

 

[Guest]

Thanks!

You learn something new every day!

Regards,
Henrik

 

[Guest]

I did use Nero to burn the disc and I will check if the disc was closed (most
likely not!). Thanks for the tip!

The reason for buring on DVD is that the laser of my recorder that burns
CD:s is broken so I can only burn DVD:s.

Regards,
Henrik

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I'm puzzled. If she has no internet what is the need to upgrade IE6?

Some software requires IE.

Some MSDN software uses IE offline just to display things.

The CD that comes with the Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out Deluxe, Second
Edition book requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later.

How's that for technical talk? ;-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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