OS2 or NON-OS2

[BABU]

Can anyone please help/answer me:

1.What is OEM(full form)?
2.As in FAT32 the default cluster size as small as 4 KB;
that for FAT16 is 32 KB; what is the default cluster size
for NTFS (in XP)??
3.In Advanced BIOS Features under OS select for DRAM >
64MB, its given that "Select OS2 only if you are running
OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on the
system" --- what is meant by "OS/2 operating system"
here???
Suppose I've a dual boot with win-ME & win-XP and 256MB of
RAM (SD), what should I select-- OS2 or Non-OS2 ???
4.As stated in "Microsoft Knowledge Base Article-154997" ,
that Windows 98 and Windows Me includes a FAT32 conversion
tool which we can use by clicking Start->Programs-

Accessories->System Tools->Drive Converter (FAT32)... But

though my present file system is FAT32, I cant even see
any such drive converter in the system tools..why is this
so??? [N.B.- I'm running win-ME & XP in FAT32]
5.Is there any such drive converting tool(from FAT to
FAT32 or NTFS & vice versa) available for free download??
Please give some links..

Thanks in advance..

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Can anyone please help/answer me:

1.What is OEM(full form)?
2.As in FAT32 the default cluster size as small as 4 KB;
that for FAT16 is 32 KB; what is the default cluster size
for NTFS (in XP)??
3.In Advanced BIOS Features under OS select for DRAM >
64MB, its given that "Select OS2 only if you are running
OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on the
system" --- what is meant by "OS/2 operating system"
here???

OS/2 was an operating system put out by IBM as a
competitor to windows years ago. If you have a windows OS
installed, select Non-OS2.

Suppose I've a dual boot with win-ME & win-XP and 256MB of
RAM (SD), what should I select-- OS2 or Non-OS2 ???
4.As stated in "Microsoft Knowledge Base Article- 154997" ,
that Windows 98 and Windows Me includes a FAT32 conversion
tool which we can use by clicking Start->Programs-

Accessories->System Tools->Drive Converter (FAT32)...

But
though my present file system is FAT32, I cant even see
any such drive converter in the system tools..why is this
so??? [N.B.- I'm running win-ME & XP in FAT32]
5.Is there any such drive converting tool(from FAT to
FAT32 or NTFS & vice versa) available for free download??
Please give some links..

Thanks in advance..

Windows XP comes with a built in fat to ntfs file
converter. I think it is called convert.exe and is
accessed through the command prompt. You can get all the
info you need about by searching in windows help files.
XP and indeed any NT kernel based os runs better on NTFS.
However if you convert your xp partition from fat32 to
ntfs, be aware that win me running on fat will not be able
to read your ntfs partition. Good luck.

 

[Crazy Aizy]

Can anyone please help/answer me:

1.What is OEM(full form)?
2.As in FAT32 the default cluster size as small as 4 KB;
that for FAT16 is 32 KB; what is the default cluster size
for NTFS (in XP)??
3.In Advanced BIOS Features under OS select for DRAM >
64MB, its given that "Select OS2 only if you are running
OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on the
system" --- what is meant by "OS/2 operating system"
here???
Suppose I've a dual boot with win-ME & win-XP and 256MB of
RAM (SD), what should I select-- OS2 or Non-OS2 ???
4.As stated in "Microsoft Knowledge Base Article-154997" ,
that Windows 98 and Windows Me includes a FAT32 conversion
tool which we can use by clicking Start->Programs-

Accessories->System Tools->Drive Converter (FAT32)... But

though my present file system is FAT32, I cant even see
any such drive converter in the system tools..why is this
so??? [N.B.- I'm running win-ME & XP in FAT32]
5.Is there any such drive converting tool(from FAT to
FAT32 or NTFS & vice versa) available for free download??
Please give some links..

Thanks in advance..

I believe OS2 refers to an IBM operating system which hasn't been around for
quite a while. So the answer to your question [3] is NON-OS2.


--
"Once in a while,
I'm standing here, doing something.
And I think,
What in the world am I doing here?
It's a big surprise."

 

[Greg R]

See inline
Original equipment manufactures

Unknown

OS/2 is ibm operating system

Suppose I've a dual boot with win-ME & win-XP and 256MB of
RAM (SD), what should I select-- OS2 or Non-OS2 ???
4.As stated in "Microsoft Knowledge Base Article-154997" ,
that Windows 98 and Windows Me includes a FAT32 conversion
tool which we can use by clicking Start->Programs-

Accessories->System Tools->Drive Converter (FAT32)... But

though my present file system is FAT32, I cant even see
any such drive converter in the system tools..why is this
so??? [N.B.- I'm running win-ME & XP in FAT32]
5.Is there any such drive converting tool(from FAT to
FAT32 or NTFS & vice versa) available for free download??
Please give some links..

If you are planning on dual booting do not convert xp to ntfs.
Windows 98, Me does not Recognize Ntfs file system


However, there is no free partition manager out their to my knowledge

This following is possible. You will need a partition manager like
System commander.

This is how I have my system set up. Takes a lot of work to do this.
Partition 1 Win98se (Fat32)
Partition 2 Winxp (Fat 32 or NTFS*)
Partition 3 Shared (Fat32)
Partition 4 Backup

*I chose Fat32, so 98se could see it and you can also use a dos boot
disk to clean out viruses if needed.

If you don't mind win98se not seeing windows xp and Loose the ability
to clean out viruses from dos in xp. Goahead and convert xp to
ntfs. I would install windows xp sp2 on a fat32 drive, then convert
just that partition to ntfs. I had some problems with xp install,
when I told it to format a ntfs partition. I ended up with a bad
install of xp. I did it again but I installed it to fat32
partition. After install I converted that partition to ntfs.
Then I had no problems.


Greg R


http://www.angelfire.com/in4/computertips/

 

[Ken Blake]

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Can anyone please help/answer me:

1.What is OEM(full form)?

Original Equipment Manufacturer

2.As in FAT32 the default cluster size as small as 4 KB;
that for FAT16 is 32 KB;

No, just as with FAT32, it varies with the partition size, from
1K to 32K

what is the default cluster size
for NTFS (in XP)??

4K



3.In Advanced BIOS Features under OS select for DRAM >
64MB, its given that "Select OS2 only if you are running
OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on the
system" --- what is meant by "OS/2 operating system"
here???

It's an older operating system produced by IBM that hardly anyone
uses these days.

Suppose I've a dual boot with win-ME & win-XP and 256MB of
RAM (SD), what should I select-- OS2 or Non-OS2 ???

Non-OS2.


4.As stated in "Microsoft Knowledge Base Article-154997" ,
that Windows 98 and Windows Me includes a FAT32 conversion
tool which we can use by clicking Start->Programs-

Accessories->System Tools->Drive Converter (FAT32)... But

though my present file system is FAT32, I cant even see
any such drive converter in the system tools..why is this
so??? [N.B.- I'm running win-ME & XP in FAT32]

You can run Convert from the Start | Run line. But first read
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm because there's an issue
regarding cluster size that isn't obvious.

5.Is there any such drive converting tool(from FAT to
FAT32 or NTFS & vice versa) available for free download??
Please give some links..

Besides the built-in Convert command, there several third-party
tools (NTFS to FAT32 *requires* a third-party tool, but FAT32 to
NTFS doesn't). Partition Magic is the best-known such product,
but there are others, such as BootIt Next Generation. I've never
used BootIt Next Generation myself, but it comes highy
recommended by other MVPs here. It's shareware, not freeware, but
it comes with a free 30-day trial which may be enough for you to
do what you want with it.

By the way, if you have five unrelated questions to ask, it's
best to ask them in five separate messages.

 

[Yaba daba]

1. OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer, have no idea what full form
means.
2. 4kb.
3. OS/2 is the old IBM operating system. Select non-OS2.
4. It's there because fat32 didn't always exist and was used to convert
fat16 files systems to fat32.
5. Don't know of any free file system conversion tools but I can't imagine
why you would want one. If your running fat32 you definitely would want to
go back to any previous file system and if you running ME or 98 you can use
NTFS.

Can anyone please help/answer me:

1.What is OEM(full form)?
2.As in FAT32 the default cluster size as small as 4 KB;
that for FAT16 is 32 KB; what is the default cluster size
for NTFS (in XP)??
3.In Advanced BIOS Features under OS select for DRAM >
64MB, its given that "Select OS2 only if you are running
OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on the
system" --- what is meant by "OS/2 operating system"
here???
Suppose I've a dual boot with win-ME & win-XP and 256MB of
RAM (SD), what should I select-- OS2 or Non-OS2 ???
4.As stated in "Microsoft Knowledge Base Article-154997" ,
that Windows 98 and Windows Me includes a FAT32 conversion
tool which we can use by clicking Start->Programs-

Accessories->System Tools->Drive Converter (FAT32)... But

though my present file system is FAT32, I cant even see
any such drive converter in the system tools..why is this
so??? [N.B.- I'm running win-ME & XP in FAT32]
5.Is there any such drive converting tool(from FAT to
FAT32 or NTFS & vice versa) available for free download??
Please give some links..

Thanks in advance..

 

[Ken Blake]

In

If your running fat32 you definitely
would want to go back to any previous file system

? I don't understand this sentence at all. There is no previous
file system to go back to except FAT16 and FAT12, and those have
size limits way too low for today's drives.

and if you running
ME or 98 you can use NTFS.

Sorry, that's completely false.

 

[Alex Nichol]

Can anyone please help/answer me:

1.What is OEM(full form)?

Original Equipment Manufacturer

2.As in FAT32 the default cluster size as small as 4 KB;
that for FAT16 is 32 KB; what is the default cluster size
for NTFS (in XP)??

FAT 16 can be a good deal smaller on a sufficiently small partition. I
deliberately use it on a 127MB partition so as to get 2K clusters for a
library of macros. The default in NTFS is 4k from 512 MB up to as big a
partition as you would currently be making, and should be left at that

3.In Advanced BIOS Features under OS select for DRAM >
64MB, its given that "Select OS2 only if you are running
OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on the
system" --- what is meant by "OS/2 operating system"
here???
Suppose I've a dual boot with win-ME & win-XP and 256MB of
RAM (SD), what should I select-- OS2 or Non-OS2 ???

OS/2 is a PC Operating system, originally a co-operation of IBM and
Microsoft. MSoft pulled out and IBM continued with it. Unless you
*are* booting an OS/2 system, leave the BIOS as not OS/2

4.As stated in "Microsoft Knowledge Base Article-154997" ,
that Windows 98 and Windows Me includes a FAT32 conversion

Read my page www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm

 

[Alex Nichol]

Besides the built-in Convert command, there several third-party
tools (NTFS to FAT32 *requires* a third-party tool, but FAT32 to
NTFS doesn't). Partition Magic is the best-known such product,
but there are others, such as BootIt Next Generation.

BING does not do a conversion, except between FAT 16 and 32. Where it
is useful is in the needed alignment of a FAT 32 before converting to
NTFS. Partition magic is the only thing I know for going the other way,
and at that it will not succeed if there are any compressed or encrypted
files or folders. And will lose NTFS 'metadata' - security and access
control for example. Really I would not advise converting to NTFS
unless you were certain you would stay there

 

[Ken Blake]

In

BING does not do a conversion, except between FAT 16 and 32.

Thanks for the clarification, Alex. And to the OP, sorry for the
misinformation.