You can use this to read NTFS from DOS: http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/NtfsDos.html This seems to mention something that you can use to read FAT32 from DOS: http://www.freedos.org/freedos/news/technote/146.html I think I still have a set of DR-DOS 7.03 disks around here, I wonder if they can read FAT32? Of course, every Linux distro around can read FAT32, and most can read NTFS, and some can read and write NTFS. It's only the usual MS FUD trying to make people think you need to use Windows to read FAT32 or NTFS. If you have an old Windows98 boot floppy around, you can boot from that and use it to read FAT32 drives. After all, Windows98 was just DOS with a fancier GUI pasted on top of it ... jimmckenzie wrote:
It won't work if you use either the FAT-32 or NTFS file systems. DOS can't see them at all.
T H A N K Y O U
James R. McKenzie
----- Original Message ----- *From:* Tony Hanmer <mailto:a.hanmer@gmail.com>
I'm using XP on this machine; will have to try booting from DOS and see what's available.
Thanks all.
Anthony
It would be informative to know if you can access higher video modes if you booted from DOS. I realize it might take some effort to make that happen :-)
Tim
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