XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, microsoft.public.win9
.gen_discussion, atl.msdos.batch.nt
From: NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com
In microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, on Thu, 20 Aug 2015 07:26:07
+0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:
>You might get better answers from the W98 'group - I've crossposted.
>
>(Or an MS-DOS one, but I don't know one.)
alt.msdos seems too quiet. alt.msdos.batch is busier. Included.
atl.msdos.batch.nt is even better, included.
comp.os.msdos.4dos is good included. That makes 6, which I think
exceeds (or equals) limits somewhere. Must one be removed?
Which one?
>In message <81latah0fagdvgg29fmhaf9bvgfetbbls2@4ax.com>,
>radarlove@nospam.com writes:
>>I'm trying to add more driwe space on my Win98 computer. I had two 120G
>>drives. I'm keeping the first (boot) drive, but replacing the second
>>(storage) drive with a 300G drive. Each drive has had 3 partitions (by
>>choice).
>>
>>I removed the second drive, replaced it with the new 300G drive, which
>>is a Seagate. I used the Seagate software to partition and format it. I
>>know that Win98 cant handle a partition over 137G (and I dont think the
>>(15 year old) computer can either). I chose to just make two 125G
>>partitions, which left the 3rd one around 50G.
>>
>>All went well. I got G: 125 H: 125 I: 50
>>In Win98, I can see all 3 of these new partitions, and copy stuff to
>>them, etc....
>>
>>However, I sometimes boot directly to DOS.
>>From a direct DOS boot, I can not find drive I:
>>It says "Invalid Drive" when I try to go to drive I:
>>(G: and H: are fine).
>>
>>What the f__k is going on with this?
>>
>>Note:
>>That seagate utility added some "dynamic" (file) which I see as soon as
>>the computer is turned on, from Dos or A Windows boot). That is supposed
>>to allow for using large drives like this.
>>
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