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"RE: "You must be running Windows 95," Yes
RE: "Are you using FAT32?" Don't know; how do I tell?"
first, try this....
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"Checking your hard drive’s FAT. The File Allocation Table (FAT) setup can either be FAT16 or FAT32. To see your PC’s FAT settings, double-click My Computer, right-click the C: drive icon, select Properties, then the General tab to see the label and type of the drive. The drive type will be either Local Disk (FAT32) or Local Disk (FAT16)."
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now the above check did not work for me on my win95 machine. the drive type showed only Local Disk, with no (FAT16) or (FAT32) designation.
if you encounter the same situation, then try this....
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"Check to see if your PC can use FAT32. The operating system must be able to support the FAT32 environment before your PC can use it. Win95 OSR2 is the only version of Win95 that supports FAT32. From the Control Panel, double-click the System icon and select the General tab. If under the System heading it reads Windows 95 4.00.950B, your PC can be converted to use FAT32."
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fat16 drives don't go over partition sizes of 2gb. that's another quick way of telling.
here's an interesting exercise....
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"Calculating cluster waste on your hard drive. You can use Windows Explorer to calculate your hard drive’s cluster waste if you are using File Allocation Table 16 (FAT16). Right-click the Start button, select Explore, and highlight your C: drive in the left-window pane. Right-click the C: drive icon, select Properties, then the General tab. You will see a pie chart revealing the used space and free space. Used space represents the size of all files and the cluster waste. In the right window pane, press CTRL-A to select all folders and files. Right-click your selection and select Properties to reveal another pie chart. The used space represents the size of all files. The difference between the right and left pane used space values is a measure of the cluster waste on the hard drive."
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the above excerpts were taken from
smartcomputing.com
btw, partition magic can convert fat on drives.
hope this helps
:)
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