Windows Vista: Vista&XP, file system compatibility.
Vista&XP, file system compatibility.
by marcelomdsc - 4/5/07 12:49 PMI'm just wondering, I'll buy a new laptop with home vista premium, and go back to uruguay, where most people will have xp and a lot of people still uses win 98.
So here is my question will I be able to share files and do anything with out trouble? Because I know vista has a new file system. I dont know a lot about it but I think 98 uses fat32 and xp uses ntfs and that is not a problem is it the same with vista now?
thanks a lot, Marcelo.
Still NTFS on Vista
by Igiveup2 - 4/5/07 4:43 PM In reply to: Vista&XP, file system compatibility. by marcelomdscOriginal plans to revamp the file storage on Vista were dropped. It would have been a better system, but at least it's more compatible the way it is. FAT32 is obsolete. Other threads in the Vista forum show people's problems/solutions for networking and file sharing between Vista and XP.
so if vista...
by marcelomdsc - 4/5/07 11:53 PM In reply to: Still NTFS on Vista by Igiveup2still uses ntfs, how come there are problems with file sharing?
Info is searchable in the posts.
by Igiveup2 - 4/6/07 12:41 PM In reply to: so if vista... by marcelomdscIt's still the same NTFS system. I'm aware of issues with firewall settings, making devices recognize each other, and the like. But people succeed once they find out what to do.
I did not have any problem
by AXG - 4/6/07 8:20 PM In reply to: Vista&XP, file system compatibility. by marcelomdscI installed Vista as dual boot with Windows XP on the same laptop. I can access the XP files without any problem. The XP filesystem is NTFS and so is Vista. I was asked for adminsitrator account password before I could access the XP files belonging to my old XP account. Once Vista changed the permissions, there was no problem.
that's cool
by marcelomdsc - 4/7/07 6:09 PM In reply to: I did not have any problem by AXGanother question....
if I have vista, when microsoft releases a service pack, do I have to pay for it?
(NT) No, service packs are always free of charge.
by John.Wilkinson
- 4/7/07 8:31 PM
In reply to: that's cool by marcelomdsc
do you need
by marcelomdsc - 4/7/07 6:15 PM In reply to: I did not have any problem by AXGthird party software to install the two os on same machine?
(NT) No, that's handled by the OS's boot manager.
by John.Wilkinson - 4/7/07 8:31 PM
In reply to: do you need by marcelomdsc
ok cool
by marcelomdsc - 4/8/07 7:59 AM In reply to: (NT) No, that's handled by the OS's boot manager. by John.Wilkinson
thanks
bcedit for managing Vista bootloader
by AXG - 4/12/07 6:28 PM In reply to: do you need by marcelomdscI used bcedit to manage Vista bootloader since it is difficult to configure from the command line.
is it free
by marcelomdsc - 4/12/07 6:48 PM In reply to: bcedit for managing Vista bootloader by AXGwhere can i get it?
thanks, marcelo.
Sorry, it is EasyBCD
by AXG - 4/14/07 11:45 AM In reply to: is it free by marcelomdscIt is free, though the writer would appreciate a donation. It is available from http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
I used this tool to configure the Vista bootloader.
ok
by marcelomdsc - 4/15/07 1:14 PM In reply to: Sorry, it is EasyBCD by AXGthanks a lot!
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