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On Windows 98 when is it appropriate to use FAT16 rather than FAT32 on a new hard drive?
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∙ 15y ago
Almost never. FAT16 restricts the possible file name length to only 8 characters, and doesn't support more than 2 GB maximum. FAT32 supports far larger drives and partitions. There is a slight performance overhead, but if the system can't handle the overhead tolerably, it shouldn't be running Windows 98 anyway.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThere are almost no instances where it would be appropriate. FAT32 introduces very little overhead compared to FAT16, and enables the use of long file names.
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What file system does Windows 98 support?
Fat16 and Fat32
What are the 3 file systems supported in windows?
FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS.
Which file system does windows 95 typically use?
Windows 98 supports both the FAT16 and FAT32 file systems. The FAT32 file system will support drives up to 2 terabytes in size, while the FAT16 file system will support drives up to 2 gigabytes in size.
What file system does Windows 2000 use?
Windows 2000 supports FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS partitions.
What file systems does Windows 98 suppport?
Windows 98 supports FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, and ISO9660 (on CDs).
What type of partition can Windows 98 be installed on?
Windows 98 can be installed on a FAT16 or FAT32 partition (FAT32 is the best choice for disks larger than 512 MB, and supports long file names better).
Under Windows 2000XP a hard drive can only use the NTFS file system?
no it can also use FAT32 or FAT16
What are the major system files of Windows 95?
FAT12 for floppy disks FAT16 for Hard Disk FAT32 for Hard Disks VFAT (an overlay for FAT32) that allows long file names
What is an unknown partition in Windows XP?
Windows XP only recognizes FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS partitions. If it is not one of these (such as ext3 or ReiserFS), it will report it as an "unknown partition."
What file systems does Windows NT and Windows 2000 support?
Windows NT4 supports: FAT, NTFS (version 4) Windows 2000 supports: FAT, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS (versions 4 and 5)
The master boot record is part of which system?
FAT12, FAT16, or FAT32
What file system provides the most features?
FAT, FAT16, FAT32, or NTF2
