Re: Access/mount NTSF using XP MSDOS startup disk

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 03/14/03 

From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 20:08:07 -0700

There is a program NTFSDOS and it has a Pro version
that does read/write while the free is read only.

However, why ?
If you can slave the disk just slave it off another XP,
NT 4, or W2k. It is only the downlevel OSs that are
incapable of NTFS without help. 

-- 
Roger 
"Craig L. Hardison" <craig@hardison.com> wrote in message news:OYVuYAc6CHA.1740@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I want to convert some workstations using XP Pro with FAT32 to NTSF.  In the
> past I was aware that I could not access NTSF drives on our NT 4.0 server.
> Fortunately, I have never encountered a situation where I had to do it.
> 
> We ordered a workstation with XP Pro formatted for NTSF.  I checked to see
> if the drive can be accessed using the startup disk and it was no surprise
> when it gave me an invalid drive specification for C:.
> 
> For the last 10 years, I have been a "just been able to do it"
> admininistrator for our server and 8 workstations beginning with Novel 2.2
> throught upgrades and the change to NT 4.
> 
> Kind of stumped on this one.  We have 1 or 2 failures a year that require
> reinstallation of the OS or HDD.  I have always been able to "slave" a
> drive, and if the disk is not totally trashed, get any data off the
> workstation.
> 
> Any help/advise on how to access a NTSF drive using a startup will be
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Craig
> 
>

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