From: Rob Bell (rbell1NOSPAM_at_csc.com)
Date: Fri Dec 11 1998 - 08:56:34 EST
Thanks for the info, David. I did a lot of research into NT5 when the
problem first happened and found that info too. Both of the solutions
seem to have big drawbacks though. Either will allow my NT4 O/S to boot
and read/write to the (old) NTFS4 partition but, from what I've read,
many utility-type programs will still not work. I'm referring to CHKDSK
and 3rd-party defragmenting tools, etc. Since my NT4 setup is my main
work environment I'm not willing to have it be touched by the NT5 beta
(because it auto-updates to NTFS5). These issues are understandable
with any beta, and I've resigned myself to the fact that I can't play
around with NT5 on this system. I was just hoping someone knew how I
could boot the 770 without my main HD installed so I could still play
without NT5 upgrading my NTFS4.
Thanks again,
Rob
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Rob Bell
Senior Consultant, CPD Professional
CSC Consulting, Minneapolis, MN
rob.bell_at_nospam@csc.com
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"David W. Taylor" wrote:
>
> You have two options (don't panic!):
>
> 1. Install Service Pack 4 on the main NT4 drive, which seems to have been
> converted to NTFS5 format. The SP will install an updated NTFS.SYS file
> that can use NTFS 5. This will fix 600 other minor bugs in NT4. It may also
> toast your NT4 setup. Backup is STRONGLY advised!
>
> 2. Grab the NTFS.SYS file from NT5 B2 and replace the older file on the
> main NT4 drive. This is sanctioned by MSFT and probably cleaner, if you are
> otherwise happy with NT 4 SP3.
>
> This should fix you up.
>
> This is a FAQ and you should be able to find more info about this in the NT5
> B2 release notes. Also you should look at the NTBeta web site for more up to
> date release notes that were finished after the B2 CD's were cut.
>
> David
>
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