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The NTFS files can read Fat32, so go to the windows command prompt in XP and
use XCOPY to copy the files you need from the first drive.

"New Guy" <duane0524@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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>I just did a clean install of XP on a second harddrive that I had. My
> question now is how do I get the files from my Win98 harddrive over the XP
> harddrive? I formatted the XP to NFTS and the 98 is fat32. I would
> prefer
> not to copy everything to a cd then drag it over. The 98 operatoring
> system
> is still in working condition on the first harddrive, I can boot off of
> either one.
>
> I have been reading that I can not get at these files, but I wanted to
> check
> with you guys first. I certainly can slave the 98 harddrive up, but did
> not
> really want to take things apart until I knew if it would work or not.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

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Forgot to add, type CD\ to put you in the root directory after going to the
windows command prompt.

"New Guy" <duane0524@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:J7SdnWiOAI3Dzm_cRVn-vA@adelphia.com...
>I just did a clean install of XP on a second harddrive that I had. My
> question now is how do I get the files from my Win98 harddrive over the XP
> harddrive? I formatted the XP to NFTS and the 98 is fat32. I would
> prefer
> not to copy everything to a cd then drag it over. The 98 operatoring
> system
> is still in working condition on the first harddrive, I can boot off of
> either one.
>
> I have been reading that I can not get at these files, but I wanted to
> check
> with you guys first. I certainly can slave the 98 harddrive up, but did
> not
> really want to take things apart until I knew if it would work or not.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

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New Guy wrote:
> Thanks for the quick response. I will do that this afternoon.
>
>
>
> "JerryM (ID)" <jerrym526@cableone.net> wrote in message
> newscduZfIAFHA.3504@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
>>The NTFS files can read Fat32, so go to the windows command prompt in XP
>
> and
>
>>use XCOPY to copy the files you need from the first drive.
>>
>>"New Guy" <duane0524@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>>news:J7SdnWiOAI3Dzm_cRVn-vA@adelphia.com...
>>
>>>I just did a clean install of XP on a second harddrive that I had. My
>>>question now is how do I get the files from my Win98 harddrive over the
>
> XP
>
>>>harddrive? I formatted the XP to NFTS and the 98 is fat32. I would
>>>prefer
>>>not to copy everything to a cd then drag it over. The 98 operatoring
>>>system
>>>is still in working condition on the first harddrive, I can boot off of
>>>either one.
>>>
>>>I have been reading that I can not get at these files, but I wanted to
>>>check
>>>with you guys first. I certainly can slave the 98 harddrive up, but did
>>>not
>>>really want to take things apart until I knew if it would work or not.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Even better, go into Windows XP and use Windows Explorer to copy over
the files you need.

BTW, "NTFS" and "FAT32" are not file "types" - it's the way the HDD is
formatted. "NTFS" doesn't "see" FAT32, the Operating system does.

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