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Sr_C wrote on 8/22/2002, 8:46 PM
98se does not support NTFS you will have to use either 2000 or XP. I myself have the same issue and will be going to XP very soon.
fosko wrote on 8/22/2002, 9:28 PM
If I can find a copy of 2000 can I just format THAT drive with NTFS and leave my OS drive win 98se ?
I'm just real skeptical of changing OS systems right now
Sr_C wrote on 8/23/2002, 12:12 AM
Yes but only in a dual boot setup, where when you boot up you choose which OS you want to use 98 or 2000. The problem is, no matter what, when you are running under 98, you will not be able to access data on your 2nd hard drive. 98 cannot read NTFS.
fosko wrote on 8/23/2002, 9:21 AM
Thanks SR
that's not what I wanted to know....but what I needed to know ;-)

Any recommendations: 2000 or XP ?
John_Cline wrote on 8/23/2002, 9:41 AM
My vote is Windows 2000, it's a much more mature OS than WinXP. Win2k is on its third Service Pack, WinXP hasn't even had its first yet. Plus, Win2k has considerably less going on "behind the scenes" by default, which translates to smoother, faster video editing.

John
HeeHee wrote on 8/23/2002, 10:50 AM
FYI - Microsoft now allows you to purchase XP, but load another MS OS like 2000 on the system. This will allow you to use the OS you are comfortable with now and be able to migrate to XP when ready.
craftech wrote on 8/23/2002, 11:31 AM
Sounds like trouble. I use windows 98SE. The 4GB file size limitation hasn't caused a problem yet.
chewbonkay wrote on 8/23/2002, 1:52 PM
Just wanted to jump in and let you know that I just recently completed an upgrade to WinXP and have had no problems. I was on a Win98se P3-700 and was limited by the 4GB limit. When printing to tape I would experience weird frame blips right at the joint points of vegas generated spanned avi's.

I bought a new system, installed XP, on the new drive, pulled my FAT32 80GB video only drive form the old machine and added it to the new system. I converted to NTFS (with active projects on the drive) and besides some minor issues (one regarding a bad stick of RAM!) I have been more than happy with the results. I have never been so elated to see a 17 GB file in my life! ;) I've printed to tape and captured without error since.