On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:16:36 GMT, Lancer wrote in
. com:

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 15:45:23 -0700, Frank Gilliland
wrote:

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:33:01 GMT, Lancer wrote in
s.com:

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Windows 98 runs on a DOS kernel, so all windows 98 systems run on a
"valid" DOS disk. Edit your msdos.sys and turn your GUI off. Or just
make yourself a boot disk and format the drive.


Doesn't it still run on virtual FAT even without the GUI?


No, it shouldn't. There are no VFAT or virtual drivers loaded.


What I mean is, the disk is configured for use with a VFAT driver.
Doesn't that cause compatibility problems when working under the FAT
under DOS?



Frank;
The way I understand it, is that the disk is configured or uses
FAT. VFAT serves as an interface between applications and the FAT.
So there shouldn't be any compatibilty problems when running DOS
programs.


Ok.... but if the FAT is set for short (8.3) filenames while the VFAT
uses long filenames, there are going to be short filenames that are
identical in the same directory; i.e, under VFAT;

pornpic001.jpg
pornpic002.jpg
pornpic003.jpg

....but under DOS FAT they are listed as:

pornpic~.jpg
pornpic~.jpg
pornpic~.jpg

So how do you discriminate between these identical filenames from DOS
without the VFAT driver? Does the VFAT driver maintain a directory
index file?





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