Ray Davison wrote:

>Mike O'Connor wrote:
>  
>
>>Even on OS/2, the FAT32.IFS limit [initially and until recently] was 
>>32GB, and now with latest edition significantly larger. WIN98 can handle 
>>FAT32 partitions extending to whole [large] disks, even though W2K/XP 
>>apparently won't create partitions larger than 32GB, probably to 
>>encourage use of NTFS.
>>    
>>
>
>For some time now my second drives have been storage and they are a 
>single extended with the first 8G (1024) a single FAT32 partition.  I 
>create and format them with PM 3.05 which thinks 1024 is the limit and 
>so won't go past that.
>
>I have been creating 30G HPFS using PM - I've had some problems going 
>past 32G.  I was having problems with a particular HDD and so created a 
>partition using DFSEE.  DFSEE will create any size partition you ask it 
>to; now just try to format it.  OS/2 Format said it couldn't access the 
>drive.  Catch 22?
>
>Can you suggest a tools to create and format large FAT32 partitions?
>
>So you know where I am going with this, I want to build a TV recorder. 
>Win seems to own the hardware and software in that world.  And I don't 
>want to go past W98SE if I don't have to.  It's running everything else 
>I need; Tax, PWB layout...
>
>Ray
>  
>

Hi Ray,
Yes that's the only real pain with PQPM 3.05 - but why can't you just 
use W98SE to create and format the large FAT32 partitions?
Otherwise get a copy of PQPM V6, which still allows you to manipulate 
HPFS, from the floppy-boot, or from within W98SE, probably find some on 
eBay. :-\

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