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to: JEFF MALKA
from: TONY LANGDON
date: 1997-09-11 13:23:00
subject: HPFS under NT4

It's 08 Sep 97  03:44:00,
We'll return to Jeff Malka and All's
discussion of HPFS under NT4
 JM> I know that HPFS access was possible under NT 3.5, using "pinball.sys"
 JM> I believe and that it was removed under NT4.  I have access to
 JM> "pinball.sys" but do not know how to use it from within NT 3.5.  Could
 JM> someone give me advice?
 JM> I obtained a file named HPFS_NT.ZIP from Chris Behnken (Warp Speed
 JM> Software) at http://www.htc.net/~nbehnken but the exe file provided by
 JM> it has not resulted in provided the needed access.  Does anyone know
 JM> the method to install pinball.sys?
Yes, running the .EXE file modifies the registry to enable HPFS access.
PINBALL.SYS needs to be copied into %systemroot%\system32 (typically
\winnt\system32).  I use this setup here, and it works fine.  All my
HPFS partitions are accessible under NT4. :-)
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