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What is the maximum drive space for a single drive in Windows 95? Could not find it because it isn't supported on MSFT. THanks
max size for win95 A version to be installed on is 2 gig (fat16) max size for 95 B and C version is basicly unlimited if your version only see's 2 gig of a 4 gig drive then your drive isn't partitioned right bootup with a bootdisk run fdisk and select option 4 for status it most likely will say primary partition as being only 50 percent you will need to select option 1 create partition then option 2 extended partition then assign it a lodigal drive letter then after this is done format this partition it will then show in windows as your D partition note; be very careful useing fdisk as it can and will lose your data if your not careful
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The maximum size of a FAT16 partition is 4GB......only useing winnt we are talking about 95 here
all of it is right ( he/she wouldn't have been able to install the OS if it was over 2 gig fat16
all of it is right ( he/she wouldn't have been able to install the OS if it was over 2 gig fat16
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To get the full 4gigs, my options would be to convert to fat32, upgrade to 98 or, or create a new partition?
If your version of Windows 95 happens to be an OSR2 version, then you can convert to FAT32 without upgrading.
If you don't know or aren't sure which version of Windows 95 you have, read this article to find out if you have OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2):
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;158238
If you have Win95 OSR2, you can do a conversion with CVT.EXE, found here:
http://www.powerload.fsnet.co.uk/download/cvt.exe
[Due to the nature of converting from FAT16 to FAT32, it's recommended that you backup any important data in case the conversion fails]
If you don't mind reformatting your hard drive, you could save a bit of time by FDISKing and FORMATting the drive. If you need help (or a refresher course), check out these instructions:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q255867
If you don't have OSR2, the only way you can benefit from FAT32 is by upgrading to a later OS such as Windows 98.
If you don't want to upgrade, you can create a new partition (assuming you have space available on the drive) using FDISK.
NOTE: Many other issues can cause your drive to only be recognized as a 2GB drive, including BIOS incompatibilities (486s and lower) and BIOS misconfigurations. To guard against this, it's usually best to setup your BIOS to auto-configure your hard drive settings.
Hope this helps!
If you don't know or aren't sure which version of Windows 95 you have, read this article to find out if you have OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2):
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;158238
If you have Win95 OSR2, you can do a conversion with CVT.EXE, found here:
http://www.powerload.fsnet.co.uk/download/cvt.exe
[Due to the nature of converting from FAT16 to FAT32, it's recommended that you backup any important data in case the conversion fails]
If you don't mind reformatting your hard drive, you could save a bit of time by FDISKing and FORMATting the drive. If you need help (or a refresher course), check out these instructions:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q255867
If you don't have OSR2, the only way you can benefit from FAT32 is by upgrading to a later OS such as Windows 98.
If you don't want to upgrade, you can create a new partition (assuming you have space available on the drive) using FDISK.
NOTE: Many other issues can cause your drive to only be recognized as a 2GB drive, including BIOS incompatibilities (486s and lower) and BIOS misconfigurations. To guard against this, it's usually best to setup your BIOS to auto-configure your hard drive settings.
Hope this helps!
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