Thanks!

You learn something new every day!

Regards,
Henrik


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> H wrote:
>
> > I have the following problem:
> >
> > A friend of mine is running windows 98 (and therefore file system
> > based on FAT) and unfortunately she doesn't have an Internet
> > connection. She has bought a new printer which requires a newer
> > version of Internet Expoler 6 so she asked me to download it for her.
> > After some searching I found how I could download all the install
> > files and I burned these on a DVD. The problem is that I cannot read
> > this DVD on her PC. Could this be because I am using Windos XP
>
>
> No.
>
>
> > (and
> > thus NTFS)
>
>
> First, you may be using NTFS on your hard drive, but "thus" is not the
> appropriate word. NTFS is entirely optional. Windows XP supports any and all
> combinations of BTFS, FAT32, FAT16, and FAT12 on hard drives.
>
> Second, what file system or systems you use on your hard drive is
> irrelevant. The DVD or CD drive can't and doesn't use NTFS.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
> > or what could be the problem? Other DVD:s have worked fine
> > (although this is the first burned DVD that I have tried). The DVD
> > works fine on my XP machine.
> >
> > I would appretiate any help I can get!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Henrik
>
>
>