Windows NT 4.0 Cannot Access Windows 2000 FAT32 Partition

ID: Q214404

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If you install Windows 2000 on a partition using the FAT32 file system on a computer that also has Windows NT 4.0 installed, the Windows NT 4.0 installation cannot gain access to the FAT32 partition.

RESOLUTION

Although Windows 2000 supports the FAT32 file system, Windows NT 4.0 does not. If you need to share data between Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000, you must use either the FAT or NTFS file system on the partition.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv ntfilesys
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbprb