DOS FDISK program sees NTFS partitions as HPFS (150315)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q150315 SUMMARY
The FDISK program from MS-DOS 6.22 can remove Windows NT file system (NTFS)
partitions on hard disk drives. However it, identifies these partitions as
HPFS.
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This misidentification is due to the method in which file systems are
reported to the system. The System Identifier Byte in the partition table
for both NTFS and HPFS is 0x07. This indicates an Installable File System
(IFS) type. Both HPFS and NTFS are installable file systems.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/3/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB150315 |
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