MS-DOS Can View and Manipulate NTFS Partition

Last reviewed: May 9, 1997
Article ID: Q104091

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

After choosing to boot into MS-DOS, either from Boot Loader or by using a bootable MS-DOS floppy disk, you can both view and modify an NTFS partition using normal MS-DOS commands. Afterwards, the NTFS partition is corrupted.

CAUSE

Your computer had OS/2 installed with IBM Boot Manager on the first partition. When you installed Windows NT, you directed Setup to reformat an existing NTFS partition or convert a partition to NTFS. Due to the configuration, the partition type was not set. The partition remained marked as FAT.

WORKAROUND

From OS/2, run the FDISKPM command to remove the NTFS partition. Then reinstall Windows NT directing Setup to convert the partition to NTFS.

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbbug3.10 kbother ntfilesys
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 9, 1997
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