| Title: | Windows NT |
| Notice: | See note 15.0 for HCL location |
| Moderator: | TARKIN::LIN .com::FOLEY |
| Created: | Thu Oct 31 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 6086 |
| Total number of notes: | 31449 |
Hello All, I plan to UPGRADE my AXP150 (Jensen) running NTServer 3.51 (SP4) to NTServer 4.0. Are there some problems I should take care of in advance??? (e.g Graphic controller drivers etc.) Currently the servers is a PDC, & Linkworks & Macintosh (file & print) server. Thanks in advance, Doron.
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| 5604.1 | DECWET::VOBA | Sat Jan 25 1997 15:07 | 14 | ||
Re .0, i've upgraded mine to 4.0 without any special preparations.
You should however, be aware of the changes in NT 4.0/SP2 that will
affect backward compatibilities with earlier version. When you move to
4.0, take care to install a new boot selection (do not do an upgrade if
you have sufficient disk space) for rolling back. Stay with 4.0 (no SP
installation) until you are satisfied that everything works.
When you install SP2, NTFS disk format will change such that earlier
versions of NT will recognize the NTFS disks but will not be able to
read them and will report them to be corrupted. At that time, it is
costlier to roll back. This is true on all NT platforms (x86 & Alpha).
--svb
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| 5604.2 | TMIS01::DORON | Doing my BEST !!! | Sun Jan 26 1997 06:32 | 1 | |
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| 5604.3 | ? NTFS = f(SP2) documented?? | RICKS::OPP | Sun Jan 26 1997 16:05 | 9 | |
RE: .1
Is this behavior of SP2 w.r.t. NTFS documented anywhere? I
don't recall seeing this information in the ReadMe file. I also
don't recall any dialogue boxes to warn users of this not back-
ward compatible for NTFS partitions. Thanks,
Greg
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| 5604.4 | is it NTFS-3.51 vs NTFS-4.0 ????????? or v4 SP1 ??? | BBPBV1::WALLACE | john wallace @ bbp. +44 860 675093 | Mon Jan 27 1997 01:57 | 3 |
I thought I'd seen it documented (and been caught out by) 3.51 systems
being unable to read any V4-created NTFS disks (thanks, Bill). I've
never let SP2 near anything of mine or my customers.
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