First, it might help you if you can actually confirm that moving to W2K or XP will actually solve your problem.

Second, an NT 4.0 boot partition does not have to be FAT. When you choose NTFS during install, it starts out as FAT and gets converted on one of the reboots.

Third, you can install an upgrade on a clean drive, just like Mark said...

I know how to count to three! *grin*


>Hi,
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>I have a machine running NT 4.0 which is causing problems, including taking all memoty when running Fox DOS 2.6, so I am considering changing OS to 2000 or XP.
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>I would like to take the opportunity to combine two partitions (NT 4.0 requires the boot partition to be FAT, or at least it did when I installed it) and start fresh, leaving any conflicts behind. Problem is, if I buy an upgrade, I believe I must install it on top of the previous version. If I buy a full version it is super expensive. What is the best strategy to follow here?
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>TIA,
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>Alex