Filesystem driver's backwards compactibility

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Hi Guys,

I am currently developing an XP filesystem driver from a stripped down
version of the CDFS filesystem which came with the IFS kit… and i am
wondering if the filesystem is going to be compactible with Windows 2000?

So, does anybody know if XP Filesystem drivers are backwards compactible
with Windows 2000?

Thanks in advance
James

General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited
Registered in England and Wales No. 1911653
Registered Office: 100 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6JA

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  1. Compare the sources for the WXP & W2K versions of CDFS. Look for any OS
    function calls that don’t exist on W2K. Also check the makefile which goes
    to some trouble to inhibit building CDFS for the wrong target OS.

  2. Most filesystems appear to be most compatible if you go from the NT4
    version to later versions of the OS with the same binary.

----- Original Message -----
From: “James Dunning”
To: “File Systems Developers”
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 9:18 AM
Subject: [ntfsd] Filesystem driver’s backwards compactibility

> Hi Guys,
>
> I am currently developing an XP filesystem driver from a stripped down
> version of the CDFS filesystem which came with the IFS kit… and i am
> wondering if the filesystem is going to be compactible with Windows 2000?
>
> So, does anybody know if XP Filesystem drivers are backwards compactible
> with Windows 2000?
>
> Thanks in advance
> James
>
>
> General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited
> Registered in England and Wales No. 1911653
> Registered Office: 100 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6JA
>
>
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Develop w2k filesystem driver instead :slight_smile: it will surely be compatible
with XP.

The filesystems and filters have no major changes since NT4, for
instance, we have a product which is binary-compatible from NT4 to XP.

Max

----- Original Message -----
From: “James Dunning”
To: “File Systems Developers”
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 5:18 PM
Subject: [ntfsd] Filesystem driver’s backwards compactibility

> Hi Guys,
>
> I am currently developing an XP filesystem driver from a stripped
down
> version of the CDFS filesystem which came with the IFS kit… and i
am
> wondering if the filesystem is going to be compactible with Windows
2000?
>
> So, does anybody know if XP Filesystem drivers are backwards
compactible
> with Windows 2000?
>
> Thanks in advance
> James
>
>
> General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited
> Registered in England and Wales No. 1911653
> Registered Office: 100 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6JA
>
>
> —
> You are currently subscribed to ntfsd as: xxxxx@storagecraft.com
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