What to write to NTFS?

[sonica]

hi all

i need a suggestion:

i need some tool to write to ntfs to include in my multiboot cd but i don't have to much space... max 10MB

can you suggest me some app or image?

thanks

sonica

[Jazkal]

The only thing I know of would be a DOS floppy with ntfsdos on it.

[jaclaz]

Read here:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=30998

NTFSDOS is Winternal/Sysinternal's Commercial (Read/Write) App - Freeware (Read only)

NTFS4DOS is Datapol's FREEWARE Read/Write solution MUCH smaller! (under 100 Kb)

or you could use the "Captive" way:

http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/

with a mini distro of linux

http://www.inside-security.de/INSERT_en.html

or another mini distro of linux (not using "Captive"):

http://www.plop.at/page_en_4.html

or use a React-OS bootable LIVE CD ISO image:

http://www.reactos.com/

size is 9888 kb, that should just fit in 10Mb

(not sure if latest version supports Read/Write NTFS, though)

jaclaz

Edited August 2, 2005 by jaclaz

[sonica]

thanks for suggestion... however i dislike captive, it has problem with localized version of needed Windows files...

i guess i'll try NTFS4DOS... it's just a bit tricky cause it asks me a floppy drive to create image and i haven't got any...

i can use any version of dos? freedos?

thank again

sonica

[jaclaz]

No problem if you don't have a floppy.

Get Virtual Floppy from here:

http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vfd.html

Download ANY 1.44 Mb floppy image, or create an empty one with this tool:

http://www.nu2.nu/bfi/

Mount the image with VFD and you can use the DATAPOL install routine.

Have a look here for more floppy/disk image related tools:

http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=11096

There are some problems/incompatibilities with using freedos and ntfs4dos:

http://www.google.com/search?q=ntfs4dos+freedos

I cannot be more precise as I never tested them together.

jaclaz