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From: bobt@microsoft.UUCP (Bob TANIGUCHI)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: HPFS for Windows (was Re: Sound under Windows...)
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Date: 4 Oct 90 01:46:10 GMT
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Let's clear this up again, programs can be installed on, and run from
HPFS with no modifications needed.

Enabling long file names requires toggling a bit in the EXE header.

Thus, my hard disk is all HPFS, and happily runs dos programs (including
windows) in my dos box.

Bob Taniguchi
Systems Marketing
Microsoft

Yes, I now do Windows.