Error encountered during file transfer due to invalid parameter settings on Windows 98.

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raphipa
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10-25-2023, 06:38 AM

I processed a pile of DVDs containing files for transfer to my Windows 98 system, since that method is the simplest. Very large files (likely over 2GB) cause errors like "Cannot create file xxxxx: The parameter is incorrect." My boot drive (500GB Hitachi DeskStar) uses NTFS formatting, which doesn’t impose file size limits. I can open these files with WinRAR without issues—they’re compressed .ZIP archives. While WinRAR reads the whole file, extracting from DVDs is slow, so moving files to the HDD first would be faster. Can I avoid using such massive files on Windows 98? I’ve never handled files this big before, so I’m uncertain. Should I split my ZIPs into smaller 1.5GB volumes?

raphipa

10-25-2023, 06:38 AM #1

ScoutPluz
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10-27-2023, 07:53 AM

ScoutPluz

10-27-2023, 07:53 AM #2

kcaz56
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10-27-2023, 08:41 AM

I'm using this system with the specified hardware. The NTFS driver currently installed is version 3.1.0.

kcaz56

10-27-2023, 08:41 AM #3

I'm using this system with the specified hardware. The NTFS driver currently installed is version 3.1.0.

simdim13
Junior Member

10-27-2023, 08:49 AM

Operating on an unbranded ITX board equipped with a VIA VT8604 chipset and a Celeron 1000 (Coppermine) processor, with 256MB of RAM. Launching from a 500GB Hitachi Deskstar ATA drive. Regarding the NTFS driver, I haven’t added any third-party drivers for the filesystem. I’m sticking with the native NTFS solution that supports large disks, formatted during setup.

simdim13

10-27-2023, 08:49 AM #4

cshuller
Junior Member

10-27-2023, 09:21 AM

From what I remember... win98 SE didn't really back NTFS... it mostly used fat32 and mbr. Splitting big sizes was a common technique back then, though it could be tricky.

cshuller

10-27-2023, 09:21 AM #5

From what I remember... win98 SE didn't really back NTFS... it mostly used fat32 and mbr. Splitting big sizes was a common technique back then, though it could be tricky.

trincat11
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10-27-2023, 05:32 PM

Thank you for the clarification. I misunderstood the file system type. Yes, even though it's FAT32, you should still be able to store files up to 4GB.

trincat11

10-27-2023, 05:32 PM #6

Thank you for the clarification. I misunderstood the file system type. Yes, even though it's FAT32, you should still be able to store files up to 4GB.

willshar88
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10-28-2023, 04:37 PM

Absolutely, the maximum file size is 4GB. I thought it might be a misunderstanding about the 2TB volume size, which is actually the MBR limit. We use GPT because of that.

willshar88

10-28-2023, 04:37 PM #7

Absolutely, the maximum file size is 4GB. I thought it might be a misunderstanding about the 2TB volume size, which is actually the MBR limit. We use GPT because of that.