Microsoft 32-bit file access: Difference between revisions

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'''32-bit File Access''' wasrefers ato the higher performance, [[protected mode]] filedisk caching method which replaced [[SmartDrive]] management(Smartdrv) introduced in [[Windows for Workgroups]] 3.11.

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'''32-bit File Access''' was a higher performance, [[protected mode]] file management introduced in [[Windows for Workgroups]] 3.11.

32-bit File Access bypassed [[MS-DOS]] and directly accessed the disk, either via the [[BIOS]] or (preferably) [[32-bit Disk Access]] (Windows-native protected mode disk drivers). This feature was a [[backport]] from the then-unreleased [[Windows 95]], as suggested by Microsoft's advertisements for Windows for Workgroups 3.11 ("the 32-bit file system from our Chicago project").

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32-bit File Access and the introduction of Long File Names in Windows 95 reduced DOS to the role of a [[boot loader]] for Windows.

32-bit File Access was implemented using the [[VFAT#Long_File_Names_.28VFAT.2C_LFNs.29|VFAT]], VCACHE, and IFSMgr [[VxD]] drivers.

==See also==

* [[32-bit Disk Access]]

==External links==

[[Category:Microsoft Windows file system technology]]

* [http://users.exis.net/~gewkab/32bfafaq.html 32-bit file access FAQs]

* [http://support.microsoft.com/?id=83325 Explanation of SMARTDRV & 32-bit disk access from Microsoft]

* [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/106275 Windows for Workgroups 3.11 FAQs]

[[Category:Microsoft Windows file system technology]]

[[Category:Windows disk file systems]]

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