They should and you'll read responses it works but my experience that now and then it won't.
There is also an issue with FAT32 (FATxx in fact) on any USB or firewire drive in that they are known to go missing. The filesystem just vanishes. Since it does that too often and there is no write protect on the models I see this means it's not a valid backup system. What good is it to backup only for the file system to vanish when you unplug?
The use of MSBACKUP while a great idea also falls apart since Microsoft didn't give methods to get the files out from current versions of Windows.
Maybe the old school of backup of "your files" with a simple copy would be safer?
As to USB 1.1 we can fit USB 2.0 cards on Windows 98se so that fixes that. As to the FAT32 vanishing trick, there is no known cure.
Bob
using FAT32(it's win98se OS computer)and USB cable to external HDD. I'm using Micorsoft Backup with the verify command. Will I still have a data degrade problem when using the slower USB 1.1? I have been seeing posts indicating this is a problem for USB 2 to external HDD. Dose it hold for USB 1.1 as well? If this is a no go do you have any ideas of how to backup this old laptop?

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