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NTFSDOS

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NTFSDOS
Developer(s)Winternals
Stable release
3.02R (read-only) / June 26, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-06-26)
Operating systemDOS
TypeUtility software
LicenseFreeware
WebsiteA mirror of the original page
NTFSDOS Tools
Developer(s)Winternals
Stable release
2.0 / 2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Operating systemDOS
TypeUtility software
LicenseRetail software
WebsiteNone
NTFSDOS Professional
Developer(s)Winternals
Stable release
4.01 / February 28, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-02-28)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows (for installation), DOS (for main utilities)
TypeUtility software
LicenseDemoware
WebsiteA mirror of the original page

NTFSDOS were three kinds of programs by Winternals (later bought by Microsoft) for DOS that could handle NTFS formatted drives.

Programs

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Basic

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The first program was NTFSDOS - a freeware utility for DOS (NTFSDOS.EXE) that allows read-only access to NTFS formatted drives from a DOS environment.[1]

Tools

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The second program was NTFSDOS Tools - an add-on package for NTFSDOS that contains two commercial utilities for DOS - NTFSCopy and NTFSRen. The former (NTFSCOPY.EXE) could be used to overwrite corrupt files with fresh versions. The latter (NTFSREN.EXE) could be used to change the names of bad drivers so Windows could not load them.

Professional

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The final program was NTFSDOS Professional - a whole commercial solution for handling read and write operations in NTFS from a DOS environment. It must be installed as a package for Microsoft Windows first.

The downloaded version comes in demoware form. The user can only use the package in read-only mode in order to evaluate it.

Discontinuation

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Winternals was acquired by Microsoft on July 18, 2006, which discontinued NTFSDOS.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "NTFSDOS". Sysinternals. September 11, 2001. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006.
  2. ^ "Microsoft Acquires Winternals Software". Company Press Releases. Winternals Software. July 18, 2006. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2007.