@woogie
HUH? HUH? HUH?
...win98 computers using f32 CAN communicate with XP boxes running NTFS. Its in your network configuration that you have the problem. They communicate using TCP/IP, which has nothing to do with the file system type.
@protecteur
If you have a P3 system it most likly can be cause by your bios which doesn't supporth NTFS format.
Not really sure what you are trying to say, but the BIOS or PROCESSOR type has little to do with what file system you can or cant use.
Zo