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NTFS or FAT32?
Name: Arry Date: September 7, 2002 at 23:20:05 Pacific OS: xp pro CPU/Ram: 2.0gig p4 / 1024ddr
Comment:
When I format my HD which do you recommend I use Fat32? or NTFS? and please tell me what is the difference between them
Name: ben rogers Date: September 7, 2002 at 23:28:06 Pacific
Reply:
I always format to the NTFS file system before installing windows 2k/xp. It's more stable for a start. If you format to FAT 32 and install XP you'll probably get annoying messages coming up as windows is loading. Some scandisk program I think which doesn't happen with NTFS.
If you plan to keep XP format to NTFS, if not format to FAT 32. When the partition is formatted to NTFS it is a bit of a job getting it back to FAT 32, but can be done. Just hassle you could do without.
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Response Number 2
Name: Sanjaya Sugiarto (by Sanjaya) Date: September 8, 2002 at 00:43:01 Pacific
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Pertiton ur HD. For ur system where OS installed use NTFS. For ur other partition where ur backup and data stored use FAT32
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Response Number 3
Name: seat6 Date: September 8, 2002 at 00:43:59 Pacific
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If you want any OS on the disk like 95 or 98 you must use FAT32. Ntfs is more secure but not warrented is it is an at home unit.
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Response Number 4
Name: freddy Date: September 8, 2002 at 02:28:45 Pacific
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use the search field at the top of this page to, hmm ...... search
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Response Number 5
Name: marcel Date: September 9, 2002 at 14:44:27 Pacific
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