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Utilizing fat32 and ntfs formats

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Name: Leo DeWitt
Date: August 19, 2002 at 23:33:36 Pacific
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Can I partition my 60GB hard-drive as follows without and operations conflict?
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A: Partition 1= windows xp w/ ntfs format
B: Partition 2= backup w/ ntfs format
C: Partition 3= applications & programs w/
fat32 format
D: Partition 4= windows 2000 pro w/ fat32
format
I'm using Power Quest "partition magic,disk
image and boot magic", to implement a dual boot configuration.

The answer to this query will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!



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Name: cRyOGen_
Date: August 19, 2002 at 23:37:03 Pacific
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Yes, that will work fine.


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Response Number 2
Name: zhiyung
Date: August 20, 2002 at 02:58:56 Pacific
Reply:

why using fat32 in some partitions? ntfs is a better fs than fat32 is.


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