Summary: Can I partition my 60GB hard-drive as follows without and operations conflict? ** A: Partition 1= windows xp w/ ntfs format B: Partition 2= backup w/ ...
Summary: I got this one very novice question and hope some one can give me a answer? All programs, that can run on fat32, can run on NTFS. TRUE?? I'm asking th...
Summary: Just finsihed my computer, and something caught my curiosity. I have a 120GB HDD, when partitioned and formatted, I have 3 in FAT32 and 1 in NTFS. I u...
Summary: You could: a)try using "chkdsk c: /F" from command prompt to fix disk errors where "c:" is the disk volume. b)you could move your files to the FAT32, ...
Summary: Hi, I have two partitions. The primary system hard disk holds XP and the other one I use for storing music files. I am running IIS successfully on m...
Summary: Hi Zucchini, windows xp can access NTFS And FAT32 file system which make your video drive so suitable in windows xp but what happened is a very great ...
Summary: Hello Mergon, I tend to agree with Jupiter (response #2) I have formatted and installed XP on both Fat32 and NTFS , in my opinion , FAT32 was alittle...
Summary: Hi, having some trouble with my new external HD that I bought. I currently have a internal 80GB WD HD, one external 20GB WD HD all running on FAT32. I...
Summary: Yes you will be able to import your file from Quicken. Windows XP can access both Fat32 and NTFS. The only time it would be a problem is if the file...
Summary: It is the operating system that determines what files systems can be read, not the actual format of the boot drive. Even if Windows XP was formated t...
Summary: "fat32 cannot read an NTFS drive without a third party utility. I think sysinternals have one. " FAT32 and NTFS don't read each other, the OS does. Yo...
Summary: 2000 and XP, both have the ability to create and read FAT32 and NTFS partitions. FAT32 partitions are limited to 32GB in 2000 and XP. during install c...
Summary: First off, I agree with the above, converting the old 98 HD to NTFS might not be wise. 98 only support FAT16 and FAT32, while XP supports FAT16, FAT32...
Summary: How many times does it have to be said. Fat32 doesn't read anything, its a file system just like NTFS - it is the OS that is the deciding factor. dol...
Summary: Xp can read both fat32 and ntfs but older windows operating systems can read only fat32,so be careful if you are dual booting.You can use partition Ma...
Summary: Andrew's information is a little skewed. FAT32 can support up to 2 TerraBytes. which is quite a bit larger than any drives in existence. Windows XP/2...
Summary: Linda, You need not to run XP-PRO on NTFS, it runs as good on FAT32, some people say it runs even better. Most problems user have by using both FAT32...
Summary: First off, is it installed twice? Is it installed on HDD0 or HDD1 (id them by size ie: 12 GB or 40 GB)? Which partition? If your BIOS is set to boot f...
Summary: WinXP will run on FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS formatted hard drives. The only compelling reason to reserve a small partition for XP's swap file is a slight ...
Summary: Crothall, the FAT32 and NTFS formats are quite different. Says here in the fine print that one can READ the other, tain't necessarily so. Sometimes th...
Summary: The file system on your C: drive doesn't make a bit of difference. My OS partition is FAT32, and XP recognizes all my drives, FAT32- and NTFS-formatt...
Summary: Hi Well....the story is bit long..to cut in short..i have issues with external usb HDD which is connected to my Toshiba M60 notebook via usb2.0 inte...
Summary: Had windows 98 installed under a fat 32 system. Then loaded my boot disk and it said the format.exe program could not be run under DOS.. i was like W...
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