NTFS has one great advantage over FAT32 and it's not secutiry. NTFS is a 'journalling' file system. If the PC crashes or application crashes or the system is rebooted while it's running, NTFS records the changes to the disk as they happen. I create a 'journal' of changes set it commits them. Should something happen the NTFS driver will automatically recover the file system to a healthy state by either undoing the last transaction or completing the transaction. In addition, Windows can also 'flag' an NTFS volume if it has trouble accessing it. The flag is used when the system is rebooted, the NTFS driver will automatically start a CHKDSK on the drive. The likelyhood of loosing or corrupting system or program files are greatly reduced (almost completely, which is a major problem in Windows 98). Using FAT32 on the drive Windows XP is installed on can greatly reduce its reliability. The reason there aren't as many file utilities for NTFS is because it's a very low maintenenace system, but many do stil exist. Also Windows XP included the Disk Management console to allow you to quickly make file system changes without exiting Windows (and by using a GUI) and is significatly faster than FORMAT or FDISK. To acccess Disk Management in Windows 2000/XP: Right-Click "My Computer", pick "Manage", choose "Disk Management" from the left pane. To access Disk Management in Windows NT 3.5/4.0 Start > Run > "windisk".
Current versions of PartitonMagic will work with NTFS, even many older ones. NTFS has been around for as long as FAT32, if not longer. Your Windows 98 Installation will not be able to directly access NTFS. You may want to consider installing Windows XP on a partition in NTFS and creating a second partition in FAT32 to share files between the two OSs. That way you won't compromise the reliability of the Windows XP OS itself. NOTE: Windows 98 PCs can still access NTFS volumes from over the network with a Windows 2000/XP PC. More info? http://www.ntfs.com --- In [email protected], Homer Loner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, N. > > Using FAT32 maybe because I am just more confident > with it and I do not need all the security features of > NTFS. So since FAT32 works fine for me, why change > from something I am familiar with to something just > because it is new? > > Really, tho. I have a dual boot system, win98 and Xp > pro, and I didn't want any problem with > interoperability between the two in sharing files. (I > know this may not be a problem, but I don't want to > challenge it.) > > Secondly, so many of the disk tools are only for FAT32 > (e.g., the Win98 Fdisk, and many others), and NTFS is > pretty exclusive. thanks, again, anyway. > > Homer > > --- "N. Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > You shouldn't need to rewrite the MBR. > > Why are you using FAT32 on this system? > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Homer > > Loner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > OK, Nathan. You hit it right off. My problem was > > I > > > couldn't use format until I had cleared the NTFS > > > partition. I missed the "Delete partition" on > > FDISK. > > > I knew I could not format the NTFS partition; my > > > problem I missed the delete partition step. > > (that's > > > why I went to Partition Magic-to delete the NTFS > > > partition.) > > > > > > Speaking of MBR, after deleting the NTFS and > > creating > > > a new FAT32 partition, should I have, at least to > > be > > > safe, run the MBR? I guess PM took care of all of > > > that. > > > > > > Homer > > > > > > > > > --- "N. Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > . > > > > You can erase the partiton either using FDISK or > > the > > > > Windows 2000/XP > > > > setup disc. > > > > To delete a partition with FDISK, select the > > "Delete > > > > non-DOS > > > > partition" option. > > > > NOTE: FDISK CANNOT create new partitions for > > NTFS! > > > > It only supports > > > > FAT16 and FAT32 as does FORMAT. > > > > You will not be able to use FORMAT on a drive > > with > > > > an NTFS partition. > > > > You must use the Windows 2000/XP Setup disc to > > > > create a partition that > > > > will use NTFS. > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - Sign up for Fantasy Baseball. > http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
