N:-- Very informative. Best argument for NTFS that I"ve read. Maybe next time around I will try it.
Thanks again for your patience and time Homer --- "N. Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.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/
