At 20:19 2/14/2006, Sam Sutch wrote: >No, and I'm not aware why anyone would use FAT anymore in the first >place. NTFS negates the problems
"purports to negate" >one might have with FAT tables and a >quick format is suffecient for any Windows install. Just had a problem where the data couldn't be accessed with NTFS. >Also, NTFS can >install on a fresh drive without any partition tables. > >Sam > >On 2/14/06, Hamell, Rick (ACS) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> > Hash: SHA1 >> > >> >>> I dont get it. >> >>> A "quick format" in Windows XP will suffice for virtually anyone. It >> >>> takes less than a minute. Also, less waiting time means less coffee. >> >>> Makes no sense to me. >> > >> > AFAIK you can't quick format a bare drive. only one that was previously >> > formatted. >> > - -- >> >> And, Quick Format just destroys and rebuilds the FAT on Windows. It doesn't >> reformat every block on the hard drive (which use to be a big problem, but >> according to Microsoft isn't any longer.) >> >> Rick >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >> >_______________________________________________ >[email protected] mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Start Here to Find It Fast! -> http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $8.77 Domain Names -> http://domains.us-webmasters.com/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
