should i convert to ntfs ?

[Vulcan]

hey all..

i'm currently dual booting win me and win xp.

i use win me only for troubleshooting win xp - i get great file access and able to recover from disasters quicker.

i'm thinking about formatting and reinstalling win xp.
should i use ntfs ??

on one hand i'll save the space used by win me , but on the other hand ,since win me cant access ntfs volumes, i won't be able to troubleshoot so easily..which is a major factor.

recommendations ??

[Mayet]

Yes Convert to NTFs ..then there will be nothing to troubleshoot...

more stable platform..less errors in my opinion....and you don't need the ME for troubleshooting, theres the onboard and some good third party stuff around

with ntfs there won't be as many disasters to have to recover from......

[TechZ]

Yes Convert to NTFs ..then there will be nothing to troubleshoot...

more stable platform..less errors in my opinion....and you don't need the ME for troubleshooting, theres the onboard and some good third party stuff around

with ntfs there won't be as many disasters to have to recover from......

not a related question but no use starting a new thread for no reason

can partition magic 8 convert fat32 - ntfs with xp installed, my friend just did his machine up and doesnt want to do the whole reinstall again.

[freddy]

not a related question but no use starting a new thread for no reason

can partition magic 8 convert fat32 - ntfs with xp installed, my friend just did his machine up and doesnt want to do the whole reinstall again.

go to a dos box and type "convert" ,,,,can,t remember the syntax , so type in convert/? ,,,,, and go from there,


freddy

[Radical Dreamer]

convert [volume] /fs:ntfs

Thats the proper syntax, I recommend doing it, ntfs is more reliable

[freddy]

convert [volume] /fs:ntfs

Thats the proper syntax, I recommend doing it, ntfs is more reliable

s machine

i knew that , just did,nt want to do it on thiis machine ,,,,,,coz i need c drive to be in fat32 ,,,and have access thru a floppy drive .

no need for ntfs on this machine ,

[Budster64]

s machine

i knew that , just did,nt want to do it on thiis machine ,,,,,,coz i need c drive to be in fat32 ,,,and have access thru a floppy drive .

no need for ntfs on this machine ,

Uhmmm....what??


Errr anyway, yes I also advise converting to NTFS using the convert command as Rad laid it out. I recommend doing a backup before hand just in case, although I've converted many drives without a problem...but you never know.

[Rô©kHøµñÐ]

no need for ntfs on this machine

I really see no need to have fat32 on a windows box unless you need write access from Linux, and even then I wouldnt have it on my boot or system volumes.

I really have no need for it except a volume I use for Linux that I can access in windows (because I am too lazy to try the NTFS writing hack). Other thatn that I install XP on NTFS with the recovery console and I am done with it. If I have an emergency I can use the recovery console to fix the problem.

[jaimicook]

I backup the main volume with Norton Ghost 2003, to a second hard drive of about 10 gig or so. If I have a major failure for what ever (power failure during a defragment) or something like that, I can be up and running in 20 min or less. Ghost and winfax pro are the only Symantic things that I use!
Jim

[Gabriel]

hey all..

i'm currently dual booting win me and win xp.

i use win me only for troubleshooting win xp - i get great file access and able to recover from disasters quicker.

i'm thinking about formatting and reinstalling win xp.
should i use ntfs ??

on one hand i'll save the space used by win me , but on the other hand ,since win me cant access ntfs volumes, i won't be able to troubleshoot so easily..which is a major factor.

recommendations ??

Shalom
About converting to NTFS - you should no worry about it.
You can install recovery console for Windows XP (you can do it by
winnt32 /cmdcons). Than you can easily manage your system eventhough it is not booting.

If you still want an Easy way to access your Partition there are lot of NTFS dos Drivers (some with full capabilities).

Good Luck,
Gabriel

[LaSERCHiPs]

Sure Do it!

Not only more stable, but you get encryption and compression features as well

Also depending on the size of the drive you may get a better sector size which means more usable drive space...Yah...

[TripleRLtd]

But wait: it seems that Confus-ed does not necessarily agree:http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=54945
What say you -ed????

BTW:
My advice: NTFS!!!

[Vulcan]

well...

i had 3 partitions with fat32, i merged the two that were used for the operating systems and formatted the new 2 partition with ntfs.

i then installed win xp....and i'm very much surprised for the best.

the compression feature is great,all the security features i read about i can finally see in action - with fat32 a guest can erase everything but with ntfs...access is denied !!

also...have you ever defragged a fat 32 win xp ?? it takes forever ...but a ntfs win xp defrags much quicker...

for now i'm pleased but when trouble comes....we will probebly meet again.

thanks everyone !!

[confus-ed]

But wait: it seems that Confus-ed does not necessarily agree:http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=54945
What say you -ed????

BTW:
My advice: NTFS!!!

Eh? How did I get involv-ed !?!

Well yeah why did you all tell him ntfs is 'best' ? .... to a man !

NTFS is for networks where you want to control user access, within it, where it might make sense to introduce 'overhead' to gain more control over file access, for the average home user you just don't need this 'extra' stuff ... do you have 50(or however many) users floating about your network who want to be able to get to this file but not that one ? Nope the average home user doesn't, any 'unpermitted' access is occuring because your o/s has holes in it not your file system

Brainwashed !! that's what you all are