yes, NTFS 5.0 was introduced in windows2k, and may have even been updated,
but not by enuff to use it on a desktop IMHO.  Unless security outweighs
recovery and offline access, stick to FAT32.


Anthony
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From: "Nathan England" <plug@the-arcanum.org>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 5:43 PM
Subject: Windows XP file systems


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> I was building a new machine for a custmer today and they
> wanted XP installed. I formatted the drive ahead of time with
> fat32, then XP only offered to format NTFS or leave the
> partition alone.  So I want anyone's opinion on this.
> I heard that NTFS is newer than that used in NT and has
> performance modifications. Does anyone know the benefits of
> using NTFS with XP home on a typical users machine?  Or is
> fat32 still better? Do the security advances outweigh being
> able to boot off a floppy and recover data?
>
> - --
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> Nathan England
> plug@the-arcanum.org
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> "A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular"
> --Adlai Stevenson
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