Windows XP file systems (offtopic)

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Author: tickticker
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Subject: Windows XP file systems (offtopic)
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
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan England" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 5:43 PM
Subject: Windows XP file systems


>
>
> 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
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