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I run XP Home an upg from Win ME. Both HDD are Fat32. Read an article recently saying best advice is to convert to NTFS. What would the benefits be?
Does the convert command run from a booted dos or a windows command prompt?
Does the convert command run from a booted dos or a windows command prompt?
NTFS is so annoying, stick with FAT32.
it is a pain if you want to re-install windows at some point or partion drives ect.
i hate the thing *shudders*
it is a pain if you want to re-install windows at some point or partion drives ect.
i hate the thing *shudders*
SkythePig wrote:
> I run XP Home an upg from Win ME. Both HDD are Fat32. Read an article recently
> saying best advice is to convert to NTFS. What would the benefits be?
Does the
> convert command run from a booted dos or a windows command prompt?
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1759869~root=winme~mode=flat
You'll find most of the answers to your questions in there. Whether you should really do it though depends on your machine specs, what you're using it for etc..
You might get performance increase, depends on your HD size though.
-G
> I run XP Home an upg from Win ME. Both HDD are Fat32. Read an article recently
> saying best advice is to convert to NTFS. What would the benefits be?
Does the
> convert command run from a booted dos or a windows command prompt?
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1759869~root=winme~mode=flat
You'll find most of the answers to your questions in there. Whether you should really do it though depends on your machine specs, what you're using it for etc..
You might get performance increase, depends on your HD size though.
-G
Well, NTFS is a permissions-based FS much like ext2, ext3 and reiserfs, but obviously not as good. I doubt if WinME will be able to use it, but I think XP will if it doesn't already. There won't be a DOS command to convert so look for a built-in app that will. I don't know if it's destructive of data but it might be.
NTFS is probably slower than FAT32 and you may lose a little space. If both your WinME and XP installations are on the same box WinME may not be able to read XP's drive. However, if you network them then you should be fine.
IMHO, you'll only gain a security benefit and it's probably not worth the hassle.
NTFS is probably slower than FAT32 and you may lose a little space. If both your WinME and XP installations are on the same box WinME may not be able to read XP's drive. However, if you network them then you should be fine.
IMHO, you'll only gain a security benefit and it's probably not worth the hassle.