Can Windows XP Pro. run DOS programs?

[Ron Martell]

Thank you very much. I have come to the same conclusion and will
implement the upgrade with a dual-boot of Microsoft Windows 98SE and
XP Professional on two separate and hidden partitions. Would you
suggest having the XP partition as Fat 32 or NTFS? Thanks again for
all of your help.

NTFS is a more robust file system than FAT32 and much less susceptible
to file corruption and other data structure problems.

However it is also somewhat more difficult to recover important files
from an NTFS partition should things go blooey.

My Windows XP is on a FAT32 partition, primarily because it was
upgraded from Windows Me, and because converting existing FAT32
partitions to NTFS can result in cluster size problems.

But if I was going to reinstall XP clean on an empty partition I would
certainly create that partition as NTFS.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
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http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

 

[Art]

I will have a Fat32 partition for 98SE and NTFS partition for XP
Professional and they will be on hidden partitions to prevent any
possible problems. Thanks for the advice and have a nice night.

:
:: Thank you very much. I have come to the same conclusion and will
:: implement the upgrade with a dual-boot of Microsoft Windows 98SE
:: and XP Professional on two separate and hidden partitions. Would
:: you suggest having the XP partition as Fat 32 or NTFS? Thanks
:: again for all of your help.
::
:
: NTFS is a more robust file system than FAT32 and much less
: susceptible to file corruption and other data structure problems.
:
: However it is also somewhat more difficult to recover important
: files from an NTFS partition should things go blooey.
:
: My Windows XP is on a FAT32 partition, primarily because it was
: upgraded from Windows Me, and because converting existing FAT32
: partitions to NTFS can result in cluster size problems.
:
: But if I was going to reinstall XP clean on an empty partition I
: would certainly create that partition as NTFS.
:
:
: Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

 

[Alex Nichol]

Thank you very much. I have come to the same conclusion and will
implement the upgrade with a dual-boot of Microsoft Windows 98SE and
XP Professional on two separate and hidden partitions. Would you
suggest having the XP partition as Fat 32 or NTFS? Thanks again for
all of your help.

Considerations between the two systems - see my page
www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfs.htm. That also links to a page on conversion,
aimed at avoiding the cluster size problems that can arise. Broadly,
other things being equal, I'd go for NTFS on a system's partition that
was getting bigger than 8GB. Some people prefer FAT on large partitions
that are going to be used solely for very large files (eg movie makers)
as they see the large cluster sizes as beneficial

 

[Art]

Thanks, I will review the website and post back my comments.

: Art wrote:
:
:: Thank you very much. I have come to the same conclusion and will
:: implement the upgrade with a dual-boot of Microsoft Windows 98SE
:: and XP Professional on two separate and hidden partitions. Would
:: you suggest having the XP partition as Fat 32 or NTFS? Thanks
:: again for all of your help.
:
: Considerations between the two systems - see my page
: www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfs.htm. That also links to a page on
: conversion, aimed at avoiding the cluster size problems that can
: arise. Broadly, other things being equal, I'd go for NTFS on a
: system's partition that was getting bigger than 8GB. Some people
: prefer FAT on large partitions that are going to be used solely for
: very large files (eg movie makers) as they see the large cluster
: sizes as beneficial

 

[Art]

Thanks for the page. Does it ever get updated with new information?

 

[Alex Nichol]

Thanks for the page. Does it ever get updated with new information?

It's just intended as a broad background, so it is not one that I would
expect to change, unless someone comes along with a specific query where
the answer appears worth adding

 

[Art]

Thank you for responding, Alex. I appreciate it.

: Art wrote:
:
:: Thanks for the page. Does it ever get updated with new
:: information?
::
:
: It's just intended as a broad background, so it is not one that I
: would expect to change, unless someone comes along with a specific
: query where the answer appears worth adding