difference between NTFS and FAT?

[chris d]

I used NTFS for installing windows xp

 

[David Candy]

Do you want a medal or a chest to pin it on?

 

[tarquinlinbin]

I used NTFS for installing windows xp

good,you did the right thing. Its more efficient and secure.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

To answer your questions without getting too technical is
difficult, but has been handled quite well by Alex Nichol in the
article here:

FAT & NTFS File Systems in Windows XP
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfs.htm

Somewhat more technical information is here:

Limitations of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=kb;en-us;Q314463

Choosing Between File Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...prodtechnol/winntas/tips/techrep/filesyst.asp

NTFS file system
http://www.digit-life.com/articles/ntfs/


Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:




You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

 

[Jeffrey Struyk - MVP]

I used NTFS for installing windows xp

The main reason I can think of for using FAT32 is if I were dual
booting but had a partition shared between two operating systems, one
of which is Windows 9x.

If that's not the case, the NTFS is your best bet, and selecting this
during setup is the preferred method. There are web sites that
describe the differences much more comprehensively than I could, and
I'd be happy to point you that direction but I'm writing this on an
airplane at the moment and don't have my Internet connection. If I
remember, I'll try to post a link when I get on the ground.