FAT32 or NTFS

[Brent]

When I reformatted my hard-drive I wanted my Windows XP
home edition in the FAT 32 format, but when I put in the
restore CD's it automatically starts installing the NTFS
version??? Is there anyway to tell the CD to install the
FAT 32 version and not the NTFS one?

 

[Nicholas]

Brent --

Computer manufacturer's Restore CDs cannot be modified.
The reason your drive is being formatted NTFS is because
its larger than 32GB. When Windows XP recognizes a drive
larger than 32GB, NTFS is the only file system it will use.

NTFS Preinstallation and Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/storage/ntfs-preinstall.asp

Benchmarking on Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/performance/benchmark.asp


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Nicholas

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| When I reformatted my hard-drive I wanted my Windows XP
| home edition in the FAT 32 format, but when I put in the
| restore CD's it automatically starts installing the NTFS
| version??? Is there anyway to tell the CD to install the
| FAT 32 version and not the NTFS one?