NTFS file system

[Howard]

Hi, I am running Windows XP Prof which has the option of
the NTFS file system. I am presently using FAT32. I have
been told that if i switch to NTFS if a problem occurs on
my hard drive boot system then it connot be recovered
even with a boot recovery disc and a new hard drive is
required. Can anybody advise me and will swaping to NTFS
improve my system????

 

[Nicholas]

Take a moment to read the information in this article:

CONVERTING FAT32 to NTFS
in Windows XP
(by Alex Nichol, MS-MVP)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm



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Nicholas

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| Hi, I am running Windows XP Prof which has the option of
| the NTFS file system. I am presently using FAT32. I have
| been told that if i switch to NTFS if a problem occurs on
| my hard drive boot system then it connot be recovered
| even with a boot recovery disc and a new hard drive is
| required. Can anybody advise me and will swaping to NTFS
| improve my system????

 

[Interspatial]

I use NTFS and have had no problems with restoring the system from a backup,
kept on a different partition, many times.
NTFS allows files larger than 4GB which can be handy for some people.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Hi, I am running Windows XP Prof which has the option of
the NTFS file system. I am presently using FAT32. I have
been told that if i switch to NTFS if a problem occurs on
my hard drive boot system then it connot be recovered
even with a boot recovery disc and a new hard drive is
required. Can anybody advise me and will swaping to NTFS
improve my system????

Here's a good source of information:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm

 

[Alex Nichol]

Hi, I am running Windows XP Prof which has the option of
the NTFS file system. I am presently using FAT32. I have
been told that if i switch to NTFS if a problem occurs on
my hard drive boot system then it connot be recovered
even with a boot recovery disc and a new hard drive is
required.

As stated that is nonsense. At the very worst you would be able to
reformat the drive and reinstall Windows again. NTFS is much more
resilient to faults than is FAT, but if its central tables get damaged,
it becomes extremely difficult to repair *the file system* - not the
drive. Fuller discussion of pros and cons at
www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfs.htm