Re: FAT32 FILE SYSTEM

From: KM (konstmor_at_nospam_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/22/04 

Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 14:44:31 -0700

RICK,

You have probably missed that but one of the first choices you have to make
when you install (or upgrade to) Windows XP is the file system. FAT(32) or
NTFS.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/russel_october01.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/features/filesystem.mspx

You can convert your drive(s) to NTFS now.

KM

> WHEN I INSTALLED WINDOW XP IT SETUP THE SYSTEM IN A FAT32
> FILE SYSTEM
>
> I THINK THERE IS A BETTER FILE SYSTEM THAT USUALLY SETS
> UP WHEN INSTALLING XP IT DID NOT DO THAT WHAT CAN I
> DO TO CHANGE THAT OR IS FAT 32 THE BEST SYSTEM
>
> I KNOW SOME ABOUT COMPUTERS NOT A LOT
>
>
> THANK YOU
> RICK

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