Re: Windows XP and old games
From: Tim Slattery (Slattery_T_at_bls.gov)
Date: 04/05/04
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Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 16:19:13 -0400
djs0302@aol.comnospam (DJS0302) wrote:
>For fun I decided to build my own computer. It works but I've discovered that
>it's too fast for Windows 95 and maybe too fast for Windows 98. It has a 2.6
>GHz. Pentium 4 processor running on an Intel D875PBZ 800MHZ motherboard with
>512 MB. DDR400 PC3200 ram. Anyway, since I'm probably going to have to break
>down and buy Windows XP, I was wondering when it comes time to install the
>operating system does it matter if I choose NTFS or Fat 32 as the file system?
NTFS does a much better job of handling huge partitions. It's more
robust, and much less prone to the lost and broken chain problems
that the FAT systems get. The limits on files per folder and maximum
file size are astronomical.
-- Tim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov
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