Re: NTFS and FAT32

From: Kenny S (hotmail_at_coldmail.com)
Date: 06/17/04


Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:34:31 +0300

bad decision! you can download a knoppix iso www.knoppix.com and burn it to
a cdrom and use that as a rescue disk or you can use the windows xp cdrom
that is bootable to rescue your system.

I would never go back to using fat 32..... its a nightmare!

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"Al Smith" <invalid@address.com> wrote in message
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> > 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/treeview/default.asp?url=/TechNet/prodtechnol/winntas/tips/techrep/filesyst.asp
> >
> > NTFS file system
> > http://www.digit-life.com/articles/ntfs/
>
> Thanks. I've decided FAT32 is the safest way to go, in spite of
> its supposed low fault tolerance. What's more important to me is
> the ability to rescue a dead system with a DOS floppy.
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