Re: Deleteing files from NTFS format drive

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From: Tom (no-way_at_not-here.com)
Date: 07/08/04 

Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 09:37:46 -0400

"ed" <JRBRD@MEDIAONE.NETSPAMLESS> wrote in message
news:%234Ynd5OZEHA.2972@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi:
> Using Winxp
> I am thinking of changing my computer to NTFS from
> fat32.
> With fat 32 If I wanted to delete "any" files I could use
> a boot disk and delete the files and folders.
> I have been told that if I change to NTFS file system
> I will not be able to do this.
> Is this true ?

Yes, that is true, since a bootdisk is FAT also, and any FAT filing system
cannot read, nor write to an NTFS partition.

> Is there any program that will allow me to do delete
> files from the NTFS drive from a boot floppy or a cdr?
> Any help would be appreciated:
> Ed

Yes, XP can do this, and you can use the Recovery Console to do many of
those functions also.

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