Re: XP Pro (Fat32 vs. NTFS) Is it easier/harder/no difference to upgrade motherboard/video card with the different disk structures?

From: SlowJet (SlowJet_at_noTY2this.com)
Date: 10/09/04 

Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 05:13:23 GMT

It doesn't matter what your OS file system is formated as, as long as it is
supported by the OS. XP uses NTFS and FAT32. FAt32 is not securue, nor does
it have forward (write ahead) logging so it can get broke much easier and
more often.

Now if I under stand what you said you have one of each file system?

You are going upgrade the MOBO and (CPU, MEM)?

To do that you need to do a repair from the XP CD to get the new hardware
identified and the drivers installed before it will boot up.

That will work but there are two problems to take care of first.

1. Convert to NTFS so the your file system will be less likely to get wacked
during the repair process and driver reinstall. convet C: /fs:ntfs

2. Because you are running XP SP2 you need a slipstremed CD containing SP2
or the repair will set you back to PRE SP2 and may not even reboot.

And another 2 cents woth, you don't what a hugh C: system /Boot partition.
32 GB is as large as you'l ever need. Us ehte remainder for storing needed
computer re-install items, and back up of data, keys, licenes, program
settings, e-maill file etc.

Also, when you first do the repair and first reboot, keep the same Video
card until it all works and then upgrade the video card flowwing the
recommends vendors instructions.

GL, :)

Let us know how it goes.

SJ

"KWW" <kwalker@nospamaircooled.net> wrote in message
news:dYH9d.146819$wV.75956@attbi_s54...
>I bought a new mobo, CPU, video card, and memory for my elder son's PC for
> Christmas and am trying to plan the best way to upgrade it.
>
> He is running WinXP Pro and has SP2 installed. Like my younger son who
> has
> WinXP Pro in college, he also is running FAT32 on the hard drive instead
> of
> NTFS. I would have looked for the convert utility when I discovered this,
> but I knew he wanted to upgrade his hardware soon (everything but the disk
> drives) and, given the problems I've had trying to migrate my Win2k to a
> new
> drive (because of the HAL) I am hesitating... wanting to know if it might
> be
> easier to swap out these components if it is still NTFS.
>
> Current system ASUS P3V4X with Slocket, AMD 1600 CPU (forget which model)
> 512 MB memory PC 133
> gForce 2, AGP 4x 440 MX 128 MB video card
>
> Moving to ECS KTVT3 mobo with AMD XP+ 2600 CPU, 512 MB DDR, & a more
> up-to-date gForce video card. (OK, so it isn't state of the art, but it
> is
> a marked improvement... and I have 2 boys in college at the moment.)
>
> Thoughts/advice about swapping out components would be appreciated!
>
>
> --
> KWW
> '65 Beetle (Jenny the IOC)
> '64 Beetle (TBD the Blue Wave)
>
>

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