Re: Copy NTFS to Fat 32
- From: "Jim" <null@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 16:20:41 -0800
"Ed Moo" <emacaulacow@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hope I am not a hypocrit for asking this here.!
> Bought a used Dell which already had XP on it but HD formatted as NTFS
> There is no disc for thye XP
>
> Had hoped to set this up as a dual booth with Ubuntu Linux. But Ubuntu
> only works in FAT32.
>
What does the compatibility of Linux w/ FAT32 or NTFS have to do w/ dual
booting XP and Linux? It's ONLY an issue *if* you expect to be able to
access data/files across OS installation during boot-up. But you actually
never said this was your intention, at best, it was only implied by your
question. Even if this is your intent, I'd follow the suggestion of others
and create a THIRD shared FAT32 partition for this purpose. One OS
partition really has no business having access to the other OS's partition
under most circumstances. When this happens, even by accident (e.g., the
partition type is recognized by each OS, and thus gets a drive letter
assignment), it's usually not a good idea. In fact, many ppl have to
install a boot/partition manager to muck w/ the partition IDs to actually
FORCE this to happen. If XP and Linux, based on their partition types,
can't see each other, consider yourself lucky! You've happened into dual
boot nirvana by pure happenstance!
Jim
> My question: If I used Norton ghost to copy the XP onto a back up drive,
> would it be possible to reformatt the existing drive to FAT32, then
> ghost the image back onto so that I end up with XP on a FAT32??
>
> Any comments would be appreciated.
>
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