Re: NTFS and FAT32

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darkrats wrote:
Let's say I have 2 partitions on the same hard drive.

Drive C contains the OS and Applications and is formatted NTFS.
Drive D contains a copy of my Windows XP install disk and various
other setup programs and is fortmatted FAT32.

Can I still use a Windows 98 boot floppy to format Drive C using the
"format c:" command?
Can I then use the command "d:\windowsxp\i386\winnt.exe" to begin a
new installation of Windows XP?

After installing Windows XP on Drive C (NTFS) will I still see and
be able to use all the setup files on Drive D (FAT32)?

After installing Windows XP on Drive C (NTFS) can I use a DOS copy
of Ghost (on a floppy) to copy Drive C (NTFS) to another partition
for backup?
And does that backup partition also need to be formatted NTFS?


Thanks!

darkrats

If you are using a DOS type floppy you can create the Ghost backup image of
any harddrive partition, but that image must be written to media or a
partition formatted with a system that the floppy supports reading and
writing to - usually FAT16 and FAT32 formatted harddrive partitions. Most
DOS type floppies do not support writing to NTFS formatted partitions. So
while you can Ghost an NTFS formatted partition using the floppy, the Ghost
image itself must be stored on a FAT type partition.


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