Re: Converting system partition to NTFS
- From: "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:58:32 -0400
The native and preferred file system for Windows XP is NTFS, unless you have very compelling reasons to do otherwise you should always install Windows XP on NTFS. "...so that you can repair or troubleshoot via command line because your GUI won't boot up" is not a very compelling reason to install Windows XP on FAT32, this is a notion perpetuated by well meaning Windows 9x users who think that FAT32 is better because it allows you to boot to DOS and access your disk if you run into problems. You should put this idea to rest, there are better tools than DOS to use to service a non booting Windows XP installation and these tools can read NTFS without problems.
If you want to convert your FAT32 drive and if the drive was formated by an operating other than Windows XP read the information here before you proceed: http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm
John
Ludwig77 wrote:
I have heard that while NTFS is a good format for data partitions, the.
system partition should be FAT32 so that you can repair or
troubleshoot via command line because your GUI won't boot up.
But my system partition is running out of space. Now, I could move my
My Documents to another partition, but I was wondering if my initial
assumptions are even correct and if there are any significant
consequences to converting my system partition to NTFS.
If I could do this, then I could merge my system partition with the
adjacent one.
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