Re: Me to XP Pro: NTFS v FAT32, SP1/SP2, Network
From: Jane Crystal (utopianseamaid_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/28/04
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Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 18:14:01 -0700
Forgot to include my system specs:
CURRENT:
Windows Me
MSI (MicroStar) MS-6337-LE5 mainboard
Intel 815EP Chipset
384 MB 168pin SDRAM (not DDR)
AGP 2x/4x Nvidia Vanta LT TNT2 M64 8MB RAM
Onboard Sound AC97
USB 2.0/FireWire PCI Card
USB 1.1 Scanner
USB 2.0 DSL Modem 2Wire Home Portal
56k V90 Data Fax Voice Modem
Netgear FA310TX 10/100 PCI Ethernet Card
Drive C: Maxtor 40GB (Windows & apps only)
Drive D: Maxtor 120GB (data only)
Drive E: LG CDROM 40x
Drive F: Samsung SM-152B CDRW-DVDROM
Drive G: USB 1.1 SmartMedia Writer
Drive H: USB 1.1 Flash Drive 128MB
Drive I: USB 2.0 Ext. Hard Drive 10G (not big enough to back up either C or
D.)
200w Power Supply
Two free PCI slots (5 total/3 used)
AFTER COMPUTER SHOP UPGRADE:
Windows Me (XP Pro will come later)
Either Abit VA-10 or Abit SG-72 mainboard (depending on which processor I
choose)
Either AMD Athlon XP 2800 or Pentium 4 2.4GHz CPU (can't decide which is
better)
256+ DDR333 RAM
Onboard Video (8x AGP slot is available, so I can later get a Nvidia GeForce
FX5200, or I can use my existing 4x Nvidia card)
Onboard Sound (AC-97 16-bit)
Onboard LAN (frees one PCI slot)USB 1.1 Scanner (plan to upgrade this later,
have newer drivers for XP)
USB 2.0/FireWire Card
USB 2.0 DSL Modem 2Wire Home Portal
56k V90 Data Fax Voice Modem (a newer one)
Drive C: Maxtor 40GB (Windows & apps only)
Drive D: Maxtor 120GB (data only)
Drive E: LG CDROM 40x
Drive F: Samsung SM-152B CDRW-DVDROM
Drive G: USB 1.1 SmartMedia Writer
Drive H: USB 1.1 Flash Drive 128MB
Drive I: USB 2.0 Ext. Hard Drive 10G (not big enough to back up either C or
D.)
600w Power Supply
One free PCI slot (3 total/2 used)
"Jane Crystal" <utopianseamaid@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:u5FXomJjEHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> My situation is complicated, and I felt it better to start a new post
rather
> than to attach this into someone else's. Before any one says I have not
done
> research, I have spent days and hours on the knowledge base and
newsgroups.
>
> I'm terrified to upgrade to Windows XP because of all the things I've read
> that can go wrong with it, but an upgrade is the next logical step. I'm
> getting frustrated with Windows Me crashing all the time. Supposedly, XP
is
> more secure and more stable. Since I'm not an expert, I hope some of you
> that are can advise me and help me find the answers I couldn't find on my
> own. Sometimes it's hard picking the right key words for searches.
>
> I'm planning to upgrade from Me to XP Pro. Regarding your advice in
another
> thread that NTFS should be chosen as the file system, I have a few
> questions about that.
>
> 1. There are 2 hard drives on my computer. One has the operating system,
> Drive C, the other has all my files, Drive D. First, will XP setup offer
me
> the choice between NTFS or FAT32? I'm hoping yes.
>
> 2. If I select NTFS during XP setup, that will format Drive C to NTFS,
but
> Drive D will still be FAT32. Won't that cause a problem? Will I be able to
> "see" and work with the files on the D drive even though they are FAT32?
> What about when I try to save changes to them. Will it save as FAT32 or
> NTFS?
>
> 3. This computer is connected via ethernet to 3 other computers, all of
> which use legacy operating systems: Windows 95a, Windows 98SE, Windows Me.
> If I use NTFS, those other computers might not be able to "see" my
computer
> or read its data. I heard that a Windows 9x/Me computer cannot read NTFS
> data. Windows XP Home, I was told, could not support a network to a
Windows
> 95 computer -- only Windows XP Pro can.
>
> 4. The ethernet network uses 3 protocols: TCP/IP, NetBEUI, and IPX/SPX. I
> was told that Windows XP does not support the NetBEUI protocol. Does that
> mean my network will not work when I upgrade to XP?
>
> 5. I also have a USB DSL 2Wire Home Portal modem attached. In a sense,
that
> is like a second network. The ISP is SBC Yahoo! DSL. Some of you in this
> forum have stated that SP2 is incompatible with that. Is the
incompatibility
> due to the firewall, or something else? If it's the firewall, then I could
> just either deactivate the 2 wire firewall or the XP firewall. That way
only
> one firewall would be active.
>
> 6. Given the above, should I format to FAT32 when I upgrade to XP? I think
> yes. Once it is installed, I should have the option to convert BOTH drive
C
> and D to NTFS at a later date -- AFTER both hard drives have been backed
up.
> Right now, I have no back ups. In case XP does not work out, I do NOT want
> to convert my D drive to NTFS -- because there is no backup. I don't care
> about backing up C. It can always be reformatted and repartitioned. D
drive
> cannot. D has all the important stuff on it.
>
> 7. A new hard drive the size I'll need will cost at least $100. I intend
to
> buy one eventually, but right now it's more important to replace the
> motherboard, memory and processor (and other hardware, so my machine is XP
> compatible). The next expense after that will either be XP Pro or the
extra
> hard drive(s). Which do you think is more important to do first, the hard
> drives or XP?
>
> 8. Given the above, should I try to purchase an upgrade version of XP Pro
or
> a Full Version? Why?
>
> 9. Should I get an OEM or Retail Version? Why?
>
> 10. How high a service pack, if any, can I use, due to the network
> configuration and the fact that SBC Yahoo! DSL is incompatible with SP2.
Can
> I at least use SP1a, or not? Do you have to have NTFS to use SP2?
>
> Thanks for your patience. If I think of any more questions that are
related
> to this, I'll follow up with them here in this thread.
>
>
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