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 18:18:03 -0700
It's a shame you can't edit the posts you make. I forgot to mention my
printer: Lexmark Z42, parallel port. Scanner is a Ulead 1200UB, USB 1.1
After running the XP Pro Upgrade Advisor, it only found problems with my
printer, my scanner, and my fax software (along with some other misc.
programs). With the updated drivers I downloaded, there should be no problem
with those devices. I was more worried about my video card than anything
else, but the XP scanner didn't find a problem with that.
"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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