Re: Upgrading from Windows98 to XP Pro
From: WM (newsgroups_at_getwired.com)
Date: 12/28/04
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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 23:45:56 -0600
NTFS has better performance, better capabilities (file, directory, disk
limitations), and built in security, encryption (Pro) and compression...
Depending on what your system consists of, that may or may not matter...
The conversion process is relatively seamless, and the entire filesystem
will be converted to NTFS. The files themselves aren't converted, just the
filesystem itself (think of putting a different index in the phone book -
even though you could look numbers up in a different way, the same listings
are there). There aren't a ton, but there are some, applications which have
issues with NTFS but worked happily on FAT - you may want to check with the
vendor of the application(s) to be sure.
HTH.
"Bob Johnson" <BobJohnson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D5D603F3-9EF5-47BB-87BC-0F2F3A40F148@microsoft.com...
> Is there a big advantage in changing the file system to NTFS?
> Can I load all my old FAT files and have them work after I change to NTFS,
> which includes files required for other programs such as label printing
> software?
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