Geoff VIP Member May 22, 2005 #1 I reinstalled xp pro today, and i accidently hit enter twice at the setup screen, so i think it installed it using the FAT32 format. Is there any big downside to using FAT32 over NTFS?
I reinstalled xp pro today, and i accidently hit enter twice at the setup screen, so i think it installed it using the FAT32 format. Is there any big downside to using FAT32 over NTFS?
Charlie7940 Member May 22, 2005 #2 Have a look at this article: http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=63
Geoff VIP Member May 23, 2005 #3 thanks, from reading that article is appears that there is not really anything bad about having it FAT32.
thanks, from reading that article is appears that there is not really anything bad about having it FAT32.
J joshj New Member May 23, 2005 #4 You can change from FAT32 to NTFS in Windows. http://www.ntfs.com/quest3.htm
Praetor Administrator Staff member May 24, 2005 #5 thanks, from reading that article is appears that there is not really anything bad about having it FAT32. Click to expand... Other than NTFS is more secure, allows for bigger files and is faster
thanks, from reading that article is appears that there is not really anything bad about having it FAT32. Click to expand... Other than NTFS is more secure, allows for bigger files and is faster
