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These days the desire to run DOS and earlier versions of Windows can be met
by running Virtual PC 2004. No partitioning and no reboots required. It is
much easier to maintain and the guest operating system runs in a virtual
computer as a window on the XP desktop. Almost any x86 operating system
works.
--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"R. C. White" <rc@corridor.net> wrote in message
news:OmQ3Cq9CFHA.4052@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hi, Ginga.
>
> The only reason I can think of to use FAT (any version) anymore is if you
> plan to install MS-DOS or Win3.x/9x/ME on this computer (dual-booting,
> perhaps). Otherwise, it's NTFS all the way - for all the reasons Bruce
> gave. NTFS is much more secure, both in the sense of secure from
> unauthorized access, and in the sense of secure from loss of time and data
> from file system glitches.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@corridor.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
> "Gingangooli" <aintusingemail@thisplace.net> wrote in message
> news:%23F2SDt5CFHA.2608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> R. C. White wrote:
>>> Hi, Ginga.
>>>
>>> I've never regretted upgrading from Win2K to WinXP Pro on the day it
>>> came out in 2001! ;<) But I do very little gaming and don't have a
>>> network or other users on my computer.
>>>
>>> If your WinXP CD-ROM is a current version, it will have SP2 integrated
>>> into it and the whole process should take no more than an hour or two,
>>> including formatting your HD. It's a good idea to unplug unnecessary
>>> peripherals before you begin. Especially any HD with an Active
>>> (bootable) primary partition on it; if Setup detects an Active partition
>>> on any HD, it will let that keep drive letter C:, assigning another
>>> letter (G:?) to your System (and Boot?) volume - and that can't be
>>> changed without starting over.
>>>
>>> If you upgrade from Win2K, your boot folder will inherit the prior name
>>> (\WinNT?), rather than WinXP's default, \Windows. Neither the boot
>>> folder name nor the drive letter will matter to WinXP, but it will
>>> almost certainly confuse you - and all the applications you will install
>>> that expect to put their files on Drive C:.
>>>
>>> Upgrades from Win2K to WinXP usually go smoothly, since they both are on
>>> the NT platform, as opposed to upgrades from Win9x/ME, which require all
>>> new drivers and sometimes new versions of software. But a clean
>>> install, including a reformat, clears out the accumulated deadwood and
>>> garbage, making it worth the time to reinstall apps and restore data, in
>>> many cases.
>>>
>>> RC
>> Thanks for the replies guys.
>>
>> I will probably go for a clean install, reformatting both my HDs, just to
>> (as RC said) to clean out all the deadwood.
>>
>> I have XP SP2 on CD anyway (free with a games mag).. so Im ready for that
>> bit. Also I would want to stick SP2 on before ANYTHING else.
>>
>> One last question.... With W2K installation you had the option to set up
>> the HD as FAT32 or NTFS. I assume that option is also the case with XP?
>> So which one is better? FAT32 or NTFS?
>>
>> tia Ginga
>
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