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Thread ID: 60108	2005-07-22 22:36:00	Fat32 -- NTFS	NZHawk (4093)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
374483	2005-07-22 22:36:00	I have a ASUS laptop, with Windows XP Pro. When I received the laptop, both partitions are FAT32 instead of NTFS. Is there any reason for this? Why would they have been formated FAT32 instead of NTFS? Any insights would be appreciated.	NZHawk (4093)
374484	2005-07-22 22:43:00	Your guess is as good as mine. Ask the person who gave it to you. It doesnt have to be formatted in NTFS. BUT its easy enough to convert it to NTFS. If u want NTFS.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
374485	2005-07-22 22:47:00	Personally I prefer FAT32, possibly the same with whoever last formatted it. Either that or perhaps thats just the Asus default, because like Speedy said you can use the convert command to 'upgrade' it to NTFS should you so desire. It cant however work in reverse.	Chilling_Silence (9)
374486	2005-07-22 22:50:00	proberly because its easier to repair with dos based tools. also fat32 is a little bit quicker than ntfs but not as tidy. dosn't make a lot of sence, with XPpro you would really want to make use of the NTFS sicurity features. dose it have a restore partition? if so it may have a dos based boot disk.	tweak'e (69)
374487	2005-07-22 22:50:00	I was my understanding that NFTS offered better operation & security. Have I been disillusioned?	NZHawk (4093)
374488	2005-07-22 23:02:00	NTFS has far better sicurity and its a bit tidier however its a major to repair if it turns to crap. personally i find winXP likes NTFS better. i've had less problems with NTFS than fat32 when running XP.	tweak'e (69)
374489	2005-07-22 23:08:00	Even if u format in NTFS, there is a way to make a bootdisk that can read it. You just have to copy 3 files to the floppy.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
374490	2005-07-22 23:23:00	Thanks everyone for your insights -- signing off.	NZHawk (4093)
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