> From: Erich Knobil
> I'm planning on helping a friend set up his new R40 when it arrives.
>
> It's coming with XPP, but my experience is almost solely with
> Win98SE clients (FAT32) and Win2K Server (NTFS).
>
> Does anyone have tips on the pros and cons choosing FAT32 or
> NTFS for a TP running XPP?
>
> I'm assuming I have to choose one or the other right at the
> outset, and that it would be a real pain to change the decision later.
No, the machine will arrive with Windows preinstalled using either FAT32 or
NTFS, I'm not sure which. It's not going to ask you which you want. That
only happens if you install Windows from scratch on an unformatted
partition.
If the machine comes with NTFS, leave it. It's far superior to FAT32.
If it has FAT32, Windows includes a utility to convert from FAT32 to NTFS.
For details, click Start/Help and Support, and type this in the search box:
convert fat32 ntfs
To convert the C: drive, you'd use this in a Command Prompt window:
convert c: /fs:ntfs
-Mike
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