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It's not always a good idea to 'listen' to the m$ help/support. Remember, it's the m$ help/support which suggests leaving the XP firewall on :lol: :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally posted by the mask@26 February 2004 - 05:17
in windows xp 'help and support' it actually says that the ntfs format is recommended
I don't have any sources but I've seen places where they say FAT32 is slightly faster than NTFS. But as I said I have no solid proof but I wouldn't mind knowing for sure. :D[/b][/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by Schuler+26 February 2004 - 01:02--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Schuler @ 26 February 2004 - 01:02)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-muchspl2@25 February 2004 - 22:41
I read that in a double blind test with same OS and identical computers, ntfs all scored faster than the fat32 computers by people
When I upgraded from 98 to XP, I used Nero to test the read speed from both my hard drives under FAT32. Then I used Partition Magic to convert them to NTFS. When I rechecked my speeds in Nero, they were both slightly faster.
So yes, I recommend switching. I you're really worried about it, you can use Partition Magic to create a small NTFS partition on your HD first, just to see if you notice any speed difference.