Format Hard-drive

[balamm]

You should be able to pull defragntfs.exe from your install disk or get someone to email you a copy of theirs and just drop it into the system32 folder. If all the .dll and other files are still there it should work OK.

[Spindulik]

I use NTFS!!!!
It is faster and better than the old FAT32. Defragging NTFS on a 60GB HDD is faster than FAT32 on a 60GB HDD (Use Diskeeper for defragging).

NTFS is much more stable than FAT32. If you have a legit copy of XP and install it, but then you get an error or blue screen, then you have some HDD problems (physical BAD spots).

[DWk]

lol legit? k please some1 tell me that he got a legal copy of winxp...

back to the topic in question.... ntfs has worked marvels for me
it owns fat32 so much, its faster, much more stable....and blue screen isnt from ntfs cygnuz...

DWk

[Schmiggy_JK23]

NTFS is a must on winxp... if you consider anything else, you should uninstall your os... format your hard drive, boot up and stare at your bios... would make an equal amount of sense as not using ntfs on xp

[Gooch2k]

I agree, NTFS is the way to go if you're using Windows XP. I've never had a problem with it and I've been using it for a long time now.

[Dalegas]

I have a Seagate 4 Gb in FAT32... for OpSys...
Then, My WD caviar 80GB partitioned in 3.. 47 Gb/ 5GB/24,4GB
47GB -> NTFS Used for storage only, no apps.
5GB -> NTFS Used For studies purposes ( Documents, thesis and all that, no apps.)
24,4GB-> FAT32 Used for applications (Games, players, software in general)

Simple, FAT32 Is way more compatible.
NTFS is for NT versions (i think.....)

NTFS has more compression... but .-. i prefer standard