xp pro fat32 or ntfs?

[Lenster]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me what they would recommend, fat32 file system or ntfs with windows xp pro and why?
Computer will be used primarily for internet and cd burning.

Thanks.

gigabyte ga 7vax mobo
wd 60gb 7200rpm
athlon xp 1700
windows xp pro

[MrPurple]

I would say NTFS, its more efficient, adds security, and is faster as it barly gets fragmented.
Atleast that is what I heard.
As to my personal experinace I did find NTFS faster then FAT32 on my XP box, especialy with file copies.
Hope this helps.

PS 300th post yay

[Lenster]

Ok, Thanks Mr purple.

Btw, you had your 300th post huh?
I wonder if it took you as long to post 300 as it did for roger clemons to post 300 wins..lol
(not sure if you know baseball or not)

[BettaBuy]

Here's a good article on the differences and what to choose.

http://windows.about.com/library/weekly/aa001231a.htm

For 40GB and less, I recommend FAT32. It will run faster.

You have a 60GB drive, I personally would only format about 4-6GB for XP and partition the rest for DATA or BACKUP, and format them as NTFS.

Something like . . .

4-6GB Primary partition for XP (FAT32)

?GB Extended/Logical partiton for DATA and/or BACKUP (NTFS)

You will find that if you only partition a small amount for the OS and leave the rest for other stuff, it helps out tremendously in case you need to reinstall XP (like that ever happens) and you won't have to worry about recovering those precious downloads or files that you want to keep.

Do a search of TechIMO and you'll find a LOT of info about NTFS vs. FAT32

BTW, this is my 3501sth . . .