NTFS or FAT?

I'm installing Vista on a second partition on my HDisk using BootIt NG. For
installing multiple OSes, BING recommends using FAT or FAT32, but I want to
ask other Vista users. Is FAT/32 fine, or is NTFS better?

I'm installing Vista on a second partition on my HDisk using BootIt NG. The
installation manual for BING recommends that I use FAT or FAT32 for multiple
OSes, but I wanted to check with other users. Should I use FAT or FAT32, or
is NTFS better?

I would highly recommend NTFS. Much more secure and with Vista, that is one
of the main advantages is the updated security it has to protect the OS.
Not sure how it would act on a FAT system.

"CaffieneAddict" <CaffieneAddict@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm installing Vista on a second partition on my HDisk using BootIt NG.
> For
> installing multiple OSes, BING recommends using FAT or FAT32, but I want
> to
> ask other Vista users. Is FAT/32 fine, or is NTFS better?

Vista only installs to NTFS.

"CaffieneAddict" <CaffieneAddict@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm installing Vista on a second partition on my HDisk using BootIt NG.
> For
> installing multiple OSes, BING recommends using FAT or FAT32, but I want
> to
> ask other Vista users. Is FAT/32 fine, or is NTFS better?

You haven`t ANY choice in the matter. Vista will only install on an NTFS
file system. During the installation, it will automatically format your
drive for NTFS. ..... John.


"CaffieneAddict" <CaffieneAddict@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm installing Vista on a second partition on my HDisk using BootIt NG.

The

> installation manual for BING recommends that I use FAT or FAT32 for

multiple

> OSes, but I wanted to check with other users. Should I use FAT or FAT32,

or

> is NTFS better?

FAT is not an option.

"Jason" <Jay@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>I would highly recommend NTFS. Much more secure and with Vista, that is
>one of the main advantages is the updated security it has to protect the
>OS. Not sure how it would act on a FAT system.
>
> "CaffieneAddict" <CaffieneAddict@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:3EDD2B94-09FF-46CC-9BBE-9BF6DF8AB3FD@microsoft.com...

>

> Vista only installs to NTFS.

That's what I'm thinking. Besides, FAT is limited to 2GB (4 if formatted
through an NT-based OS, I believe), so FAT doesn't even support partitions
large enough to install Vista...I think that settles it. :-)

FAT32 though...I still wouldn't recommend it...there goes all your
filesystem-based permissions...not to mention that over the years I've lost
a lot more data because of a corrupted FAT32 partition than NTFS...

"Homer J. Simpson" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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>
> That's what I'm thinking. Besides, FAT is limited to 2GB (4 if formatted
> through an NT-based OS, I believe), so FAT doesn't even support partitions
> large enough to install Vista...I think that settles it. :-)
>
> FAT32 though...I still wouldn't recommend it...there goes all your
> filesystem-based permissions...not to mention that over the years I've
> lost a lot more data because of a corrupted FAT32 partition than NTFS...
>

Vista will not install on FAT32. It will run on FAT32 if you convert it
after the fact, but why?

Where did you find a utility to convert from
NTFS to FAT32?

The only way I have heard of for converting NTFS
to FAT32 was to use a Win98 or WinME boot disk,
delete the NTFS partition, recreate a partition,
and format to FAT32. In the process you would
lose the Vista installation!

Tom Scales wrote:

> "Homer J. Simpson" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
> news:Oha7GqDoGHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>
> Vista will not install on FAT32. It will run on FAT32 if you convert it
> after the fact, but why?
>
>

Partitionmagic
"Rick" <Rick@Discussions.Microsoft.Com> wrote in message
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> Where did you find a utility to convert from NTFS to FAT32?
>
> The only way I have heard of for converting NTFS to FAT32 was to use a
> Win98 or WinME boot disk, delete the NTFS partition, recreate a partition,
> and format to FAT32. In the process you would lose the Vista
> installation!
>
> Tom Scales wrote: