Installing Windows 7 on NTFS 1.2

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Spacey Spade

What happens when you attempt to install Windows 7 on a drive with NTFS
version 1.2 (or some earlier version... like 1.3, etc)? Does it alter the
file system?
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?t=55268

Any way to force Win7 to use the older file system? I'm hoping for
performance improvements due to less features in older NTFS, but I know
little on the topic.

example: In WinXPsp2 I use mountmgr.sys from WinXPsp1, in a workaround that
keeps the folder "System Volume Information" from being created on my
drives. The joy.
 
I don't know about others but I always use the file system version that is
included with the operating system. Some of the improvements and new
features just may be dependent upon having it present. This means a delete
partition, create partition and format partition.

Two/three weeks down the road, when you have problems, would you even
consider the fact that an older version of the file system may be the
culprit - seeing as how it worked fine for that short period of time?
 
I don't know about others but I always use the file system version that is
included with the operating system. Some of the improvements and new
features just may be dependent upon having it present. This means a delete
partition, create partition and format partition.

Two/three weeks down the road, when you have problems, would you even
consider the fact that an older version of the file system may be the
culprit - seeing as how it worked fine for that short period of time?
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This would be an attempt to reclaim control of the file system. Windows 7
is the next evolution in taking control of your system away from you.
Being that this is one of the new "features", then I hope it malfunctions.
 
IT's THEIR file system and has been ever since they designed it into NT 3.
They are not reclaiming recontrol of anything fool.
 
IT's THEIR file system and has been ever since they designed it into NT 3.
They are not reclaiming recontrol of anything fool.

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience
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And that means exactly what it means. To regain control of the file
system, from micro$oft. Because you are right, they have control, and they
can store whatever they want on it, without your consent.
 
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