WIN XP Partition

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I can't seem to find the answer to the following questions.
I need to find out what the max partition is WIN XP Fat32 and NTFS.

Can anyone shed a light on this?

Thanks


Dan (Still going in circles)
 
skip said:
I can't seem to find the answer to the following questions.
I need to find out what the max partition is WIN XP Fat32 and NTFS.
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=maximum+partition+size+XP+FAT32&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=maximum+partition+size+XP+NTFS&btnG=Search

Maybe if you told us exactly what you are trying to do and/or what
problems you are having you could get focused help. See the information
at this link for what details to include in your next newsgroup post:

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Malke
 
Thank you for the come back. However, I don't have any problem, just
trying to find some answers. Why would I need a problem to find the
answers to a simple question I am sure some "MVP" would know?


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=maximum+partition+size+XP+FAT32&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=maximum+partition+size+XP+NTFS&btnG=Search

Maybe if you told us exactly what you are trying to do and/or what
problems you are having you could get focused help. See the information
at this link for what details to include in your next newsgroup post:

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Malke
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Dan (Still going in circles)
 
skip said:
Thank you for the come back. However, I don't have any problem, just
trying to find some answers. Why would I need a problem to find the
answers to a simple question I am sure some "MVP" would know?
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You don't need a problem; it's just that these tech support groups are
normally used for just that - tech support to help solve a problem. You
asked a broad question that could easily be answered by a Google
search; therefore I wondered if you were having a problem with
partitioning that you needed to solve.

Since you aren't having a problem, I'll sign off this thread now.

Malke
 
doing a Google search or trying to use the MS Knowledge base provided
no help. There for I thought for sure someone in this NG would have
the answer. Guess I will try the General NG..
Thank you for your time anyway.


You don't need a problem; it's just that these tech support groups are
normally used for just that - tech support to help solve a problem. You
asked a broad question that could easily be answered by a Google
search; therefore I wondered if you were having a problem with
partitioning that you needed to solve.

Since you aren't having a problem, I'll sign off this thread now.

Malke
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Dan (Still going in circles)
 
skip said:
I can't seem to find the answer to the following questions.
I need to find out what the max partition is WIN XP Fat32 and NTFS.

Can anyone shed a light on this?
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To answer your questions without getting too technical is
difficult, but has been handled quite well by the late Alex Nichol in
the article here:

FAT & NTFS File Systems in Windows XP
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfs.htm

Somewhat more technical information is here:

Limitations of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=kb;en-us;Q314463

Choosing Between File Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...prodtechnol/winntas/tips/techrep/filesyst.asp

NTFS file system
http://www.digit-life.com/articles/ntfs/


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skip said:
Bruce,
Thank you for those links, it was just what I was hunting for.
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You're welcome.
For
your information, the one link to the Technet
(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...prodtechnol/winntas/tips/techrep/filesyst.asp)
came back with a error 404, file not found.
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I hate when they rearrange the TechNet site. Try this one:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...sing_between_ntfs_fat_and_fat32.mspx?mfr=true


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Bruce Chambers

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

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Click on Start, Help and support, enter "Partition", Pick "Choosing
between NTFS, FAT, and FAT32", Read answer.
 
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