Win XP Pro SP2 install on NTFS partitions

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Was trying to install a clean version of Win XP Pro SP2 on a 10 GB partition
using a NTFS Ver 1.02 format. The HP OEM Win XP Pro SP2 install CD copied the
files to the new 10 GB NTFS ver 1.02 partition but during reboot produced
file read errors and aborted Win XP SP2 install procedure.

Was using a third party software disk partition and FAT32/NTFS format !

Finally had to do a low level disk NTFS partition format using Win XP Pro
SP2 install
CD before successfully continuing the Win XP Pro SP2 install procedure !!

Checked NTFS file system version after correctly installing Win XP Pro SP2
and discovered it was NTFS ver 3.01 !

Is there a Microsoft tech support note that describes what NTFS versions,
1,2, or 3 will work with different Windows OS'es ??

Does WIN XP Pro SP2 need a NTFS ver 3.0 or 3.1 disk partition to install
correctly ??

Or can Win XP Pro SP2 install correctly on early versions of the NTFS file
system, say ver 1.02, or ver 2.0 ?? Is it backward compataible with previous
versions of NTFS file system ??


Tried to get Windows OS NTFS partition requirements answer from Microsoft
Technical Support but Microsoft technical support could not answer question !!

Would appreciate any experiences related to this issue !!

Tom L
 
Tom said:
Was trying to install a clean version of Win XP Pro SP2 on a 10 GB
partition using a NTFS Ver 1.02 format. The HP OEM Win XP Pro SP2
install CD copied the files to the new 10 GB NTFS ver 1.02
partition but during reboot produced file read errors and aborted
Win XP SP2 install procedure.

Was using a third party software disk partition and FAT32/NTFS
format !

Finally had to do a low level disk NTFS partition format using Win
XP Pro SP2 install CD before successfully continuing the Win XP
Pro SP2 install procedure !!

Checked NTFS file system version after correctly installing Win XP
Pro SP2 and discovered it was NTFS ver 3.01 !

Is there a Microsoft tech support note that describes what NTFS
versions, 1,2, or 3 will work with different Windows OS'es ??

Does WIN XP Pro SP2 need a NTFS ver 3.0 or 3.1 disk partition to
install correctly ??

Or can Win XP Pro SP2 install correctly on early versions of the
NTFS file system, say ver 1.02, or ver 2.0 ?? Is it backward
compataible with previous versions of NTFS file system ??

Tried to get Windows OS NTFS partition requirements answer from
Microsoft Technical Support but Microsoft technical support could
not answer question !!

Would appreciate any experiences related to this issue !!
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The question seems... bizarre.
After all - you just use the installer (Windows XP) to create the partitions
and format them and everything works great.

There is no 'low-level NTFS format' BTW... What you think you did is just
known as 'low-level formatting' and actually - is not done (in most cases
cannot be done once the hard disk leaves the manufacturer) by the end user -
even if some software calls it that. More than likely it is just an
"zero-fill" task that you accomplished. Simply writing 0's to every
sector...

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/geom/formatUtilities-c.html

NTFS has several versions: v1.0, v1.1 and v1.2 found in NT 3.51 and NT 4,
v3.0 found in Windows 2000 and v3.1 found in Windows XP/Vista and Windows
Server 2003. These versions are sometimes referred to as v4.0, v5.0, v5.1
and v6.0, after the version of Windows they ship with.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS

What is it you are *actually* attempting to accomplish?

Windows XP can access (read) any previous versions of NTFS, FAT32, FAT...
Although with the NTFS - it will likely try to 'convert' the partition to
its version of NTFS. Windows 2000 was extremely diligent about this when
trying to dual boot with Windows NT 4.0 --> and when it happened, NT 4.0 was
rendered worthless. Therefore you have to use a common ground (FAT/FAT32
for most before XP) when multibooting different Windows OSes.

You may want to read up on NTFS here:
http://www.ntfs.com/
 
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