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10-12-2004, 08:42 PM
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os installation.
hey all, please tell me if this is the correct way to install windows xp.
go to bios change boot sequence to cdrom first. then insert windows xp home cd and restart... then follow directions. Is this correct? i don't want to mess up. thanx |
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10-12-2004, 08:45 PM
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You got it, nice and easy does it. when prompted do a format and it will all come out nice and clean for you.
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10-12-2004, 08:49 PM
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you got it just right. follow the instructions after that. Make sure you format using NTFS partition (and do not do the quick format)
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10-13-2004, 03:06 AM
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Quick format is fine if the hard drive has been previously formatted and is known to be defect-free. I always do a full format on new, out-of-the-box hard drives.
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10-13-2004, 03:50 AM
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You can use NTFS but FAT32 is faster. The only difference between quick and full format is that full -format also runs chkdsk, it checks for any errors or bad sectors. You only need to do it if you are not sure u formatted the disk before or if its new like glc said
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10-13-2004, 07:28 AM
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so which is my best bet, fat32 or ntfs? I have a new wd 160 gig 8mb cache 7200 rpm hd. O yeah, when i first start, the computer beeps once. Is this normal? thanks
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10-13-2004, 07:34 AM
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I would use NTFS. FAT32 is an older file system. NTFS has better security and compression.
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10-13-2004, 07:38 AM
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Use NTFS. That is Windows XP's file system. FAT32 is only meant for compatibility if you additionally have a second, older, OS (like Win98, or ME) installed, which has to access the XP partition as well. But these are exceptions.
And even then, Windows 2K and XP can only create max. 38 GB FAT32 partitions, so you are limited there. Not good. The normal rule is: FAT32 is dead. Its prime time was with Windows 98 and ME. That time is over .. has been for some years already. Also FAT32 is not a good performer when you have many folders and subfolders on a big partition, and you are limited to max. 4 GB file size limitation. That said, it's not even worth to consider FAT32 as an alternative nowadays (except if you additionally have an older OS). FAT32 once was. IMHO NTFS is the only way to go. Quote:
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10-13-2004, 01:11 PM
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ur right about the advatages of NTFS. Make sure to disable indexing when using the NTFS filesystem. It will increase performance a little bit. To disable: rightclick the drive>properties
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10-13-2004, 04:27 PM
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wait...
okay im not really sure what to do. I plan on getting a new harddrive and the full version of xp pro to install on it. how do i do it? Do I just install the new hdd and put the xp disc in my dvd drive and let it do what its supposted to or what?
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10-13-2004, 04:40 PM
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