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Old 09-18-2003, 04:30 PM   #1
Gryphix
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Dual boot/Partition file system


Hi I have a computer and I want to dual boot Windows XP and RH9. What file system should i use for the windows partition? Is FAT32 fine our should I switch it to NFTS?
 
Old 09-18-2003, 04:35 PM   #2
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FAT32 is ok, as you can read/write on it from linux systems. NTFS write support is still in development so is kinda risky trying to handle that filesystem from linux.

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Old 09-18-2003, 05:44 PM   #3
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One option would be to use a NTFS partition for your main XP install and use a separate FAT32 partition to share data.
 
  


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