March 20th, 2002, 05:33 PM
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Hi all,
Just a quick question...I was advised that I should use FAT32 instead of NTFS format for better compatability/performace with games. Is that true? Does that even make any sense? I will be using a WD 80gb drive along with (probably) Win XP Pro.
Thanks in advance,
ng 
PS: I tried to do a search, but nothing that I could find really answered this. 
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March 20th, 2002, 05:36 PM
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| NTFS vs. FAT32
the partition deals nothing with the games. only the os
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March 20th, 2002, 05:36 PM
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Grrr, snipied again
Heh, we did the same search too
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March 20th, 2002, 05:37 PM
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beat you  | |
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March 20th, 2002, 05:40 PM
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Hmm... that's an interesting question. I kind of doubt FAT32 would work better, but who knows... NTFS's strong point is security. If that's not a big issue with the comp you're working on, I'd say try FAT32.
I've got NTFS on my WinXP partition, and I have had quite a few problems running games. For instance UT has gotten to where it crashes to BSOD every time I close it, and NFS Porsche won't run at all anymore. Now I'm wondering if this is due to the NTFS. Gonna have to check this out... maybe reformat and reinstall XP with a FAT32 system. | |
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March 20th, 2002, 05:41 PM
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File system does not make.......doh, already answered.
Sorry a little of topic.
GroundZero3, are you off ECCP? | |
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March 20th, 2002, 05:42 PM
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yeah i stopped awhile back, why? | |
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March 20th, 2002, 05:49 PM
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ah, just wondering (hoping) if you were crunching and holding out. | |
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