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Hello Jay - 

RJT>> I seem to recall some discussion in here a while back
RJT>> regarding some version or other of windoze that makes it
RJT>> *real* much of a PITA to try and do anything else with
RJT>> the HD afterwards, like maybe install something else... 

RJT>> I can't recall the particulars, though. Can you guys
RJT>> refresh my memory on this issue? 

JE> If you install XP or 2000 and use the NTFS file system
JE> rather than the older 98 or earlier file system (FAT32) it
JE> is a pain to revert back to FAT32. 

XP and W2K use NTFSv5, not the older NTFS of WinNT. AFAIK there
_is_ no way to revert back to FAT32 from NTFSv5 other than
reformatting the drive and a complete reinstall. 

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