Hello CHARLES.

07 Dec 03 22:47, you wrote to JAY EMRIE:

 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.

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

Yeah! how'n the heck do you format a partion that you cannot read, and that 
WIN95/98's FDISK will not touch.

Russell

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