winxp ntfs and win2k ntfs compatibility
If i'm not mistaken win2k uses ntfs 5 and xp uses ntfs 5. 1. I had xp installed for a while with my 2 drives in ntfs. But i switched back to 2k => drive1 = ntfs 5 and drive 2= ntfs 5. 1 2k seems to be able to use the second drive normally.
If i'm not mistaken win2k uses ntfs 5 and xp uses ntfs 5.1. I had xp installed for a while with my 2 drives in ntfs. But i switched back to 2k => drive1 = ntfs 5 and drive 2= ntfs 5.1
2k seems to be able to use the second drive normally. Can any damage be caused to the data on drive 2 because it's ntfs 5.1? Should i reformat it?
Thanks
2k seems to be able to use the second drive normally. Can any damage be caused to the data on drive 2 because it's ntfs 5.1? Should i reformat it?
Thanks
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
AFAIK, the variations between the versions of NTFS aren't huge, so Win2k can read/write to it w/o a problem. If it's workfine, just leave it be. No sense in doing work if you don't have to;)
1. NT4 SP4+ reads ALL NTFS 5 partitions just fine. (dunno about dynamic)
2. NT5 reads ALL NTFS 5 partitions just fine.
3. Installing NT5 on an NT4 dual-boot upgrades the NTFS on all NTFS drives to NTFS v5. That's why you need to update to SP4 on NT4 before you do...otherwise NT4 will go bye bye.
4. I am unsure if XP upgrades the NTFS ver or not. Most likely it does but even so the last 2 OS's can read it fine.
2. NT5 reads ALL NTFS 5 partitions just fine.
3. Installing NT5 on an NT4 dual-boot upgrades the NTFS on all NTFS drives to NTFS v5. That's why you need to update to SP4 on NT4 before you do...otherwise NT4 will go bye bye.
4. I am unsure if XP upgrades the NTFS ver or not. Most likely it does but even so the last 2 OS's can read it fine.
I ran a dual-boot with XP RC1 and Win2k for a while and Win2k was fine with the XP NTFS version.
Absolutely right.
Norton Speedisk, for instance, throws a wobbly if you try and run it from Windows 2000 with XP on a dual boot.
Having said that, there were always problems running Check Disk from NT 4 when dual booting with 2000, so it's not always 3rd party software that causes problems with the many different shades of NTFS. (In fact, 3rd party stuff sometimes "corrects" these anomalies. I recall Sysinternals having a neat little freeware fix.)
I wonder if chkdsk does the same with 2000/XP? I'd expect so, but I never tried it when I was dual booting.
Cheers
Norton Speedisk, for instance, throws a wobbly if you try and run it from Windows 2000 with XP on a dual boot.
Having said that, there were always problems running Check Disk from NT 4 when dual booting with 2000, so it's not always 3rd party software that causes problems with the many different shades of NTFS. (In fact, 3rd party stuff sometimes "corrects" these anomalies. I recall Sysinternals having a neat little freeware fix.)
I wonder if chkdsk does the same with 2000/XP? I'd expect so, but I never tried it when I was dual booting.
Cheers
Yup. I haven't used them under 2k/XP, save one time and never did it again.
I've never been a fan of Diskeeper.. perhaps I'll take your word on version 7 though and take a look at it at some point. As for SpeedDisk, I'm using that happily. The first version for NT that came out was a bit dodgy, but it seems okay now, and in my opinion, a lot better them most of the others out there.
