NTFS is the file system of choice for Windows operating systems based off the NT kernel. It’s popularly used in Windows 2000, XP, and Vista, among others. It replaced FAT32, which was used by previous Windows and MS-DOS operating systems, such as Windows 95 and 98.
Why use NTFS? Well, there are plenty of good reasons, such as metadata and larger file sizes. FAT32 limited filesize to 4 GB, but it’s nigh-unlimited in NTFS. However, FAT32 has a bonus over NTFS in that it is easily read by other operating systems, such as Linux and Mac OS. Both other operating systems can only read NTFS partitions, so special software or drivers must be installed in order to give write access. That’s really the only advantage, but it doesn’t beat the 4 GB filesize limit or the 32 GB partition limit inherent in FAT32, making NTFS the all-around better choice if you just use Windows.
Continue reading ‘FAT32 to NTFS’
Sphere: Related Content
Isn’t it odd how cell phones can take so long to use up the first bar of the battery meter and be so quick finishing off the second and third bars?
Sphere: Related Content
For some strange and inexplicable reason, I decided to install MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 in Virtual PC 2007 on my computer today. I think that qualifies me as pure geek, considering both applications (dating from circa 1993 for you non-geeks reading this) are useless for any reasons other than nostalgia.
Amazingly, despite a few hitches related to corrupted disk image files, I got both installed and running near-perfectly. I had to manually install mouse and CD drivers for DOS and some network stuff for Windows, but after all of that, I could do everything from playing Oregon Trail (seriously!) to browsing Wikipedia from the comfort of Internet Explorer 3.0. I even managed to dig up a copies of MS Office 4 and SimCity Classic for Windows and Norton Commander for DOS (to make it a bit easier navigating DOS). It’s kind of amazing what kind of old software you can find online, although most of what I’ve got installed on that virtual machine is probably semi-legal. WfW 3.11 may be ancient, but it’s made by Microsoft, and they’re notorious for disliking illegitimate software. Then again, while installing this version of Windows, I was told that it was all right (!) if I didn’t have my registration key handy. Fancy that.
Anyways, I still don’t quite know why I did this, since it caused me some grief when I ran into rather interesting errors and lack of memory (easily fixed through some settings in Virtual PC). I think it was more because I could do it that I did do it. Anyways, I won’t bother posting exactly how I got everything working, but I suppose I could if anyone wants me to. Just leave a comment if you feel the need to run abandonware in a virtual machine.
Sphere: Related Content
…being able to see the love of your life every day. Hey, I’m serious. And mushy. Serioushy… You know it’s too late when you’re making up words.
As you can see, I’ve updated the look of Mad Rants a bit. I’m messing around with a new theme, Redoable, which I finally got working right. The new logo is just something weird I came up with; it may not be permanent. I’m still on the fence as to a crazy logo like that or a more plain one. Maybe a picture…I dunno. I’ve got too much to do the rest of this quarter than mess around in Photoshop.
Anyways, hope the new colors aren’t too hard on anyone’s eyes. I’m just never satisfied with things.
Sphere: Related Content
