new install hard drive and xp question

Discussion in 'Software' started by tat2d12000, Jul 15, 2006.

  1. tat2d12000

    tat2d12000 Private First Class

    i just put a new drive in, booted from xp cd , partitioned the drive, but was not given install option "format the partition using the NTFS file system". how do i know it is installed correctly? i don't want fat32 so i need to know right now b4 i load this thing up. this hd is brand new and i want it to stay clean. please help.
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    tat2d12000, Jul 15, 2006
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  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    What exactly happpened ....after it formats, which takes a while, it should either start loading or ask if you want to install on that partition ...
     
    TimW, Jul 15, 2006
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  3. tat2d12000

    tat2d12000 Private First Class

    it asked me to install to the partition but didn't ask what format i wanted. do i need to start over?
     
    tat2d12000, Jul 15, 2006
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  4. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    No .....if for some reason, its in a fat format, you can convert it later.
     
    TimW, Jul 15, 2006
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  5. tat2d12000

    tat2d12000 Private First Class

    is there a way to tell if it's in ntfs? everything seems to be stable so far. i used the cox security suite i had horrible results with in ME and it is workin' fine. where do i go from here. i loaded recordnow and it works. what am i forgetting?
     
    tat2d12000, Jul 15, 2006
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  6. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    UPdates .....set a restore point ....download the updates ...see if everything is stable ....then do your programs ...as to the file system ....open my computer and click once on the c drive ...it will show size, used space and file system.
     
    TimW, Jul 15, 2006
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  7. tat2d12000

    tat2d12000 Private First Class

    i partitioned my drive with C being the partition windows is on and E being the rest of the disk. what should i seperate from windows to keep it safe? i tried to put something on E and it asked me if i wanted to format it. is that 'cause it's empty? does it matter if i format it in ntfs or fat32 or will it even ask me?
     
    tat2d12000, Jul 15, 2006
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  8. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Safest is to format it nfts .....it may not ask ....control panel / admin tools / computer management / disc management ....right click on the space shown as E and drop down should show format or initialize disc ...
     
    TimW, Jul 15, 2006
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  9. tat2d12000

    tat2d12000 Private First Class

    what should i keep away from window on E ? it does show my C partition to be NTFS so i guess that answers that question.
     
    tat2d12000, Jul 15, 2006
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  10. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Put anything you want on the E drive .....idea being that if c crashes, and you reinstall xp on the c drive, your stuff will still be there .....so e would be good for storage files, acting as a file server for other 'puters on your "workgroup" ...miss. programs that you want to try out and may uninstall after a short while ....
     
    TimW, Jul 15, 2006
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