Digital BW, The Print

Actually the cause of most Windows stability problems is driver related,
it is rarely the file system that has problems.   A good example of this
is the USB stack.   If you plug in a device that is unrecognized and
then load an improper driver the system reboots in Windows 2000.  In XP
the system just carries on.  The USB subsystem in XP is more robust and
was integrated better.
 
As for  clean installs this is highly recommended, but the upgrade from
98  can work.
 
NTFS should be the filesystem of choice, it is far more tolerant of
system failures and is better at self repair.
 
Hope this helps.
 
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Kelsall [mailto:bktimes@...] 
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 18:33
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Win2k or XP?


I would add to the excellent comments on this thread that you should do
a
clean install (not upgrade) and above all use the NTFS file format on
your
hard disk. The FAT file systems are the source of much of Windows
instability. NTFS is more reliable & secure.  -BK





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