Re: [linux-audio-user] Which Windows XP File System is Readable by Linux?

On Sun, 2005-12-04 at 17:08 +0000, The Other wrote:
> Hello All who dual-boot Windows XP and Linux,
>
> I had to break down and order an OEM disk of Windows XP Professional
> w/SP2 to be able to run the upgrades to my legacy Windows audio
> software.
>
> I've always gone with Fat16 as the Windows file system so I could read
> the Windows partition in Linux and exchange files between the two
> OSes.
>
> I know the Windows NT file system was not read/writeable by Linux.
>
> So what file system should I install Windows XP with to be able to
> read and write to it with Linux?
>

    If you just want to read it you can use NTFS. If you want to read
and write it you'll need to use fat32.

> Also, is Windows XP going to grab an entire disk for install? Or will
> it play nice and install only in usable partitions that I set up for
> it?
>

     Windoze? Play nice? Ha, ha, ha. You really need to have Windoze
installed first and then install Linux. Linux will play nice.

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