File Systems

Chances are, you have a larger hard disk drive than you did back in 2001, and you are probably wondering on Windows XP and on Windows Vista, why can you not format that drive to be FAT32? Why does it have to be NTFS?
The reason being in this decision is because NTFS is faster on larger drives, and is more secure. Although FAT32 can see up to 2TB of hard disk space, there are limitations, to file sizes and speed/efficiency. Obviously NTFS is the better choice, but it is not compatible with Windows 95, 98 or ME.
Therefore, using NTFS is the better choice for large hard disk drives, no matter how big or small your disk is, I recommend using the NTFS file system.

Terms
NTFS = New Technology File System
FAT = File Allocation Table