Fat 32 vs NTFS ?

From: David Beaver (DBeaver8547@comcast.net)
Date: 02/05/03 

From: "David Beaver" <DBeaver8547@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:22:20 -0800

Hi,
My operating system is XP Professional and I have
FrontPage 2002. My file system on my hard drive is FAT
32. My problem is this:

I need to set up my virtual web server(IIS) on my hard
drive but I keep getting an error from FrontPage saying
my server extensions are not installed.

After talking with a FrontPage support person today we
did decide that my 2002 FrontPage Server Extensions are
not installed.

After reviewing the article "How To: Use the SharePoint
Administrator to Install and Configure the FrontPage 2002
Server Extensions" (Microsoft Knowledge Base Article -
300018)I am confused.

There is a note that states: "On the Windows platform, if
you try to install FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions to a
hard disk formatted with FAT, your default virtual server
may not be extended."

The article states that you need a NTFS file system in
order to install the extensions and have them work
properly.

At this point you would think that you just need to
convert your hard drive from FAT 32 over to NTFS but I am
still confused.

In reading another article titled: "Choosing Between FAT
and NTFS" by Brien M. Posey out of the
microsoft.com/technet site I discover that the only
Operating System that works with a NTFS file system is
Windows NT.

The article doesn't mention XP Professional at all, WHAT
IS THE ANSWER??? DOES ANYONE KNOW????

I am frustrated and disolusioned. The only reason I
upgraded to XP Professional from XP Home was for the
Internet Information Services (virtual web server).

When I call Microsoft support they say they do not
provide support for XP Professional other than
installation. The only way they will help me on this is
if I pay $245 for someone who will TRY to help me.

FrontPage does not support the IIS so I am asking for
help from anyone who might have run into this before.

Can you use XP Professional with a NTFS file system??

Thanks!

David Beaver

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