I am installing Windows XP Pro and when I go to the format options I can only Format with NTFS and NTFS (Quick). There is no FAT32 option which I need so I can install Linux. Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius. Registered: Apr 16, 2002. Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 3:20 am.

• Should I Install Windows Xp On Fat32 Or Ntfs
• Install Windows Xp On Fat32 Or Ntfs

I've read quite an old article on Ask Dave Taylor (Boot Camp was still beta) and he says to format the Windows XP partition with FAT; Mac OS X can't browse NTFS partitions.

I have a new MacBook Pro (bought Oct 2010) with Snow Leopard. Can I go for NTFS?

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2 Answers

The standard process is to start with a single Mac partition (HFS+ format), then run Boot Camp Assistant. It'll split the drive, and create a FAT32 partition for Windows (which will be converted to NTFS later), and also play some tricks with the disk's partition map to turn it into a hybrid GPT+MBR format (note: this is the reason you should use BCA rather than partitioning it yourself). Then, you boot from the Windows installer disk, have it reformat the FAT partition to NTFS (note: be very careful how you do this, so it doesn't damage the partition map and/or Mac volume -- BCA has instructions, read them) and install Windows. Finally, put in your OS X install disk, and Windows will see it as a driver install disk (incl. a driver to get access to the Mac partition).

Note that Mac OS X can read NTFS, but cannot (by default) write to it; you can change this (see Ryan's answer for instructions), but I've heard of cases where it's corrupted the NTFS volume. Apple leaves this disabled for a reason...

Gordon DavissonGordon Davisson

Actually, Mac OS X has had the ability to browse NTFS as read-only since 10.3. With Snow Leopard, you can not only read NTFS partitions, but you can actually write to them to.

Here is a tutorial on how to enable the ability to write to the NTFS partion: http://smokingapples.com/software/tutorials/snow-leopards-hidden-ntfs-readwrite-support/

Ryan BergerRyan Berger

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