Formating a hard disk?

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NTFS affords better security and the XP will recognize the size of the hard disk thus allowing you to use all of it during the format instead of partitioning it.

1. NTFS is the best file system for large drives. Unlike FAT and FAT32, performance with NTFS isn't corrupted as drive size increases.
2. One of the major security features in NTFS is encryption or, in other words, the process of disguising a message or data in such a way as to hide its substance.
3. Another feature in NTFS is disk quotas. It gives you the ability to monitor and control the amount of disk space used by each user.
4. Using NTFS, you can keep access control on files and folders and support limited accounts. In FAT and FAT32, all files and folders are accessible by all users no matter what their account type is.
5. Domains can be used to tweak security options while keeping administration simple.
6. Compression available in NTFS enables you to compress files, folders, or whole drives when you're running out of disk space.
7. Removable media (such as tapes) are made more accessible through the Remote Storage feature.
8. Recovery logging helps you restore information quickly if power failures or other system problems occur.