Installing Windows 7 on NTFS 1.2

What happens when you attempt to install Windows 7 on a drive with NTFS
version 1.2 (or some earlier version... like 1.3, etc)? Does it alter the
file system?
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?t=55268

Any way to force Win7 to use the older file system? I'm hoping for
performance improvements due to less features in older NTFS, but I know
little on the topic.

example: In WinXPsp2 I use mountmgr.sys from WinXPsp1, in a workaround that
keeps the folder "System Volume Information" from being created on my
drives. The joy.

Please repost your Windows 7 related inquiry in the dedicated Windows 7
Forum:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...nstall/threads


Spacey Spade wrote:
> What happens when you attempt to install Windows 7 on a drive with NTFS
> version 1.2 (or some earlier version... like 1.3, etc)? Does it alter the
> file system?
> http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?t=55268
>
> Any way to force Win7 to use the older file system? I'm hoping for
> performance improvements due to less features in older NTFS, but I know
> little on the topic.
>
> example: In WinXPsp2 I use mountmgr.sys from WinXPsp1, in a workaround that
> keeps the folder "System Volume Information" from being created on my
> drives. The joy.

I don't know about others but I always use the file system version that is
included with the operating system. Some of the improvements and new
features just may be dependent upon having it present. This means a delete
partition, create partition and format partition.

Two/three weeks down the road, when you have problems, would you even
consider the fact that an older version of the file system may be the
culprit - seeing as how it worked fine for that short period of time?

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"Spacey Spade" <> wrote in message
news:10b73r2958k6c$... .
> What happens when you attempt to install Windows 7 on a drive with NTFS
> version 1.2 (or some earlier version... like 1.3, etc)? Does it alter the
> file system?
> http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?t=55268
>
> Any way to force Win7 to use the older file system? I'm hoping for
> performance improvements due to less features in older NTFS, but I know
> little on the topic.
>
> example: In WinXPsp2 I use mountmgr.sys from WinXPsp1, in a workaround
> that
> keeps the folder "System Volume Information" from being created on my
> drives. The joy.

On Sun, 24 May 2009 08:26:40 -0400, Richard Urban wrote:

> I don't know about others but I always use the file system version that is
> included with the operating system. Some of the improvements and new
> features just may be dependent upon having it present. This means a delete
> partition, create partition and format partition.
>
> Two/three weeks down the road, when you have problems, would you even
> consider the fact that an older version of the file system may be the
> culprit - seeing as how it worked fine for that short period of time?

This would be an attempt to reclaim control of the file system. Windows 7
is the next evolution in taking control of your system away from you.
Being that this is one of the new "features", then I hope it malfunctions.

I'd rather post to usenet.

On Sat, 23 May 2009 18:09:36 -0500, Leroy wrote:
> Please repost your Windows 7 related inquiry in the dedicated Windows 7
> Forum:
> http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...nstall/threads
>
>
> Spacey Spade wrote:
>> What happens when you attempt to install Windows 7 on a drive with NTFS
>> version 1.2 (or some earlier version... like 1.3, etc)? Does it alter the
>> file system?
>> http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?t=55268
>>
>> Any way to force Win7 to use the older file system? I'm hoping for
>> performance improvements due to less features in older NTFS, but I know
>> little on the topic.
>>
>> example: In WinXPsp2 I use mountmgr.sys from WinXPsp1, in a workaround that
>> keeps the folder "System Volume Information" from being created on my
>> drives. The joy.

IT's THEIR file system and has been ever since they designed it into NT 3.
They are not reclaiming recontrol of anything fool.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"Spacey Spade" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sun, 24 May 2009 08:26:40 -0400, Richard Urban wrote:
>
>> I don't know about others but I always use the file system version that
>> is
>> included with the operating system. Some of the improvements and new
>> features just may be dependent upon having it present. This means a
>> delete
>> partition, create partition and format partition.
>>
>> Two/three weeks down the road, when you have problems, would you even
>> consider the fact that an older version of the file system may be the
>> culprit - seeing as how it worked fine for that short period of time?
>
> This would be an attempt to reclaim control of the file system. Windows 7
> is the next evolution in taking control of your system away from you.
> Being that this is one of the new "features", then I hope it malfunctions.

On Sat, 30 May 2009 09:14:16 -0400, Richard Urban wrote:
> "Spacey Spade" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Sun, 24 May 2009 08:26:40 -0400, Richard Urban wrote:
>>
>>> I don't know about others but I always use the file system version that
>>> is
>>> included with the operating system. Some of the improvements and new
>>> features just may be dependent upon having it present. This means a
>>> delete
>>> partition, create partition and format partition.
>>>
>>> Two/three weeks down the road, when you have problems, would you even
>>> consider the fact that an older version of the file system may be the
>>> culprit - seeing as how it worked fine for that short period of time?
>>
>> This would be an attempt to reclaim control of the file system. Windows 7
>> is the next evolution in taking control of your system away from you.
>> Being that this is one of the new "features", then I hope it malfunctions.
>
> IT's THEIR file system and has been ever since they designed it into NT 3.
> They are not reclaiming recontrol of anything fool.
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience

I wrote:
>> This would be an attempt to reclaim control of the file system.
And that means exactly what it means. To regain control of the file
system, from micro$oft. Because you are right, they have control, and they
can store whatever they want on it, without your consent.