oneblackcombdrive Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 what happens to the files when longhorn is installed over xp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[DGS] Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 install an alpha pre-beta OS over a finished service packed OS and find out dude :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneblackcombdrive Posted May 13, 2003 Author Share Posted May 13, 2003 how about an answer and keeping the other comments to yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzd|sicmade Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 longhorn is supposed to be WINFS file system I DONT THINK ITS NO LONGER NTFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzd|sicmade Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I TRIED IT OUT AND I GOTTA SAY IT RAN SMOOTH ON MY SYSTEM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samg Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 its just upgrading, you just upgrade to longohrn and keep all the files on the pc, compared to a clean install which deletes everything. i upgraded and all the old files i had on xp are still there but make a backup just in case, also you cant downgrade back to xp so after the 13 days are up i dunno ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+primortal Subscriber² Posted May 13, 2003 Subscriber² Share Posted May 13, 2003 (edited) longhorn is supposed to? be WINFS file systemI DONT THINK ITS NO LONGER NTFS WinFS is not a file system NTFS will be the only supported file system in Longhorn, from a setup and deployment standpoint, though the OS will, of course, continue to support legacy file systems like FAT and FAT32 for dual-boot and upgrade purposes. The oft-misunderstood Windows Future Storage (WinFS), which will include technology from the "Yukon" release of SQL Server, is not a file system, Mark Myers told me. Instead, WinFS is a service that runs on top of--and requires--NTFS. "WinFS sits on top of NTFS," he said. "It sits on top of the file system. NTFS will be a requirement."Interestingly, when WinFS is enabled, file letters are hidden from the end user, though they're still lurking there under the covers for compatibility with legacy applications. This reminds of when Microsoft added long file name (LFN) support in Windows 95, but kept using short (8.3) file names under the covers so 16-bit applications would still work. Expect this to be the first step toward the wholesale elimination of drive letters in a future Windows version. Taken from The Road to Windows "Longhorn" Part Two So basically its the Indexing Service now powered by SQL, IMHO Edited May 13, 2003 by primortal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdiaz2day Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Well, upgrading like that...will not make it stable...a fresh install is much better... :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datars Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 QUOTE its just upgrading, you just upgrade to longohrn and keep all the files on the pc, compared to a clean install which deletes everything. i upgraded and all the old files i had on xp are still there but make a backup just in case, also you cant downgrade back to xp so after the 13 days are up i dunno ! /QUOTE sam_goffe It would-be better to have set-up a dual boot. That way you'll still have XP too boot-into. Also what build of Longhorn, do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lj300 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 the files remain there everytime i've done it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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