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NTFS is the predominant file system although FAT is supported on XP.

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Windows Vista uses NTFS for all boot volumes. However, it can still read FAT32 and FAT16 file systems as well.

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Q: What file system does Windows XP use?
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You use My Computer & Windows Explorer to browse the file system on a drive in Windows XP.


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