Disk Format Considerations:
The two prevalent file system formats for PCs are FAT32 and NTFS. Performance is very similar between the two systems.
 
NTFS is a newer file system that is compatible only with Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. It has fewer limitations than FAT32 and will enable a partition to be created […]

The released versions of the .NET Framework have the following version information.
.NET Framework version    Revision    Version 3.5    Original release     3.5.21022.8 3.5    Service Pack 1    3.5.30729.1 3.0    Original release    3.0.4506.30 3.0    Service Pack 1    3.0.4506.648 […]

How to determine which versions of the .NET Framework are installed To determine which versions of the .NET Framework are installed, locate the %systemroot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework folder. To open this folder, you can paste this address into a Windows Explorer address bar.
The following folders contain the released versions of the .NET Framework: […]