I just ordered a new Thinkpad x31. 1.3ghz cpu and I'll have 768mb ram and a 60gb 7200 rpm drive (instead of the drive that comes with the machine).

I'm planning on installing stock XP sp1 on the new drive, then installing drivers etc. from IBM's web site.

- any reason to prefer win2k?
- any reason to copy hidden partitions, etc. from the drive that comes with the machine?
- does the consensus view favor ntfs over fat32?
- I usually break a drive into partitions, but am thinking of one big partition
- anything else I should think about?

Any thoughts or pointers would be appreciated.