Difference between MBR and GPT in hard disk-CSDN博客

This option found in all operating System
This option found if your disk type is basic not dynamic
You can setup any operating system 64bit or 32bit
You can make Dual booting because you have option make partition as active so you can setup more than one operation system in this hard
In windows XP you can create 4 primary partition
In windows vista,7,2003 you can create 3 partition (Mandatory) and 128 logical partition
In windows 2008 can create 3 partition (Mandatory) and unlimited logical partition
Support 3 file system Fat 16 , Fat 32 , NTFS
Mix mum Size of the partition is 2TB

This option found in All operating system expected XP so in xp all hard disks if it basic it will be MBR
This option found if your disk type is basic not dynamic
Any operating system can running in this partition but must be 64bit if it 32bit will not running
You can’t make Dual booting because you don’t have option make partition as active like in MPR so you can’t setup more than one operating system
In windows 7,2003,2008 you can create 128 primary partition
You can’t create logical partition
Support one file system NTFS only
Mix mum size of the partition is 256 TB