i cant convert my drive to ntfs format

[peter blanchard]

my drive will not convert to ntfs can anybody help please?

[Stuart Mueller]

While sitting at a computer peter blanchard wrote:
> my drive will not convert to ntfs can anybody help please?

are you using xp pro or home?

home doesn't support ntfs

stu

[Joe]

What do you mean XP Home doesn't support NTFS.. Do be so silly! unless you
meaning of Support is different than everyone else.

XP Home can use NTFS just fine.





"Stuart Mueller" > wrote in message
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> While sitting at a computer peter blanchard wrote:
> > my drive will not convert to ntfs can anybody help please?
>
> are you using xp pro or home?
>
> home doesn't support ntfs
>
> stu
>
>

[Danny Blue]

Can you supply any documentation to show why you can't convert to NTFS?

"peter blanchard" > wrote in message
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> my drive will not convert to ntfs can anybody help please?

[peter blanchard]

i have tried converting following the windows help
page.open command prompt...inthe command prompt window
type.....convert drive C:/fs:ntfs ....and it won't
work,any idea's why..
>-----Original Message-----
>Can you supply any documentation to show why you can't
convert to NTFS?
>
>"peter blanchard" > wrote in
message
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>> my drive will not convert to ntfs can anybody help
please?
>
>
>
>.
>

[Stuart Mueller]

While sitting at a computer Joe wrote:
> What do you mean XP Home doesn't support NTFS.. Do be so silly!
> unless you meaning of Support is different than everyone else.
>
> XP Home can use NTFS just fine.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Stuart Mueller" > wrote in message
> ...
>> While sitting at a computer peter blanchard wrote:
>>> my drive will not convert to ntfs can anybody help please?
>>
>> are you using xp pro or home?
>>
>> home doesn't support ntfs
>>
>> stu

Sorry I didn't think it could use NTFS filesystem. I thought, that being a
stripped down version of Pro (if you like) it didn't support NTFS at all,
however, I now fnd that it only supports simple file sharing.

Stu

[Danny Blue]

My apologies for copying another thread but read the following to see if it
helps:


>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>The conversion itself is very easy, but I suggest you
read this first:
>
>http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm
>
>Essentially, open a command prompt (start/run cmd) and
run "convert C: /fs:ntfs", then follow the prompts to
schedule it to be done upon a system restart (you cannot
dismount and convert the partition while the system is in
use).
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"Learning Dave" > wrote in
message ...
>> I just installed Windows XP and found recommendations
for
>> upgrading my FAT32 system to NTFS. I understand I need
to
>> convert rather than format as I already have files on
the
>> disks...Apparently "setup" makes the conversion easy,
but
>> I just can't find what to do. Could someone help
please?
>.
>


"peter blanchard" > wrote in message
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> my drive will not convert to ntfs can anybody help please?

[peter blanchard]

Thankyou for your assistance Danny i have just finished
converting to "ntfs" i am really gratefull for the info
you posted..........
>-----Original Message-----
>My apologies for copying another thread but read the
following to see if it
>helps:
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>
>>The conversion itself is very easy, but I suggest you
>read this first:
>>
>>http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm
>>
>>Essentially, open a command prompt (start/run cmd) and
>run "convert C: /fs:ntfs", then follow the prompts to
>schedule it to be done upon a system restart (you cannot
>dismount and convert the partition while the system is in
>use).
>>
>>--
>>Best of Luck,
>>
>>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>>"Learning Dave" > wrote in
>message ...
>>> I just installed Windows XP and found recommendations
>for
>>> upgrading my FAT32 system to NTFS. I understand I need
>to
>>> convert rather than format as I already have files on
>the
>>> disks...Apparently "setup" makes the conversion easy,
>but
>>> I just can't find what to do. Could someone help
>please?
>>.
>>
>
>
>"peter blanchard" > wrote in
message
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>> my drive will not convert to ntfs can anybody help
please?
>
>
>.
>