Peter
April 20th 03, 07:16 PM
Hi,
You can convert to NTFS within windows.
Rob Williams wrote:
I just did this with outstanding results:
To convert a volume to NTFS from the command prompt
1.. Open Command Prompt.
2.. In the command prompt window, type
convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs
For example, typing convert D: /fs:ntfs would format
drive D: with the
ntfs format.
Notes
a.. To open command prompt, click Start, point to All
Programs, point to
Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
b.. You can convert FAT or FAT32 volumes to NTFS with
this command.
FAT32 or NTFS:
Bruce Chamber wrote:
Personally, I wouldn't even consider using FAT32 when NTFS
is an option. FAT32 has no security capabilities, no
compression capabilities, no fault tolerance, and a lot of
wasted hard drive space on volumes larger than 8 Gb in
size.
A little "light" reading, and you can make up your own
mind URLs may wrap):
Overview of FAT, HPFS, and NTFS File Systems
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?
ID=kb;en-us;Q100108
Limitations of FAT32 File System
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?
ID=kb;en-us;Q184006
Limitations of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?
ID=kb;en-us;Q314463
Choosing Between File Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=/TechNet/prodtechnol/winntas/tips/techrep/filesyst.asp
FAT & NTFS File Systems in Windows XP
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfs.htm
NTFS file system
http://www.digit-life.com/articles/ntfs/
Bruce Chambers
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
Hope it helps.
Peter
>-----Original Message-----
>P3,800Mhz,1GigSDRAM PC133, ATIRADEON128megs, 2 Hard
Drives (1SCSI, 1IDE) no
>compression enabled.
>
>My SCSI system drive (c:) 1 active partion says FAT32
file system. I know
>that WindowsME formated it in this manner, and even
though I upgraded to XP
>PRO it didn't change my file system.
>
>I added another drive (d:) IDE drive, and formated it
within the environs of
>XP PRO and it came out "NTFS" file system.
>
>As I read the Windows help files about the 2 formating
schemes, NTFS seems
>to be the better disk scheme.
>
>My question:
>
>Is it possible to change my system disk (C:) to NTFS
system from the Windows
>XP Pro upgrade version?
>
>Thank you and sincerely to the group for excellent
answers in the past, and
>with this question.
>
>Additional question: Is NTFS a faster system than FAT32?
>
>
>.
>
You can convert to NTFS within windows.
Rob Williams wrote:
I just did this with outstanding results:
To convert a volume to NTFS from the command prompt
1.. Open Command Prompt.
2.. In the command prompt window, type
convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs
For example, typing convert D: /fs:ntfs would format
drive D: with the
ntfs format.
Notes
a.. To open command prompt, click Start, point to All
Programs, point to
Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
b.. You can convert FAT or FAT32 volumes to NTFS with
this command.
FAT32 or NTFS:
Bruce Chamber wrote:
Personally, I wouldn't even consider using FAT32 when NTFS
is an option. FAT32 has no security capabilities, no
compression capabilities, no fault tolerance, and a lot of
wasted hard drive space on volumes larger than 8 Gb in
size.
A little "light" reading, and you can make up your own
mind URLs may wrap):
Overview of FAT, HPFS, and NTFS File Systems
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?
ID=kb;en-us;Q100108
Limitations of FAT32 File System
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?
ID=kb;en-us;Q184006
Limitations of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?
ID=kb;en-us;Q314463
Choosing Between File Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=/TechNet/prodtechnol/winntas/tips/techrep/filesyst.asp
FAT & NTFS File Systems in Windows XP
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfs.htm
NTFS file system
http://www.digit-life.com/articles/ntfs/
Bruce Chambers
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
Hope it helps.
Peter
>-----Original Message-----
>P3,800Mhz,1GigSDRAM PC133, ATIRADEON128megs, 2 Hard
Drives (1SCSI, 1IDE) no
>compression enabled.
>
>My SCSI system drive (c:) 1 active partion says FAT32
file system. I know
>that WindowsME formated it in this manner, and even
though I upgraded to XP
>PRO it didn't change my file system.
>
>I added another drive (d:) IDE drive, and formated it
within the environs of
>XP PRO and it came out "NTFS" file system.
>
>As I read the Windows help files about the 2 formating
schemes, NTFS seems
>to be the better disk scheme.
>
>My question:
>
>Is it possible to change my system disk (C:) to NTFS
system from the Windows
>XP Pro upgrade version?
>
>Thank you and sincerely to the group for excellent
answers in the past, and
>with this question.
>
>Additional question: Is NTFS a faster system than FAT32?
>
>
>.
>