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Windows XP PRO upgrade from Windows ME-- fat32/ntfs
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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? . |
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