I have a old IBM that use to have windows 98 OS I have upgraded to a 80 GB hard drive and added 512 sram memeory then put the XP OS in now I want to change from fat32 filing to NTSF I heard it was better can someone in the know help me?
2007-03-20 14:30:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
* Shut down any running programs.
* Click Start, then choose Run.
* In the box, enter cmd, which will bring up a black command-line window. You’ll see a prompt that says something like “C:\WINDOWS” with a blinking cursor. (If you’ve ever used DOS, you’ll recognize this.)
* Enter the following: convert c: /fs:ntfs (If your hard drive isn’t drive C:, substitute the correct letter, and don’t forget the space between the colon and the slash.)
* When you press Enter, you’ll probably see a message saying the conversion will take place next time you start Windows. So click Start, choose Shut Down, and choose Restart. Windows will convert your drive--and it will also reboot your computer twice.
2007-03-20 14:41:23 · answer #1 · answered by Bigbob22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not need to start over. NTFS is more complex than FAT, so it is an upgrade. You can not change from FAT to NTFS, that is a downgrade, it won't work. Some windows releases can do it for you. Xp will do it while installing.
2007-03-20 14:45:12 · answer #2 · answered by robinbatteau 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can covert it using norton partition magic 8 .
2007-03-20 14:36:57 · answer #3 · answered by david_m_grogan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will have to reformat and start over.It is one of the options when formatting...good luck
2007-03-20 14:35:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881
2007-03-20 14:39:17 · answer #5 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WAY D GO BOG BOB
BOB IS RIGHT
2007-03-20 23:28:52 · answer #6 · answered by kirk b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋