Re: ntfs
- From: "R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 08:35:54 -0500
Hi, gp.
To confirm what Rick is telling you...
You don't need a floppy. Just run the convert.exe command from a "DOS" window. If you are converting the System Partition or Boot Volume (typically C:), you might need to reboot to let it convert during the Restart. Click Start | Help and Support, then Search for "convert" for details. Or, in the "DOS" window, type: convert /?
Note that the command is "convert", not "format". Convert.exe does not wipe out your files and start over, as Format does. It simply changes the filing and indexing system without reformatting.
I've not had to use Convert often, but when I did, it worked perfectly - and very quickly! With NO loss of data. ;<)
RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@xxxxxxxxxxxx Microsoft Windows MVP
"gp" <grum@invalid> wrote in message news:4272f5b4$0$10306$afc38c87@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I dont have a floppy drive so how do I create bootable floppy. I have a cd drive though so how can I make a bootable CD.
Is there a program to run instead of from command line to format ntfs?just curious
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eA7g%23WSTFHA.544@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxHi,
q)is there aproblem with converting to ntfs with a converter rather than reformatting the whole HD from scratch. will it work just as good
No problems, no "gotcha's", but you should read this first: http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm
q)it is a standalone PC with cable internet connection, so is there much benefit converting to ntfs since there is no network/accounts to manage?
System stability, ntfs has a far better track record of recovering from file system damage.
-- Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"gp" <grum@invalid> wrote in message news:4272d278$0$5179$afc38c87@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI have fat32 HD with amd2.8 ,512ram, 80g hd and winxp
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