Converting from Fat32 to NTFS

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 14:52:49 -0700

I am using Windows XP Home Edition and my comp HD is
formatted using Fat32. The comp HD is 40GB and is in two
partitions. I have recently purchased a 60GB external
drive which I wish to use for backup. This drive has been
formatted using NTFS. I wish to convert my comp HD to
NTFS. Can anyone please advise what is the best way to do
this without losing all my files. I was thinking of
using "backup" to copy all my files to the external drive
then formatting my computer HD and reinstalling Windows
using NTFS. Then reinstalling backup to my comp HD.
Is this feasable? I am not very computer literate so I
would appreciate if you could keep it as simple as
possible.

Dave

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