FAT32 to NTFS

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From: SlowJet (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:28:04 -0700

If reinstalling programs is to much,
then use command to convert FAT32 to NTFS,
Allow about 12% free space on PP.
It is 98.6% fail safe as the commit point is at the very
end. (Assuming disk hardware is good.)

Back up imediately after.
Defrag and re-boot 3 times.
Backup again.

If reinstalling program is not difficult for you, then
save important data, setings, account numbers,
license's , install packages, drivers packages, etc on
the a backup or another disk. If you don't have a second
disk go get one and use it for the master because if you
are running FAT32 you disk is rather old.

Install Xp freah on a newly created partition (del old,
create new.)
When installl is all checked out,
make a backup, restore point,
do the rework (Recover packages, driver, user info, etc,
Install drivers.
Install programs,
configure with persoanl data and settings,
recover old data.)

check out system,
backup,
defrag,
re-boot 3 times.
back up

and back up again.

GL, :)

SJ
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, I want to change my primary hard drive from FAT32 to
>NTFS within XP Prof. Which would be the best way to do
>this ??
>
>Could I backup on my current FAT32 partition reformat to
>NTFS with a fresh copy of XP on and then restore the
>earlier backup ??
>
>Many Thanks
>
>Paul
>.
>

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