Re: Switching fat32 to NTFS and Back Again

Even using Partition Magic, converting from NTFS to fat32 is very
problematical. I have done it 3-4 time, with great difficulty (error after
error). One time I lost the whole partition.

My suggestion is to copy what you need and then reformat the partition to
fat32. Then copy everything back.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

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"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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2. If I reinstall XP again over my new NTFS c partition, will I get an
option, during install, to convert NTFS to FAT32?

No.

[[You cannot convert back, except possibly by use of Partition Magic, and
that is not always successful. Windows XP has no tool for converting from
NTFS to FAT32.]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:OALOZBPKGHA.2912@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
darkrats <darkrats@xxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I've always used FAT32 whether installing Win9X or WinXP.
I currently have 4 partitions, all FAT32. WinXP on C partition, the
others
for storage of data.

I want to reinstall WinXP to c partition and choose the option to change
to NTFS.

1. How long during the install does it take to convert from FAT32 to
NTFS?

2. If I reinstall XP again over my new NTFS c partition, will I get an
option, during install, to convert NTFS to FAT32?


Thanks.



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