Re: DEFRAGMENTER

it's not bad advice.

it's just that you have a different
opinion.

the convert command is avail for use
to anyone who cares to learn more about
it and utilize.

my opinion is that it is not ideal to
have 2 different file systems (period)


"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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DatabaseBen wrote:

yeh,
convert your c drive to ntfs as well.

to take a quick look on your pc
go to start > run > cmd

in the new window simply
type convert/?



Bad advice. It's not at all that simple. Anyone planning on converting to
NTFS should first read http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm because there's
an important issue regarding cluster size that isn't obvious.

Also note that conversion is a big step, affecting everything on your
drive. When you take such a big step, no matter how unlikely, it is always
possible that something could go wrong. For that reason, it's prudent to
make sure you have a backup of anything you can't afford to lose before
beginning.

Moreover, converting to NTFS is unlikely to fix his problem with not being
able to defrag.

Lorne, what happens when you try to defrag C:? If you get an error
message, please quote it verbatim.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


"Lorne Phillips" <lornephillips@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My CP has 2 hard drives.
C: has Windows XP HOME installed and is FAT32, Will not defragment
D: has apps,etc. Is NTFS and will defrag.
I think my problem started after installing XP SP2.

I cannot explain why my 2 drives are set up differently. Somehow it
slipped by me when setting up originally.

Is there an explanation out there and is there a simple solution?

Thanks

Barney Sailor




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