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NFTS to FAT32
Name: Mark McIntosh Date: January 10, 2002 at 06:08:17 Pacific
Comment:
Can someone please tell me how i can convert my hard drive from NTFS to FAT32. i am running a win2000 client.
Alternativly i would like yo know how i can format the hard drive of the machine as it still has NT4 installed on it and i am unaware of how to get rid of it.
Name: charles Date: January 10, 2002 at 06:14:47 Pacific
Reply:
you have to use a program like partition magic.there are several like it. NTFS writes to the root directory. that has to be removed.Operating systems boot disk will not do this.
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Response Number 2
Name: Sterling_Aug Date: January 10, 2002 at 09:08:25 Pacific
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The only way to convert from NTFS to FAT32 is to use FDISK.
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Response Number 3
Name: tom Date: January 10, 2002 at 14:13:35 Pacific
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Obviously Sterling has never used Partition Magic.
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Response Number 4
Name: NOW Date: January 10, 2002 at 16:08:13 Pacific
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you can't convert a NTFS to FAT, mark my words. even though you can convert a fat to ntfs.
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Response Number 5
Name: ski Date: January 10, 2002 at 17:15:54 Pacific
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this is not possible. NTFS isnot reversible
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Response Number 6
Name: trvlr Date: January 11, 2002 at 00:59:40 Pacific
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PM 7x will allegedly allow it for Pro. http:/www.powerquest.com
System Commander also allegedly allows ntfs >>> fat32. http://www.v-com.com
Formatting a drive with NT on it? Need more details on HD partitions etc., as there 'may' a couple of possible routes to go - depending on just how you want to go about it, and also what OS you may wish to install afterwareds...
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Response Number 7
Name: Tom Date: January 11, 2002 at 08:13:39 Pacific
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Now & Ski
it is not impossible and can very easily be done with Partition Magic. I have done this on over 20 machines.
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Response Number 8
Name: Viper Date: January 11, 2002 at 11:11:22 Pacific
Reply:
Get your 4 Windows2000 install disks. Load them up untill you get to the create/delete partition part of the setup. First delete the NTFS partition and then create a new partition. Format the new partition FAT32.
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Response Number 9
Name: Ditrix Date: January 11, 2002 at 20:13:25 Pacific
Reply:
ftp.osgf.ge/pub/windows/partition magic5
it will convert every thing!!!
And Everything is possible in this world Tom,ski and others
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