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NFTS to FAT32
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Original Message
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Name: Mark McIntosh
Date: January 10, 2002 at 06:08:17 Pacific
Subject: NFTS to FAT32
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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. thanks in advance!
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Response Number 1
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Name: charles
Date: January 10, 2002 at 06:14:47 Pacific
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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 4
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Name: NOW
Date: January 10, 2002 at 16:08:13 Pacific
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Reply: 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 6
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Name: trvlr
Date: January 11, 2002 at 00:59:40 Pacific
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Reply: 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
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Name: Tom
Date: January 11, 2002 at 08:13:39 Pacific
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Reply: 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
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Name: Viper
Date: January 11, 2002 at 11:11:22 Pacific
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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
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Name: Ditrix
Date: January 11, 2002 at 20:13:25 Pacific
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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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