Guest glee Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 Re: Convert HD disk NTFS to FAT Programs such as Acronis Disk Director and Symantec-owned Powerquest partition Magic have the option to convert between various file systems, but I have never used that option in those programs, and am told the conversion from NTFS to FAT/FAT32 is less than perfect and/or results in data loss. YMMV. Do not try without a complete backup preferably via an image of your system, using something like terabyteunlimited's Image for DOS, Acronis True Image, or Symantec's Norton Ghost. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote in message news:13jtjjob11m484f@corp.supernews.com... > can it be done? >
Guest joe Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 Re: Convert HD disk NTFS to FAT Thanks Glen.The drive is empty so will that improve the success of the change? "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message news:%237eaPBRKIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Programs such as Acronis Disk Director and Symantec-owned Powerquest > partition Magic have the option to convert between various file systems, > but I have never used that option in those programs, and am told the > conversion from NTFS to FAT/FAT32 is less than perfect and/or results in > data loss. YMMV. > > Do not try without a complete backup preferably via an image of your > system, using something like terabyteunlimited's Image for DOS, Acronis > True Image, or Symantec's Norton Ghost. > -- > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ > > > "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote in message > news:13jtjjob11m484f@corp.supernews.com... >> can it be done? >> >
Guest glee Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 Re: Convert HD disk NTFS to FAT If the drive is empty, why are you looking for a conversion utility? Use FDISK.EXE from a floppy boot to delete all partitions and non-DOS partitions, then create a FAT or FAT32 partition or partitions (Say *Yes* to Large Disk Support whenever you start FDISK, to enable FAT32), then format the partitions with FORMAT.COM Reboot between FDISK and FORMAT. Using FDISK: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=using+fdisk&btnG=Search Sorry I can't give you more detailed instructions right now, but I have to go to work...on Saturday! :-( -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote in message news:13jtlspl08brl11@corp.supernews.com... > Thanks Glen.The drive is empty so will that improve the success of the change? > "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message > news:%237eaPBRKIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Programs such as Acronis Disk Director and Symantec-owned Powerquest partition >> Magic have the option to convert between various file systems, but I have never >> used that option in those programs, and am told the conversion from NTFS to >> FAT/FAT32 is less than perfect and/or results in data loss. YMMV. >> >> Do not try without a complete backup preferably via an image of your system, >> using something like terabyteunlimited's Image for DOS, Acronis True Image, or >> Symantec's Norton Ghost. >> -- >> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ >> >> >> "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote in message >> news:13jtjjob11m484f@corp.supernews.com... >>> can it be done? >>> >> > >
Guest joe Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 Re: Convert HD disk NTFS to FAT I thought FDISK could not change the NTFS to FAT.I want to install Win98 on the drive.It was in a XP machine as a slave drive but will be in another case as a master drive. "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message news:e$FOFMRKIHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > If the drive is empty, why are you looking for a conversion utility? > > Use FDISK.EXE from a floppy boot to delete all partitions and non-DOS > partitions, then create a FAT or FAT32 partition or partitions (Say *Yes* > to Large Disk Support whenever you start FDISK, to enable FAT32), then > format the partitions with FORMAT.COM > > Reboot between FDISK and FORMAT. > > Using FDISK: > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=using+fdisk&btnG=Search > > Sorry I can't give you more detailed instructions right now, but I have to > go to work...on Saturday! > :-( > -- > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ > > > "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote in message > news:13jtlspl08brl11@corp.supernews.com... >> Thanks Glen.The drive is empty so will that improve the success of the >> change? >> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message >> news:%237eaPBRKIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> Programs such as Acronis Disk Director and Symantec-owned Powerquest >>> partition Magic have the option to convert between various file systems, >>> but I have never used that option in those programs, and am told the >>> conversion from NTFS to FAT/FAT32 is less than perfect and/or results in >>> data loss. YMMV. >>> >>> Do not try without a complete backup preferably via an image of your >>> system, using something like terabyteunlimited's Image for DOS, Acronis >>> True Image, or Symantec's Norton Ghost. >>> -- >>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ >>> >>> >>> "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote in message >>> news:13jtjjob11m484f@corp.supernews.com... >>>> can it be done? >>>> >>> >> >> >
Guest glee Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 Re: Convert HD disk NTFS to FAT Using fdisk to delete NTFS partition http://www.geocities.com/kilian0072002/fdisk/fdisk1.html http://www.geocities.com/kilian0072002/fdisk/fdisk2.html -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote in message news:13jtnlmd7bshu70@corp.supernews.com... >I thought FDISK could not change the NTFS to FAT.I want to install Win98 on the >drive.It was in a XP machine as a slave drive but will be in another case as a >master drive. > > "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message > news:e$FOFMRKIHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> If the drive is empty, why are you looking for a conversion utility? >> >> Use FDISK.EXE from a floppy boot to delete all partitions and non-DOS partitions, >> then create a FAT or FAT32 partition or partitions (Say *Yes* to Large Disk >> Support whenever you start FDISK, to enable FAT32), then format the partitions >> with FORMAT.COM >> >> Reboot between FDISK and FORMAT. >> >> Using FDISK: >> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=using+fdisk&btnG=Search >> >> Sorry I can't give you more detailed instructions right now, but I have to go to >> work...on Saturday! >> :-( >> -- >> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ >> >> >> "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote in message >> news:13jtlspl08brl11@corp.supernews.com... >>> Thanks Glen.The drive is empty so will that improve the success of the change? >>> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message >>> news:%237eaPBRKIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>> Programs such as Acronis Disk Director and Symantec-owned Powerquest partition >>>> Magic have the option to convert between various file systems, but I have never >>>> used that option in those programs, and am told the conversion from NTFS to >>>> FAT/FAT32 is less than perfect and/or results in data loss. YMMV. >>>> >>>> Do not try without a complete backup preferably via an image of your system, >>>> using something like terabyteunlimited's Image for DOS, Acronis True Image, or >>>> Symantec's Norton Ghost. >>>> -- >>>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ >>>> >>>> >>>> "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote in message >>>> news:13jtjjob11m484f@corp.supernews.com... >>>>> can it be done? >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > >
Guest Franc Zabkar Posted November 18, 2007 Posted November 18, 2007 Re: Convert HD disk NTFS to FAT On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:28:13 -0500, "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> put finger to keyboard and composed: >I thought FDISK could not change the NTFS to FAT.I want to install Win98 on >the drive.It was in a XP machine as a slave drive but will be in another >case as a master drive. After following the instructions in Glen's links, you may need to execute the following command to rewrite the XP master boot code with Win98 boot code. fdisk /mbr - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.
Guest Tim Slattery Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 Re: Convert HD disk NTFS to FAT "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote: >I thought FDISK could not change the NTFS to FAT. It wouldn't be changing it. You'd destroy the NTFS partition and create a new FAT32 partition. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(Shell/User) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Guest Tim Slattery Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 Re: Convert HD disk NTFS to FAT "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote: >can it be done? Not with anything that comes with any version of Windows, but as Glee said, several third-party programs would do it. You would lose security information and any Alternate Data Streams (ADSs) that exist. See http://members.cox.net/slatteryt/Streams.html for a discussions of ADS. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(Shell/User) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Guest Robert Baer Posted November 25, 2007 Posted November 25, 2007 Re: Convert HD disk NTFS to FAT <joe> wrote: > Thanks Glen.The drive is empty so will that improve the success of the > change? > "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message > news:%237eaPBRKIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > >>Programs such as Acronis Disk Director and Symantec-owned Powerquest >>partition Magic have the option to convert between various file systems, >>but I have never used that option in those programs, and am told the >>conversion from NTFS to FAT/FAT32 is less than perfect and/or results in >>data loss. YMMV. >> >>Do not try without a complete backup preferably via an image of your >>system, using something like terabyteunlimited's Image for DOS, Acronis >>True Image, or Symantec's Norton Ghost. >>-- >>Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ >> >> >>"<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote in message >>news:13jtjjob11m484f@corp.supernews.com... >> >>>can it be done? >>> >> > > ???Empty??? drive? The ther is nothing to change except to format it as you see fit.
Guest glee Posted November 25, 2007 Posted November 25, 2007 Re: Convert HD disk NTFS to FAT "Robert Baer" <robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote in message news:13khrivmurm1h27@corp.supernews.com... > <joe> wrote: > >> Thanks Glen.The drive is empty so will that improve the success of the change? >> >> > ???Empty??? drive? > The ther is nothing to change except to format it as you see fit. Um, that's what we told him in the rest of the thread, in further replies a week ago. Do try to keep up, Robert. ;-) (or are you viewing the thread without first downloading the past week's responses?) -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
Guest Robert Baer Posted November 26, 2007 Posted November 26, 2007 Re: Convert HD disk NTFS to FAT glee wrote: > "Robert Baer" <robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote in message > news:13khrivmurm1h27@corp.supernews.com... > >><joe> wrote: >> >> >>>Thanks Glen.The drive is empty so will that improve the success of the change? >>> >>> >> >> ???Empty??? drive? >> The ther is nothing to change except to format it as you see fit. > > > Um, that's what we told him in the rest of the thread, in further replies a week > ago. Do try to keep up, Robert. ;-) > (or are you viewing the thread without first downloading the past week's responses?) Sorry; i only get to see some of the more recent responses.
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