Convert HD disk NTFS to FAT

[Guest joe]

can it be done?

[Guest glee]

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

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> can it be done?

>

[Guest joe]

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

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> 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]

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

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> 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]

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

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> 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]

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

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>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]

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

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[Guest Tim Slattery]

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]

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.

 

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Tim Slattery

MS MVP(Shell/User)

Slattery_T@bls.gov

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

[Guest Robert Baer]

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]

Re: Convert HD disk NTFS to FAT

 

"Robert Baer" <robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote in message

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> <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]

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.