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Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by hdb, 2008/04/27.

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    hdb

    hdb Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi, I have a Sony Vaio desktop computer, somewhat older, purchased in 2001. 1.5ghz. 512 RAM. It has a FAT32 (C drive, 16G ) and a NTFS (D drive 40G. ) When given the option I install on the NTFS (D drive) as it has more memory. I once read that the NTFS was superior quality and reliabilty and that you should convert what was on the FAT32 over to the NTFS. Is this true? If so how do I go about doing it?
     
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    Arie

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    In your case I would not convert, but if you want to try & break what's working ;)

    Yes, NTFS has a somewhat better resilience against errors. I would certainly opt to use NTFS on a new system. But converting your old drive could cause some problems.

    If you want to do it, make sure you have a full backup, and read Windows XP File System: NTFS
     
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    If you do try to convert!

    Do a Chkdsk full with surface scan. Do not try to convert if you have unhandled FAT32 disk errors.

    Mike
     
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    As above make sure your stuff is backed up. From the run command type in "cmd" without the quotation marks. This will open a dos box, on the command line type "convert c: /fs:ntfs" again without the quotation marks. This will do a check on the drive before converting and will reboot at least once. You can watch it go through the process because it doesn't take very long.

    One point to consider any security related files on the converted drive may not pass a hash check once converted because they will have changed. So you may have to reinstall anti-virus or any similar type software.
     
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    Thanks all! great info
     
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    I would always recommend going from FAT to NTFS in a clean install.
     
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