Win2000 Pro on a FAT32 1

[mpc458]

Win 2K is running on FAT32....should this run on NTFS

Is there quick way to reformat??? should I reformat.

Thanks

 

[eforcedude]

Win2K will run on both FAT32 and NTFS. NTFS will give you two distinct advantages: security and better use of disk space. If either are an issue, I'd change to NTFS. You can do that by going to start, run, typing "convert c: /FS:NTFS" and hitting enter. Done it many times, and I have never had a problem with it corrupting data.

Good luck.

 

[mpc458]

will this require me reinstalling all my other programms?

 

[eforcedude]

Every time I have done it (15?), it has worked under all the applications, and nothing has been affected. BE FOREWARNED: if it's critical, a backup is a GOOD first step. Just to be safe, ya know.

When you type that in the run box, it'll come up and tell you that it's scheduled for the next boot. Then on bootup, it'll convert.

 

[mpc458]

thanks again for your help!!!!!!

 

[cdogg]

No, it makes no modifications to the data itself, as eforcedude mentioned. It converts the file allocation table (FAT) to NTFS which also changes the way sectors are categorized. However, data is not altered in any way.

If you've got plenty of hard drive space, I recommend making a separate partition to move all important data over to. Then format the system partition (usually C as NTFS. Afterwards, reinstall the OS and all programs, moving the data from the other partition over last. Keep in mind that formatting is different from converting since you will lose all data. This method is more efficient than a conversion since you are starting off fresh.

In my experience, it is OK to do it either way. However, I've seen some performance issues occur in some cases from doing a conversion.


~cdogg

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