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Thread ID: 40387 2003-12-06 11:55:00 I need help in transfering files from one account to another !!!! Compwiznot (4893) Press F1
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197946 2003-12-08 00:23:00 Use the info at this site to determine your file system- www.microsoft.com mark.p (383)
197947 2003-12-08 00:29:00 Use the info at this site to determine your file system- www.microsoft.com mark.p (383)
197948 2003-12-08 00:32:00 Fat32 File systems do not support file level security has the need to know what file system is in use. To determine this use this info-www.microsoft.com mark.p (383)
197949 2003-12-08 00:53:00 Oops sorry about the triple post................:( mark.p (383)
197950 2003-12-08 05:06:00 To determine your file system type go into My Computer and right click on the C drive (if that is your hard disk drive) and select properties. Under the General Tab you will see File System: it will say either NTFS or FAT32.

It sounds like both your accounts are admin. This explains why you can see the files still when you look at the other accounts "hidden" files. What do the other users of the computer use to log on with? If you set up the other computer users with their own login accounts and make them "Limited" accounts you can have better control over the computer and what remains hidden (if your system is NTFS).
Jen C (20)
197951 2003-12-08 22:55:00 well, i checked my file system and its FAT32. the original (default) account is limted and mine is the adminstrator. but there is still no improvement.

my file system is FAT32 mentioned above ....how do i convert it to NTFS??? i tried a method which was suggested to me earlier .i had to go to START>>RUN>>type "cmd" and then type "help convert" some stuff comes after that i dunno wut todo afterwards ..please help !!!


thnx
Compwiznot (4893)
197952 2003-12-09 04:23:00 To convert FAT32 to NTFS please read this first - MS Article (www.microsoft.com). It explains the differences between the two formats and what changing them means. It also has warnings about backing up your important data first as a precaution.

Detailed instructions on how to convert from FAT32 to NTFS can be found here (www.microsoft.com). Post back if you have any questions about these instructions.

You still will need to set up new limited accounts for the other computer users.
Jen C (20)
197953 2003-12-09 05:28:00 Appearently the default cluster size for ntfs(on a normal install or volume formating) is 4kb but on a fat32 to ntfs conversion its's 512 bytes. mark.p (383)
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