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143204	2003-05-11 11:23:00	hi i want to convert my ntfs partision to fat32 without re-formating my hard disk just want to keep windows xp as it is	nirbhayn (480)
143205	2003-05-11 12:11:00	The ONLY way I know of is by purchasing Partition Magic. Ive done it successfully on a few occasions now, I wanted to go back to FAT32, seeing as its R/W compatible in Linux. Simply right-click on the partition and choose Convert (In Partition Magic). AFAIK - There is no other way to revert back to FAT32. Hope this helps Chilling_Silence	Chilling_Silently (228)
143206	2003-05-11 12:44:00	Out of curiosity, why do you want to use FAT32?	Kame (312)
143207	2003-05-11 15:25:00	> hi > i want to convert my ntfs partision to fat32 without > re-formating my hard disk just want to keep windows > xp as it is :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O	raddersnz (684)
143208	2003-05-11 15:26:00	What I'm really laughing at is the Subject line of this thread > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O > :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O :^O	raddersnz (684)
143209	2003-05-11 16:12:00	...I assume you are suggesting that he/she stick with NTFS? Again, I have to ask why? (Not trying to be rude - just curious) :-)	Chilling_Silently (228)
143210	2003-05-11 23:37:00	I've just had a scarred past with FAT32. I found that with a mass of programs, it couldn't stay away from the fated BSOD. I have not seen one since loading XP in an NTFS 5.0 partition. I did have some trouble with the other partition when I reformatted C: which was easily remedied - with the right tool. I'm still not sure what caused it - likely me playing around some time ago. Other than the stated case, I have not had trouble with the file-sharing (single PC). I found NTFS Short for NT File System, one of the file system for the Windows NT operating system (Windows NT also supports the FAT file system). NTFS has features to improve reliability, such as transaction logs to help recover from disk failures. To control access to files, you can set permissions for directories and/or individual files. NTFS files are not accessible from other operating systems such as DOS. For large applications, NTFS supports spanning volumes, which means files and directories can be spread out across several physical disks. FAT32 A version of the file allocation table (FAT) available in Windows 95 OSR 2 and Windows 98. FAT32 increases the number of bits used to address clusters and also reduces the size of each cluster. The result is that it can support larger disks (up to 2 terabytes >but so can NTFS< ) and better storage efficiency (less slack space). - in regards to FAT16 I also found this on NTFS: NTFS is a high-performance and self-healing file system proprietary to Windows XP 2000 NT, which supports file-level security, compression and auditing. It also supports large volumes and powerful storage solution such as RAID. The most important new feature of NTFS is the ability to encrypt files and folders to protect your sensitive data.	raddersnz (684)
143211	2003-05-11 23:38:00	Hi I am in wainuiomata if you want any help with the FAT conversion	kiwibeat (304)
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