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?
>
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?
>>
>
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
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?
>>>
>>
>
>
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$FOFMRKIHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> If the drive is empty, why are you looking for a conversion utility?
>
> Use FDISK.EXE from a floppy boot to delete all partitions and non-DOS
> partitions, then create a FAT or FAT32 partition or partitions (Say *Yes*
> to Large Disk Support whenever you start FDISK, to enable FAT32), then
> format the partitions with FORMAT.COM
>
> Reboot between FDISK and FORMAT.
>
> Using FDISK:
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=using+fdisk&btnG=Search
>
> Sorry I can't give you more detailed instructions right now, but I have to
> go to work...on Saturday!
> :-(
> --
> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
>
>
> "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
> news:13jtlspl08brl11@corp.supernews.com...
>> Thanks Glen.The drive is empty so will that improve the success of the
>> change?
>> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
>> news:%237eaPBRKIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Programs such as Acronis Disk Director and Symantec-owned Powerquest
>>> partition Magic have the option to convert between various file systems,
>>> but I have never used that option in those programs, and am told the
>>> conversion from NTFS to FAT/FAT32 is less than perfect and/or results in
>>> data loss. YMMV.
>>>
>>> Do not try without a complete backup preferably via an image of your
>>> system, using something like terabyteunlimited's Image for DOS, Acronis
>>> True Image, or Symantec's Norton Ghost.
>>> --
>>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
>>>
>>>
>>> "<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
>>> news:13jtjjob11m484f@corp.supernews.com...
>>>> can it be done?
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
"<joe>" <t107@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
news:13jtnlmd7bshu70@corp.supernews.com...
>I thought FDISK could not change the NTFS to FAT.I want to install Win98 on the
>drive.It was in a XP machine as a slave drive but will be in another case as a
>master drive.
>
> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:e$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?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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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"<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.
<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.
"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?)
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
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.
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