Convert Fat32 To Ntfs Problem

[war59312]

Hey,

Well this is a first. Cant convert FAT32 to NTFS. Using WinXP Pro. SP2 Beta 1. Maybe microsoft has blocked it. lol

This is a first.

Anyways I go to run and type in cmd and then run:

convert c: /fs:ntfs

But it does not work and gives me this error:

convert: Unable to open file (c.

Which is strange since I've done this a million times since I first started using Win2k years ago.

Anyone have a soluation. Been looking through microsoft.com and newsgroups but nothing works.

Thanks a million,
Will

[unicorn]

Sorry, no solution.

But, basically it's a bad ideea to use the convert command. (I'm sure you allready know this, just persisting I guess.) A drive that is converted always shows heavy defragmentation figures when checking the drive/partition after the conversion. So what point is it doing this?
You are always supposed to make a backup before a conversion - things can get screwed up, right?! So, if everything is backed up, why not just delete the partition and then format it correct and get the files back there.

imho,

(EDIT: Spelling)

[roadworker]

Are there any encrypted files on your system?
The "convert" command converts to 512 bytes clustersize,but XP needs 4 KB clustersize to handle encryption properly......
Use PM 8 or Acronis Partition Xpert to convert your filesystem.


PS:PM 8 can eventually screw up your partiton table if you forget to disable S.M.A.R.T. in your bios!

[unicorn]

Quote:

Originally posted by roadworker@Jan 9 2004, 02:49 PM
PS:PM 8 can eventually screw up your partiton table if you forget to disable S.M.A.R.T. in your bios!

? Wov. I didn't know that. I'll go look for sources, do you have any good coordinates for this?

[roadworker]

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Originally posted by unicorn+Jan 9 2004, 03:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (unicorn @ Jan 9 2004, 03:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-roadworker@Jan 9 2004, 02:49 PM
PS:PM 8 can eventually screw up your partiton table if you forget to disable S.M.A.R.T. in your bios!

? Wov. I didn't know that. I'll go look for sources, do you have any good coordinates for this? [/b][/quote]
A few months ago,I didn't know that either.....untill I ran into that problem myself...

Here's some info,read cause 2:http://www.powerquest.com/support/primus/id4528.cfm

[war59312]

Yea I give up. Think its a bug in sp2. Can anyone else try it?

Anyways faq it. I might just do that unicorn.

So I just delete partion right and format with winxp cd and then run norton ghost 2003 and it goes right back to normal but ntfs instead of fat32?

That easy? Never tried it before. Never had to.

[richardc2000]

[quote]PS:PM 8 can eventually screw up your partiton table if you forget to disable S.M.A.R.T. in your bios![code]

thanks for the heads up, roadworker

[unicorn]

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Originally posted by war59312@Jan 10 2004, 02:17 AM
So I just delete partion right and format with winxp cd and then run norton ghost 2003 and it goes right back to normal but ntfs instead of fat32?

Hold it, not really that easy.

Remember Ghost makes images, the file system is part of that image. If you ghost the partition you want to convert you must use ghostexplorer to get the files back. Then you use the OS to write the files back from the image and the partition will remain whatever format you turned it into.

The same result of course if you backup your files by copying them to another partition during the whole process. Then after formatting copy them back using Explorer as always.

hth,

[war59312]

Yea damn figures. haha

Thanks though.

[Stringent]

I guess you could use Partition Magic to convert the drive for you.