Hey Matt,

I have been trying to reformat a computer this week and I have gotten to the point where xp pro service pack 1 has just been installed but I am going to upgrade to service pack 2 through boot disk. My problem is when it gets to boot disk #5, it has an error because the file system on the computer is Fat32 and the file system on the computer Im using to make the boot disk is NTFS. Even if that isn’t the problem, how can I change the file system to NTFS even though when I start up the computer it tries to run the windows xp install setup. Could you let me know please, this pc is really becoming a head ache!

Thanks,
Ryan

im just worried if im doing the right thing:

i got 2 hard disc; the first one is NTFS and the other one is FAT32;the 1st one have 3 partitions and the

last one has 2 partitions.

i want the last one to be converted into NTFS since i’ve got problems in I/O everytime that im copying

some files from NTFS to FAT32.

so as a solution i want to convert that fat32 disc to NTFS, but im worried since that FAT32 disc has 2

partitions is it ok if the other partition is NTFS and the other one is FAT32?

is it ok to do the same thing? like this below?

1. Close all open applications. This process may require a reboot, so be prepared.

2. Click Start, click Run, and then type cmd, and press Enter.

3. In the command windows, type:

convert D: /FS:NTFS

4. Press Enter.

thanks! i’ll wait for your reply. i’m just a student and i dont know if im really doing the right thing.
i dont want to sacrifice my files since its really important to me.

thanks very much!

I had installed dual OS in my system(C:WinXP and D:Windows Server 2003), while installing i have formatted in FAT32. Now i need to convert D: Drive into NTFS. So, help me to convert the drive efficiently and properly with out any problem will arise. Tell me the details for accessing from Windows XP. Is there any problem will come while using Dual OS. Send me as soon as possible to my mail id. Thanking You….

D:\Documents and Settings\murali> convert d:/fs:ntfs
The type of the file system is FAT32.
Convert cannot gain exclusive access to the D: drive,
so it cannot convert it now. Would you like to
schedule it to be converted the next time the
system restarts (Y/N)?

Dear sir,
I installed win xp professional in c drive with fat format . Now i want to change the format from fat to ntfs with out os re-installation. so pls tell the steps as soon as possible.I expect your solution.
Thank you,
Mahesh.N

Dear Matt,
I’f tryed to convert my hard disc from a FAT32 to a NTFS, but when I type “CONVERT G: /FS:NTFS”, It says “Enter current volume label for drive G:” I tryed; “G:”, “G” or other possible volume labels. After that it always comes up with “An incorrect volume label was enterd for this drive”. Do u have any idea how I can solve this?

Thanks,
Michiel B.

To MIchiel B
when you open cmd.exe, try type in “vol X:” (x is the volume that you want to convert) to check the lable of the volume and the result normally come up with “local disk” rather than “X” or in your case “G”

thanx man you are the shiznit :)

hay guyz could YOU plz help me when i type
CONVERT J: /FS:NTFS (to change my external HD from FAT32 to NTFS)
it tells me enter your current volume lable for that drive
i type J
then it tells me an incorrect lable was intered for this drive ????

Hey Sup
I Hav a question that how to convert NTFS to FAT32

sir plz tell me
how to enable regedit , msconfig and task manager
viruses are disable this command

err hi i’m trying to convert from fat to ntfs but

when i type convert c:/FS:NTFS
it ask me for volume .. well i did as u said “vol c:” and still say an incorrect

what to do @.@

and ya my OS in C and i want to change the C to NTFS

thx for ur help ^^

man i have the same prob as senpai

OK people, you need to right click your drive you want to change, go to properties… now look at the top… if you’ve tagged or named it. sometimes it will be “driver” so in the command prompt, dont type F: or vol F: or anything like that.. just type whatever name it is, like “driver” if that is your tag. ok??? trust me, this works

what is the correct answer to
“Enter current volume for label for drive C:

??????????????????????????

how can changes file system fat 32 to ntfs

hi, great thread, really helpted me out, for me to change my os to ntfs, which i have now got, but a little weird thing has happened and i cant seem to understand what has happend or why? hense my post….

well ive wanted to change my os for a while now, for few diffrent reasons, and decided to wait for my 6mths format before i changed it, i know a lot of diff post state you dont need to format after i make this change, but i decided that i would, main reason, is i found it hard to beleive making a huge change to your computers system like this would have dier consequences, lol..( i get a little paronid sometimes lol.)

anyways after i changed my os, which worked perfectly thanks to your post, i waited a day before i decided to do my format, i use win98 disk to do my format i always have, then bang in my xp, so as always, i stuck in win98 disk, and went into boot menu, did what i always do, in the 6.000.000 formats before this one. only this time, ive come across a little problem, and im thinking it has somet to do with me changing my os??

hears what i do in boot menu?
d:
cd:win98
format c:

simple as that, then usually away it goes, but this time its saying C: is an invalid drive o something? which is extremly weird as this has never happend before, as you can imagine this is turning into a huge problem for me, and cant seem to find out why this is happening,

is this problem happening because i changed my os?
is they any way around this little problem?

as of now i am completly out of ideas, so ive decided to ask the man with all the answers lol..

any help or assistance you can give me on this will be greatly apperchated mate,
thanks..

wow that was easy.
Everyone with the volume label problem just need to type in the name.
thanks much wei.jie.sen

I HAVE A QUESTION THAT HOW TO COVERT NTFS TOFAT32

PLEASE TELL ME SIR SOLUTION, I WILL WAITING FOR YOUR ANSWER,,,