Formatting

[mulepit]

I am just now able to get to the "FAT32, format-NTSF, Convert-NTFS after a long recovery time from a virus and HDD wipe out. I chose the format to NTFS over FAT32 and convert to NTFS. Hope this was correct choice because it is showing that it is formatting "Disk-0 at ID-0 on Bus-0 and this concerns me. Like I said its been a long journey for me "johnny home owner" to fix. The computer is 10yrs old and the wife wont let me put anymore money into it. I think Ive purchased every "just click and WOW" on-line programs that promised to repair my issues that popped up. {You will see me on street corner later with a cup in hand "eh Scuze me misser wanna buya program?"} cant miss me im the one with a frying pan indented in my scull. Anyway I'd appreciate any fast impute I can get on this matter I really would like to keep this computer up until now it has been the most dependable computer Ive seen {it was built for me using all top componants of the time} and to show the wife "its alive ITS ALIVE!" would be the cherry.

Mike "Johnny Homeowner"

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

I don't understand where you are stuck. NTFS is fine. Disk 0 ID 0.... is fine too as long as its the only hard drive.

 

[ricno]

If possible you should always format only with NTFS and never go FAT and then convert to NTFS. The reason is that you will lose all pre-defined NTFS Access Control Lists all over the operating system folders. There is also a risk for somewhat lower performance since the NTFS metadata will not be placed optimal when doing convert.