Convert FAT32 installation of WinXP 2 NTFS

[marshahu]

My Mates PC was bought brand new and he has set up 4 user accounts. However he wants to keep each My Documents folder private and he is being denied of this facility because his version of XP Home was installed using the FAT 32 system.

I remember in Windows 98 there was an option to convert FAT 16 file systems 2 FAT 32. Does Windows XP offer a similar facitlity to convert FAT 32 to NTFS without reinstalling windows? Also what drawbacks does NTFS have over FAT32?

PC Spec: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ running at 1.25ghz, ECS K7S5A Motherboard, 768MB SDRAM PC133, Sparkle nVidia Riva TNT2 M64 32MB AGP Graphics Card, Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 6.1, Windows Me

 

[jihiggs]

its call convert, run it at the command prompt. i believe it will schedule it to run at the next reboot before the system is init.

wpdclan.com cs game server - 64.246.52.144:27015
now featuring valve security module!

 

[DivisionX]

use the command:

convert * /fs:ntfs

change the * to the drive you want to convert

Er is geen zonde behalve domheid
<* --Oscar Wilde -- *>

 

[blah]

if they bought pc with xp it will be c:

..this is very useful and helpful place for information...