Whoops!
TYPO Alert!
That's an "S" - Plus a colon - not a "C" in this line:
convert X: /fs:ntfs
RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)
"R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
news:A8B8D6E9-C48F-445A-8027-52682D00F686@microsoft.com...
> Hi, Ken.
>
> Unless there's something on the drive that you want to keep, don't bother
> to "convert" it. Just use Vista's Disk Management to format it NTFS.
> This will wipe out everything on the drive, so it's not the way to go if
> this is a drive that you've been using where you have something valuable.
> If there's only a small amount of data there, you might want to copy it or
> back it up first, then format the drive and then move the saved data back
> onto it. This may or may not be quicker and easier than using the
> Convert.exe command.
>
> The full details for using the Convert.exe command are in Help and
> Support. Just click Start | Help and Support, then type "convert" into the
> Search box. The 3rd item there is "Convert a hard disk or partition to
> NTFS format". The short version: If that drive is Drive X:, just Run:
> convert X: /fcntfs
>
> It's that easy - and it's quick. ;<)
>
> The convert procedure is the same in Vista as in WinXP. I'm disappointed
> that WD tech support did not know that.
>
> If you have questions after reading the Help file, please post back.
>
> RC
>
> "Ken" <Ken@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EF54918F-288A-4277-A97F-E3E9E5755357@microsoft.com...
>>I have a Western Digital external hard drive formated in the FAT32 filing
>> system. I want to convert it to the NTFS system so that I can back up my
>> entire C drive which is running Vista. What is the procedure? WD
>> support
>> refers me only to the XP procedure.
>> --
>> Ken E