Walter R. wrote:

> The hard drives in my seven year old computer are formatted in Fat 32.
>
> Can I use Win XP pro SP2 to convert all my partitions and drives to NTFS.
> Is it worth the trouble? How would I go about it? Can I convert the drive
> that holds the OS (C: drive)?
>

Yes, you can convert all the drives from FAT32 to NTFS. Read the following
article first:

http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm - Converting FAT32 to NTFS by Alex
Nichol

Make sure you have all your data backed up first because Stuff Happens.
Actually, you should be doing this anyway - particularly with such an
elderly machine.

As for whether it's worth it or not, only you can answer the question. What
is your reason for wanting to convert? After all, you've gone along with
FAT32 for 7 years; what has changed that you need NTFS now? NTFS is
certainly better but unless you have a pressing need I think I'd leave a
very old computer like yours alone.

Malke
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