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Robert Olson
02-09-2004, 02:58 PM
Fat 32????
AbecX
02-09-2004, 03:03 PM
NTFS is faster than FAT32. You cant convert back, but you can format and reinstall.
trey85stang
02-09-2004, 03:14 PM
id stick with ntfs, much more stable than fat32... unless you ahve a reason that you need fat32.

But only way to go back is to format.
Robert Olson
02-09-2004, 03:26 PM
I have tried to reformat and it will not work, its like ntfs puts a boot record or something hidden that formating or fdisk
cannot remove. Oh well
trey85stang
02-09-2004, 03:42 PM
Originally posted by Robert Olson
I have tried to reformat and it will not work, its like ntfs puts a boot record or something hidden that formating or fdisk
cannot remove. Oh well

how are you reformatting? Is this your OS drive? or is it a second drive?
Stang2be
02-09-2004, 03:55 PM
if you did an fdisk and recreated the partition it should be fine.
ThaLS1Kid
02-09-2004, 04:01 PM
How do you create a F disk for XP Pro?
AbecX
02-09-2004, 04:05 PM
Originally posted by Robert Olson
I have tried to reformat and it will not work, its like ntfs puts a boot record or something hidden that formating or fdisk
cannot remove. Oh well
ntfs is a file system, not a boot record, two totally different things.

http://www.ntfs.com/quest9.htm