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09-19-2002, 07:50 PM
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Manshoon
 Join Date: February 27, 2002
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My current hard drive is formatted as a FAT32 file system. Does anyone here know a way that i can change it to the NTFS without deleting everything in my hard drive. Since i had Window XP installed and i had activated it, i don't want to get another new copy(is it true?) after i had formatted my drive.
Please help me out. Thanks!
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09-19-2002, 07:56 PM
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Banned User
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Look here for how to change FAT32 to NTFS: http://support.microsoft.com/default...EN-US;q307881&
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09-19-2002, 08:05 PM
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Manshoon
Join Date: February 27, 2002
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Thanks Mark! You're a lifesaver! I was about to backup my primary hard drive into my second one and do a whole format!
Anyways, anybody have the answer to the second question? If i had formatted my hd with windows XP activated in it. Do i need to buy another copy to get the activation code again?
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09-20-2002, 06:56 AM
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Jack Burton
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No you don`t need another copy; but you *might* need to make a phonecall.
Thing to watch out for though is that the Upgrade of XP is different to the full copy. If you have the upgrade, you will need to install a full version of Windows first; now more than likely if you have this problem, your full install will be in the 9x series. They use FAT32. So basically, if you`re going to format to get rid of the FAT32, make sure you can do a full install of either Win NT if you`re upgrading, or XP if you`re not [img]smile.gif[/img] |
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09-20-2002, 11:54 AM
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Elminster
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Why are you switching to NTFS from FAT32? I always use FAT32. Its faster and is readable from a 98 DOS boot disk. NTFS is invisible once the O/S is FUBAR. XP can use FAT32 just fine.
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09-23-2002, 10:47 AM
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The Magister
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Buying XP .. LOL ..
Buying software? LMAO Keep those jokes coming!@ ROTF here
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09-23-2002, 12:25 PM
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