Fat to NTFS

Yes!
To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps.

Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.

At the command prompt, type:

CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS

Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.

CONVERT may present the following error:
Convert cannot gain exclusive access to the [driveletter]:, so it cannot convert it now. Would you like to schedule it to be converted the next time the system restarts (Y/N)?
This error will occur if any of the following three conditions exist:
If you run the CONVERT command while the current directory is on the drive that is to be converted (for example, you type CONVERT F: /FS:NTFS at the F:\> prompt). To solve this, either answer "Yes" to the prompt and restart the system, or change to a directory on another drive and retype the command.

If an application has a file open on the drive that is to be converted. To solve this, either answer "Yes" to the prompt andthe drive will be converted the next time the computer is restarted, or close any applications that may be using files on the drive to be converted. Remember that this also applies to users accessing files on the drive over the network. This also includes a page file that resides on the drive.

If you attempt to convert the partition from which the operating system is running. It is not possible to convert the boot partition while the operating system is running. To convert the boot partition, it will always be necessary to issue the CONVERT command, answer Yes to the prompt, and then restart the computer. The partition will be converted the next time the computer is restarted. As an alternative, it is possible to boot the computer to an installation of Windows NT on a different partition and convert the partition from that installation of Windows NT.

Great answer previous to mine, just wanted to point out though, Its a one way street. If you upgrade to NTFS from fat, you cannot go back unless you format and restore. In most cases with out third party utilities, will any OS other then NT read NTFS.

Pete

Yup, you can convert the FAT to NTFS without reformatting your HDD.Even the HDD contain of the data, it will not be lose.
From the command prompt just type as
CONVERT [driveletter]:/fs:ntfs
the [driverletter] which mean that the partition that you want to convert.
But just bear in mind that once you convert to NTFS, there no way to convert back to FAT.
The only way is to reformat the HDD, if the drive is boot drive which you been convert as.

Regards

Thomas

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