Convert FAT16 to FAT32 ???

[OLtimrNewbie]

Dell Computer running Win ME has a 20G HDD with 2 G partioned as Drive C in FAT16. Remainder was not partioned or assigned a logical drive letter. I went into 'fdisk' and made the remaider logical drive D and it came up in FAT 32. My question is; can drive C be changed to FAT32 without reformatting or losing the OS and info already on C ? ( and does it really matter or make any great difference if the 2 drives are different file types???)

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Search on your own, ya lazy farktard. I found that in, literally, two seconds. :laugh: That link is the second link that came up in Google when I searched for "fat32 converter". :roll:

 

[Slikkster]

Why the hostility, dude? 95% of questions on these forums can be answered by searching on one's own, but posters are also looking for people's personal experiences and insights.

 

[airfoil]

I'd use the drive converter built into Win ME - you can probably find it under Programs-> Accessories -> System Tools

 

[Gamingphreek]

Drive converter or buy the old partitioning software. Also why use FAT 32 get 2000 or XP and go to NTFS.

 

[Slikkster]

I never cease to be amazed by comments like "why use that when you can buy this instead?". I will agree that NTFS is more preferable, but not everyone has the money nor inclination to upgrade. Why should I settle for my XP 2100 when I could go out and buy an Athlon 64? The idea is to get things working with what you have. It shouldn't have to be a money thing.

Sorry, but this thread has made me cranky.

 

[OLtimrNewbie]

Thanks for all the suggestions; What's Google ? ( haha ) I couldn't find any drive converter; and I did search System Tools before I posted the orig. message. I was sure there was a way to convert; but my main concern is not losing the data and OS that's on the drive being converted. Thanks again to you all.

 

[trevinom]

If you apply sideways logic you can find a version of Partition Magic that will let you work with partitions on-the-fly and keep you from losing your data. The sideways lagic was referring to one of the many peer-to-peer programs out there.

 

[Slikkster]

If he's still looking, there is an easy way in Millenium to do the conversion:

Converting to Fat32 in WinME