how are you supposed to format your HD with NTFS?

[eshtog]

?

 

[Windogg]

Many ways:

1) From the install CD
2) From Disk Management
3) NTFS DOS

Windogg

 

[eshtog]

how do you get into ntfs dos?

also I want to format a patition that has win xp with ntfs how do I do that?

 

[Willoughbyva]

you might be able to convert the partition to ntfs. I am not sure how, but there are things on the net about it. You might try www.ntfaq.com

Will

 

[AndyHui]

NTFS DOS is the Recovery Console. You can execute most DOS commands from there.

 

[CAMS]

<< also I want to format a partition that has win xp with ntfs how do I do that? >>



Start/Help & Support/
In the search box type convert ntfs, see below

In the command prompt window, type
convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs

For example, typing convert D: /fs:ntfs would format drive D: with the ntfs format.

This will occur at next boot as it cant happen while partition is active.

 

[eshtog]

I went to start>programs>assesories>command promt typed this in D: /fs:ntfs but nothing happend even after I restarted my computer

 

[Raven76]

Double post

 

[Raven76]

Use at prompt:

convert D: /fs:ntfs

not just "D: /fs:ntfs"

 

[Bagheera]

Actually, I am not sure what you are trying to do but if you have the WinXP CD and is doing a fresh installation the setup program should ask you if you want to format your HD using NTSF. Also, if D: is your second HD, then you can boot from C:, go into Windows and right click on D:, click "Format", and do the format or conversion (yes you can convert FAT32 partition into NTSF) right in Windows.

 

[NeoMadHatter]

<< Actually, I am not sure what you are trying to do but if you have the WinXP CD and is doing a fresh installation the setup program should ask you if you want to format your HD using NTSF. Also, if D: is your second HD, then you can boot from C:, go into Windows and right click on D:, click "Format", and do the format or conversion (yes you can convert FAT32 partition into NTSF) right in Windows. >>



ditto. the windows xp and 2000 cd let you format in NTFS format. when you start off. for a secondary HD, partition magic can do it and so can windows through the disk management.