You can not convert a FAT 32 drive to NTFS in windows 98 because windows 98 does not support it. You can however mount an existing NTFS drive in windows 98 using a driver from www.winternals.com
If you are using Windows Xp, you can simply type in "convert d: /fs:fat32" (without qoutes) in command prompt, to convert to fat32 from ntfs,(where d: is the drive name).
To convert to ntfs type "convert d: /fs:ntfs" (without qoutes).
Windows doesn't provide any tools for converting an NTFS volume to FAT or FAT32. You will have to copy the files on the volume to another location and then format the drive. Note that FAT32 is a much more limited file system than NTFS, and there is probably no advantage to doing so on a server.
Convert d: /fs:ntfs
FAT32 and NTFS
Seven uses NTFS, FAT, and FAT32 that I know of. If you are formatting a hard drive, use NTFS. If you are formatting a memory card or usb drive use FAT32.
There's no such thing as Windows XP format or Windows Vista format. You should check however if your external hard drive uses an NTFS or FAT32 partition table. You can see that by right-clicking the drive (C, D, E, ..) and clicking properties. If it uses NTFS it will be no problem for Vista. If it's FAT32, then google for a way to convert it to NTFS. No big deal.
FAT32 can be used by more operating systems then NTFS. In order to use NTFS the computer must be formatted with the NTFS file system. NTFS systems are able to read both NTFS and FAT32. FAT32 systems cannot read NTFS.
Windows XP has a utility to convert a FAT32 system to NTFS. However, to avoid the risk of possible data loss, it is best to back up all data, format the drive with an NTFS partition, and perform a clean install. Good answer but the correct answer is by Running the Microsoft Convert utility.
deltree D:\
You can convert the entire filesystem to NTFS by running in a shell window ntfs C: or ntfs C:\
yes But conversion from NTFS to FAT32 is not possible. One has to delete the partition and recreate FAT32 partition . Data will be lost in the process.
Windows Vista does not officially support booting from a FAT32 drive, although it is technically possible. Vista supports FAT32 on Flash drives and hard drives, although it will not format a hard drive over 32 GB as FAT32.
no it can also use FAT32 or FAT16