Convert ALL Drives to NTFS

[Rodre Ghorashi]

Hello,

I am installing win2k server via the unattended method. I
need to know if there is any way to convert all disks from
fat32 to ntfs (not just the primary partition) using the
FileSystem=ConvertNTFS flag in my answer file. Or, is
anybody aware of a utility, that I can run from DOS to
convert or format a partition into the NTFS file system.
Thanks in advance.

Rodre Ghorashi

 

[Oli Restorick [MVP]]

I don't know of any DOS utilities, but Windows has a built-in command line
utility for doing this.

C:\convert /?
Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.

CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V] [/CvtArea:filename] [/NoSecurity] [/X]

volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon),
mount point, or volume name.
/FS:NTFS Specifies that the volume is to be converted to NTFS.
/V Specifies that Convert should be run in verbose mode.
/CvtArea:filename
Specifies a contiguous file in the root directory to be
the place holder for NTFS system files.
/NoSecurity Specifies the converted files and directories security
settings to be accessible by everyone.
/X Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary.
All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid.

Hope this helps

Oli

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your response, however I need the drives
formated or converted to NTFS prior to the Win2k Install.
The convert utility only works under win2k.

Any other ideas?

Rodre Ghorashi

-----Original Message-----
I don't know of any DOS utilities, but Windows has a built-in command line
utility for doing this.

C:\convert /?
Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.

CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V] [/CvtArea:filename] [/NoSecurity] [/X]

volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon),
mount point, or volume name.
/FS:NTFS Specifies that the volume is to be converted to NTFS.
/V Specifies that Convert should be run in verbose mode.
/CvtArea:filename
Specifies a contiguous file in the root directory to be
the place holder for NTFS system files.
/NoSecurity Specifies the converted files and directories security
settings to be accessible by everyone.
/X Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary.
All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid.

Hope this helps

Oli

Hello,

I am installing win2k server via the unattended method. I
need to know if there is any way to convert all disks from
fat32 to ntfs (not just the primary partition) using the
FileSystem=ConvertNTFS flag in my answer file. Or, is
anybody aware of a utility, that I can run from DOS to
convert or format a partition into the NTFS file system.
Thanks in advance.

Rodre Ghorashi

.

 

[Jose]

Thanks for your response, however I need the drives
formated or converted to NTFS prior to the Win2k Install.
The convert utility only works under win2k.

Any other ideas?

Rodre Ghorashi

-----Original Message-----
I don't know of any DOS utilities, but Windows has a built-in command line
utility for doing this.

C:\convert /?
Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.

CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V] [/CvtArea:filename] [/NoSecurity] [/X]

volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon),
mount point, or volume name.
/FS:NTFS Specifies that the volume is to be converted to NTFS.
/V Specifies that Convert should be run in verbose mode.
/CvtArea:filename
Specifies a contiguous file in the root directory to be
the place holder for NTFS system files.
/NoSecurity Specifies the converted files and directories security
settings to be accessible by everyone.
/X Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary.
All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid.

Hope this helps

Oli

Hello,

I am installing win2k server via the unattended method. I
need to know if there is any way to convert all disks from
fat32 to ntfs (not just the primary partition) using the
FileSystem=ConvertNTFS flag in my answer file. Or, is
anybody aware of a utility, that I can run from DOS to
convert or format a partition into the NTFS file system.
Thanks in advance.

Rodre Ghorashi

.

Take the drives out and format them and put them back in the box.