trying to USE CONVERT drive: /FS:NTFS on XP home

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Mr_Who

I've been trying this and it won't work, I am the Admin. no other
accounts.
Comes up with error. Got this staight from google search. Recieved no prompt
about this happening after reboot either. So what am I doing wrong?

C:\>CONVERT C:/FS:NTFS
Delphi Form Conversion Utility Version 5.0
Copyright (c) 1995,99 Inprise Corporation
No files found matching C:/FS:NTFS.
 
Try this..

CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS

There should be a space between C: and the rest of the statement..
 
Tried all types of combo's nothing. Says it can't find it still. Error then
is can not find C:
 
I've been trying this and it won't work, I am the Admin. no other
accounts.
Comes up with error. Got this staight from google search. Recieved no prompt
about this happening after reboot either. So what am I doing wrong?

C:\>CONVERT C:/FS:NTFS
Delphi Form Conversion Utility Version 5.0
Copyright (c) 1995,99 Inprise Corporation
No files found matching C:/FS:NTFS.
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You need to find the Windows convert command, not this strange Delphi
one.

Look in C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 and execute that one
 
Mike Hall said:
Try this..

CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS

There should be a space between C: and the rest of the statement..
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thanks mike have been trying for some time with no luck but just tried your
command. worked like a charm thanks again
 
thank you
Leythos said:
You need to find the Windows convert command, not this strange Delphi
one.

Look in C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 and execute that one
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thank you
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anytime, which was it - getting the command right or getting the
location right?

I saw your post about getting it to work, but I was unsure if it was the
location or the spelling that fixed it for you.
 
As the OP typed the line originally, there was not a hope in hell of it
working..
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Thanks - I thought he said he tried all sorts of combinations. I don't
recall seeing the Delphi text when I run convert....
 
My guess would be that Delphi installed itself into the PATH, and its CONVERT utility was being invoked first. Having the user invoke the Windows version is what resolved it.

C:\>CONVERT C:/FS:NTFS
Delphi Form Conversion Utility Version 5.0
Copyright (c) 1995,99 Inprise Corporation
No files found matching C:/FS:NTFS.

The format of the command line didn't make any difference as it was executing a command convert a Delphi database (guess).
 
Leythos said:
Thanks - I thought he said he tried all sorts of combinations. I don't
recall seeing the Delphi text when I run convert....
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I would imagine that the Delphi reference is to some file conversion
utility, because the line was typed as if C:/fs:NTFS was a file and not the
object of a command using the switch /fs.. one has to assume that he is once
again a happy camper.. :)
 
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