[WriteLog] Converting a disk to NTFS

[rojomn]

PLEASE do NOT confuse people with that erroneous information. You have only
copied the files but your registry is not copied. You have moved the files
to a different drive so all the registry would be wrong even if it were
copied, at least anything that refers to drive ID.

There is NO WAY provided by Microsoft to go back and I do not know of any
reasonable utility that will take you back. This 	S a ONE WAY operation. If
you want to do be VERY VERY sure that you do not want to go back.

I do not say a program can't be written to do it but NORTON utilities is NOT
that program. Ask anyone that knows anything about file systems and they
will tell you the same thing.





> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Gary Ferdinand W2CS
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 6:54 PM
> To: writelog
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Converting a disk to NTFS
>
>
> >
> > There is no reason that a windows program will not run on NTFS. I
> > would not
> > convert myself. NTFS is actually slower, although it is perhaps
> a bit less
> > likely to lose data.
> > The biggest problem is that you have NO access from DOS (which
> > may not allow
> > certain utilities to run) or any other OS except NT/2000/XP. It
> is also a
> > one way street. Once you go to NTFS there NO GOING BACK. To
> > return  to FAT32
> > you must reinstall and reinstall all of your applications. D you want to
> > take that chance?
>
> I converted. I found that NTFS and XP were very much more stable than any
> other combination I have ever tried (havne't tried 2K or Linux).
> I've found
> that all my windows programs that used FAT/FAT32 run just fine on
> NTFS.  The
> programs I use all operate well above the interface level at
> which the file
> system is exposed.
>
> It is not true that there is no way to go back.  If one is at all
> concerned
> about NTFS, have a multi partition system with at least one FAT/FAT32
> partition.  If you feel a need to "go back," simply copy the
> file(s) to the
> FAT/FAT32 partition and you're back in business.
>
> With things like Norton utilities nowadays you can go in both directions.
>
> Gary W2CS
>

>
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> > > [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jim McDonald
> > > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 6:19 PM
> > > To: writelog; DXbase Reflector; ARC
> > > Subject: [WriteLog] Converting a disk to NTFS
> > >
> > >
> > > Are Writelog, Dxbase, and AR-Cluster compatible with NTFS?  Microsoft
> > > recommends NTFS with XP.  The backup program included on the XP
> > Home CDROM
> > > will only work with NTFS drives >4 Gb.  I certainly don't want
> > to do it if
> > > these programs won't run.  Others of interest include DX
> > Telnet, Geoclock,
> > > MMTTY, and probably others.
> > >
> > > Better to ask first than regret later.  (This is a new
> approach for me.)
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jim N7US
> > >
> > >
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