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   philo to Lynsey Doyle   
   Re: Question about reformatting with XP    
   20 Oct 11 20:52:28   
   
   From: philo@privacy.net   
      
   On 10/20/2011 03:41 AM, Lynsey Doyle wrote:   
   >   
   > "philo"  a écrit dans le message de groupe de   
   > discussion : j7ncl7$d85$1@speranza.aioe.org...   
   >>   
   >>>> maybe not enough RAM   
   >>>>   
   >>>> or maybe too many programs in startup   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The only way to change it to fat32 without a total re-install would be   
   >>>> to use a third party utility...but it would be a waste of time...   
   >>>> you need to get to the real problem   
   >>>   
   >>> I agree that Fat32 is not the problem but XP can change Fat32 to NTFS   
   >>> without the slightest problem and no loss of data, I"ve done it on   
   >>> several machines. Type NTFS into help for the command parameters   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> It's the other way around   
   >>   
   >> from within XP you can convert fat32 to NTFS   
   >>   
   >> but not the other way around.   
   >>   
   >> The only way to do it is with a 3rd party utility or else a total   
   >> re-install.   
   >   
   > Oh yes sorry, the idea seems so strange that I didn't take it in fully.   
      
      
      
   yeah odd idea going from NTFS to fat32   
      
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