What Craig said is bunk...
Just kidding. He is quite correct. Just let ne add a few things. You can convert the drive at any time, but what happens is that a flag is set and the drive is converted at the next bootup. In other words, the convertion does not occur in real time.
You cannot use NTFS on a flopppy, BTW.
Finally, there have been some instances of people having a problem going from 98 to 2000. In my opinion, it is better to reformat the disk and start fresh, in NTFS, on a clean disk than to upgrade. This of course means that you must have good backups and the installation media for all your applications.
One more thing, if you are using a laptop, check your system vendor's website to see if they have installation documents or hints for 2000 on your system. They may also have drivers and other enhancements for your system.
Good luck.
Denys. . .
----Original Message-----
>From: "Craig M. Lalley" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subj: Re: 98 to XP and FAT32 to NTFS
>Reply To: "Craig M. Lalley" <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 11:36 AM
>
>Don,
>
>You can do it anytime, but I prefer to do it on a clean "unformatted"
>partition. The reason being is that the MFT "Master File Table" will be
>loaded at the front of the partition and given an appropriate size for
>your hard drive.
>
>If you do the convert later the MFT is put in the middle where space is
>available and ends up getting fragmented.
>
>There are utilities that can resolve this issue; Diskeeper and Speedisk
>come to mind.
>
>-Craig
>Lund Performance Solutions
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of Harrington, Don
>Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 11:31 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] 98 to XP and FAT32 to NTFS
>
>Dennis;
>
>Thanks for the note. I know I want to go to NTFS. Will the conversion
>take
>place on a loaded drive, or do I need to flatten it first? If it can be
>done on a loaded drive, what are the pros and cons of formatting it
>anyway
>(other than having to reload everything)?
>
>Thanks,
>Don Harrington
>Sr. Systems Analyst
>Facilities Applications Support
>Shared Services Group
>The Boeing Company
>P.O. Box 3707 M/C 6C-AK
>Seattle, WA 98124-2207
>(v) 425-234-1145 (f) 425-234-0464 (p) 206-797-6360
>
>The opinions expressed in this e-mail reflect those of the sender. They
>do
>not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Boeing Company unless
>specifically stated otherwise.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Denys Beauchemin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 8:52 AM
>To: 'Harrington, Don'; [log in to unmask]
>Subject: RE: 98 to XP and FAT32 to NTFS
>
>
>At the risk of being called a Windows apologist once again, I will
>answer
>this one. First off, yes you definitely want to use NTFS. It is one of
>the
>most advanced file system extant. You want to stay away from FAT16 and
>FAT32 like the plague. You can easily convert from FAT32 to NTFS at XP
>install time or later. You will only do it once and in one direction
>only,
>unless you buy a third party tool such as Partition Magic.
>
>
>Kind regards,
>
>Denys. . .
>
>Denys Beauchemin
>HICOMP
>(800) 323-8863 (281) 288-7438 Fax: (281) 288-7438
>denys at hicomp.com www.hicomp.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>Behalf Of
>Harrington, Don
>Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 9:31 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: OT: 98 to XP and FAT32 to NTFS
>
>Gang;
>
>I'm considering going to XP in the near future (after the first of the
>year). Would it make sense to and what are the ramifications of
>converting
>my drive from FAT32 to NTFS? Would the drive need to be wiped first or
>is
>that something that can be done with a loaded disk?
>
>TIA;
>Don Harrington
>Sr. Systems Analyst
>Facilities Applications Support
>Shared Services Group
>The Boeing Company
>P.O. Box 3707 M/C 6C-AK
>Seattle, WA 98124-2207
>(v) 425-234-1145 (f) 425-234-0464 (p) 206-797-6360
>
>The opinions expressed in this e-mail reflect those of the sender. They
>do
>not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Boeing Company unless
>specifically stated otherwise.
>
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