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DOCUMENT:Q103940 19-OCT-1993 [W_NT]
TITLE :Converting to the NTFS File System During Setup
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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During the text-based portion of Windows NT Setup, you can choose to
convert a hard disk drive partition from FAT to NTFS. This conversion
does not take place until after Setup is complete and you restart the
system. This is significant for the following reasons:
- During the first restart occurring after the text portion of Setup,
the disk-checking utility, CHKDSK, identifies the partition as FAT
even when you choose to convert it to NTFS. This can be confusing.
- If a system hang or other failure is encountered before completing
Setup, the hard disk drive partition should still be accessible from
MS-DOS because the conversion has not yet occurred.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Start the Windows NT Setup program by starting from the Setup Disk
for CD-ROM Installation or Disk 1 of the setup disks for floppy disk
installation.
2. Ensure that the FAT volume you choose to install Windows NT to has
at least 80 megabytes (MB) of free disk space.
3. Choose not to install into an existing Windows installation.
4. When you are given a choice, choose to convert the FAT volume to
NTFS.
When the system restarts to the graphical portion of setup, the volume
will still be identified as FAT.
The actual conversion to NTFS occurs after the final restart at the
end of setup.
Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: stp
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