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Chapter 12
Configuring Windows XP
12.1 Conversion of disk format from FAT to NTFS
Windows XP supports three file systems for disks: FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS.
Bruker BioSpin TOPSPIN and the datasets of the NMR experiments requires the file
format NTFS. So if you use a FAT-partition of your harddisk(s), you have to convert this partition to 'NTFS' (that is the file system of Windows XP) before you can
install the TOPSPIN. Only under NTFS, it is possible to have the file permissions,
ownership and access management settings that make Windows XP secure. You
can use the convert command convert.exe to convert an existing FAT volume
to NTFS. Because this conversion retains all of your files, use convert.exe
when you want to keep existing files on your volumes intact.
The conversion to NTFS is a one-way process. After you convert a drive or partition to NTFS, you cannot convert it back to FAT. To restore the volume to the previous file system, you must format it as FAT again. This action erases all existing
data including your programs and personal files. In this case, you must either
restore your data from a backup, or reinstall your operating system and programs.
convert.exe requires that you have a certain amount of free space on the drive
or partition to convert it. If convert.exe determines that there is not enough
free space on the volume, it does not convert the volume.
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