ntfs win2000 to ntfs win nt

How can i convert a ntfs volume that has been upgraded by
windows 2000 back to ntfs for windows nt?

NTFS is NTFS. you must re-format the drive though to get ride of Windows
2000 and then you can install NT, if you wish.

"dean" <deanwmatrix4@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> How can i convert a ntfs volume that has been upgraded by
> windows 2000 back to ntfs for windows nt?

"Chris Lanier" <cal2002a@hotmail.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> NTFS is NTFS. you must re-format the drive though to get ride of Windows
> 2000 and then you can install NT, if you wish.
>
> "dean" <deanwmatrix4@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:5d0001c37d08$fd3e6140$a601280a@phx.gbl...

Actually Chris there are different versions of NTFS that have shipped with
the later versions of Windows.
However you are correct - if you must go back to an older OS you may need to
do a reformat.
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"Chris Lanier" <cal2002a@hotmail.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> NTFS is NTFS. you must re-format the drive though to get ride of Windows
> 2000 and then you can install NT, if you wish.
>
> "dean" <deanwmatrix4@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:5d0001c37d08$fd3e6140$a601280a@phx.gbl...

>
>

Chris Lanier wrote:

> NTFS is NTFS. you must re-format the drive though to get ride of
> Windows 2000 and then you can install NT, if you wish.

I had understood that W2000 and XP ntfs were two different versions and
incompatible.

>
> "dean" <deanwmatrix4@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:5d0001c37d08$fd3e6140$a601280a@phx.gbl...

Dean,

Why can you not backup the 80Gb of data and reformat ???
What were you doing for your backup of that amount of obviously important
data before this issue arose ?

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<deanwmatrix4@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> it is a different version of ntfs and ntfs for windows nt
> cant read it considering i have about 80 gigs of data on
> the volume i am not going to format it.

> get ride of Windows

> by

Greetings --

Place the hard drive in a WinNT workstation, delete the problem
partition, then recreate and format it.

Bruce Chambers

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"dean" <deanwmatrix4@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> How can i convert a ntfs volume that has been upgraded by
> windows 2000 back to ntfs for windows nt?

Greetings --

Well, then upgrade the WinNT installation to Service Pack 4, or
above, and it will be able to read the partition.

Bruce Chambers

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<deanwmatrix4@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> it is a different version of ntfs and ntfs for windows nt
> cant read it considering i have about 80 gigs of data on
> the volume i am not going to format it.