NTFS problem - can I get an MVP opinion?

M

momzilla

Already posted this, but I would really appreciate MVP
input -

Because of a system crash, I had to clean install XP
Professional on a system that had been upgraded from ME.
I had left the system as a Fat32 when I upgraded, but
decided to use NTFS when I reformatted. Using the XP CD,
I selected "quick" format, and elected for NTFS file
system. Everything went smoothly, system back up and
running, no apparent issues, until I installed
PartitionMagic 8 - which advises me that the clusters in
the C partition are 512K, while the clusters in an
unallocated section are 4K. I knew this was an issue in
a conversion, but since this was going to be a clean
install I had assumed there was no need to worry about
the cluster size issue. How can I correct this (I am not
afraid to reformat - nothing but program files on drive
now anyway.) System is a Dell 8100 with an 80G HD.

Thanks in advance....
 
M

Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)

Partition Magic can change the cluster size and while you should be well
backed up in case things don't go well it should be able to do it with no
problem, no need to format, etc.
 

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