Security Tab

[Tim Simenc]

The security tab in the properties window of any folder is
absent. I am using Win2K sp3.
Thanks,
Tim

 

[Fred Yarbrough]

Using Disk Management MMC, make sure that the partition is NTFS and not
FAT32. There are no security settings on a FAT32 drive.


Fred

 

[Tim]

Yeah. That'll do it. There's no way to change from FAT32
to NTFS without formatting, is there?

 

[Vanguard]

Yeah. That'll do it. There's no way to change from FAT32
to NTFS without formatting, is there?

From a DOS shell, run:

convert c: /fs:ntfs

See:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300691
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;214579
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;271644

Obviously common sense comes into play when making a major change like
this, like making backups or drive images to allow a restore and running
a disk check to ensure its itegrity is okay.

 

[Tim]

Thanks, man! You are a lifesaver.
Tim

-----Original Message-----
Sure. You can go from FAT32 to NTFS but not the other way. See the
instructions below:

To convert a volume to NTFS from the command prompt

1.. Open a command prompt window.
2.. In the command prompt window, type
convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs

Notes

a.. To open a Command Prompt window, click Start, point to Programs, point
to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
b.. You can convert FAT or FAT32 volumes to NTFS with this command.


Good Luck,
Fred






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