Symptom:
You can use the following command to convert your hard disk from the FAT 32 file system to the NTFS file system:
convert drive: /fs:ntfs
When you use the command, after the computer completes the conversion and you restart Windows XP, you may receive an error message similar to the following error message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys
Cause:
This problem may occur if the Ntfs.sys file is missing or becomes corrupted when you convert your hard disk to NTFS.
Resolution:
To resolve this problem, replace the missing or corrupted Ntfs.sys file:
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Use the Windows XP startup disks or the Windows XP CD to restart your computer. |
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When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to select the To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R option. |
3. |
Type the number of the Windows installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console, and then press ENTER. |
4. |
Type the administrator password when you are prompted, and then press ENTER. If no administrator password exists, just press ENTER. |
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At the command prompt, type the following commands (press ENTER after each command): cd \windows\system32\drivers Note: This step renames the corrupted Ntfs.sys file to Ntfs.old. If the Ntfs.sys file is not found, the file is missing. |
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At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER: copy cd:\i386\ntfs.sys drive:\windows\system32\drivers Where cd is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive that contains the Windows XP CD, and drive is the drive where you installed Windows XP. |
7. |
Remove the Windows XP CD from your CD-ROM drive, type quit at a command prompt, and then press ENTER to quit the Recovery Console. |
8. |
Restart the computer. |
More Information:
For additional information about how to use the Convert.exe utility, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
314097 How to Use Convert.exe to convert a partition to the NTFS file system
For additional information about the Windows Recovery Console, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
314058 Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console
The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition |
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Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition |
Keywords: MS Article ID 822800
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