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[stealth816]

EDIT Figured it out, ran into probs with privileges and such, but got the job done. You can delete, this,or lock...
steps taken:
To convert an existing FAT or FAT32 volume to NTFS, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
2. At the command prompt, type the following, where drive letter is the drive that you want to convert:
convert drive letter: /fs:ntfs
For example, type the following command to convert drive E to NTFS:
convert e: /fs:ntfs
Note If the operating system is on the drive that you are converting, you will be prompted to schedule the task when you restart the computer because the conversion cannot be completed while the operating system is running. When you are prompted, click YES.
3. When you receive the following message at the command prompt, type the volume label of the drive that you are converting, and then press ENTER:
The type of the file system is FAT.
Enter the current volume label for drive drive letter
4. When the conversion to NTFS is complete, you receive the following message at the command prompt:
Conversion complete
5. Quit the command prompt.

Should you run into problems with privileges like i did, (you do not have sufficient priveleges) just hit start, in the menu you should see a little search engine on bottom, type cmd and when it shows it, right click it and click "Run as Administrator"
For some reason it won't let u run it on admin if u right click it in the start menu-programs-accessories folder.
Type the said command in cmd, for example, mine was on harddrive F, so i would put "convert F: /fs:ntfs"
When/if it asks you for the volume label, to find this out just go in run cmd mode again and type "Vol F:" (or whichever drive letter you are trying to get, mine was "F") and press enter, it should say the name of the letter drive u hit in, and put that name for when it asks for the volume label.

any errors after that can be resolved from this site, telling you at bottom specific instructions for specific errors http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881

hope this helps anyone else out there

Edited by stealth816, 17 April 2009 - 16:24.

[Dauth]

Volume label, is either the name or the drive letter, I cba to look it up but you should try both of those. Failing that get a windows disc and start the install process by asking it to format the drive for you.

[stealth816]

yeah, i thought it was just the letter but it was asking for volume label for F....which means it already knew the drive was F. so i didnt know what to put until i looked online for the cmd command , in this case "vol F:" and then it gave me the label.

I got it working and edited my intial post, you may lock or delete if you wish. Thanks for the help

[Dauth]

Glad it worked out, I'll leave this open in case anyone else has issues, no point in them making a duplicate topic in the future.