This tutorial explains how to format or convert a Hard Disk or a Partition to NTFS format, as it is file system that provides better performance and security for data.

If you want to convert a FAT32 drive to NTFS file system without losing data, you can use the convert command line or a third-party converter tool.

The Problem:The C: partition is empty (for the most part, it is FAT32) the D: partition has winxp on it (NTFS).My goal:To format both of these partitions, to install winxp on C:, then to use ...

Checking disk management showed the partition as efi (instead of primary) and healthy. So I fired up diskpart to see what was going on.