Microsoft KB Archive/130913

= How To Cancel NTFS Conversion After Running CONVERT.EXE =

Article ID: 130913

Article Last Modified on 5/7/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q130913





SUMMARY
The CONVERT utility (CONVERT.EXE) is used to convert an existing FAT or HPFS partition to an NTFS partition. The CONVERT utility converts the partition to NTFS the next time the system reboots.

This article describes how to prevent the NTFS conversion from occurring if it has been scheduled to occur during the next reboot.



MORE INFORMATION
In order to cancel the scheduled NTFS conversion, do the following:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.

 Start Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE).  From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive, go to the following subkey:

     \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager

  Change the BootExecute entry from

     autoconv \DosDevices\x: /FS:NTFS

to:

 autocheck autochk *

where x is the drive that is to be converted.  Exit Registry Editor.</ol>

Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 file system allocation table

Keywords: KB130913

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