1: Yes
2: No
3: Yes
4: They'll be shifted to probably D and E unless you set up a software RAID or volume mounting system
I need to upgrade my hard drive and change my file system. I have a P4 1.6 GB. Computer with 512 ram 40 GB hard drive at 7200 r.p.m. running on XP Home and FAT32. My hard drive is almost full and need to get a larger unit to accommodate my needs. The hard drive is currently partitioned into 2 equal halves being C drive and D drive. This is what I propose to do and need your advice.
Install a new 40 GB hard drive in the old primary position and with the NTFS . Use the old hard drive as a slave. Once the new operating system is up and running, transfer the files I need from the old to the new then format the old drive from FAT 32 to NTFS as well. This is why. I also have 2 other older computers running on WIN 98 SE that I have networked through a wireless router (everything works just fine ) but would like to keep some file folders private which you can?t with FAT 32.
1. Can this be done?
2. Will the transferred files in FAT 32 into the new NTFS drive be affected? They are just .doc and .xls files etc.
3. Will I still be able to run the network on the 3 computers with different operating and file systems?
4. The new HD will become C: What will happen to the assigned drive letters of the old hard drive?
Thanks for your advise in advance.

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