How To Convert FAT32 TO NTFS File System Without Loosing Data

File system is the way how files and data are named, organised and placed logically in a computer, so that it is easy to find and access them.It is also used on data storage devices such as floppy disks, hard disk, optical disk or flash memory storage devices to maintain the location of the files.Some file System allows multiple programs to update data in the same file at same time.

Types of file system

It is basically of 3 types:-

• Disk

• Network

• Special purpose

 FAT32(File Allocation Table) and NTFS(New Technology File System)  are the types of Disk file System. FAT32  was used in DOS and Windows 98 but with the launch of Windows XP a new file system “NTFS” was introduced which is used widely because it provides high security and better performance.

NTFS vs FAT32

NTFS creates the sectors in counting of 4, Suppose File size is 18, it will create 5 sectors (4,4,4,4,2).It means that only 2 sectors will be lost. But in case of FAT32 it creates sector in counting of 16 so for file size 18, it will create two sectors (16,2)  it means 14 sectors will be lost and this will effects your transfer rate.You can convert FAT32 to NTFS and vice versa.Here is the step by step tutorial to convert FAT32 to NTFS.

How To Convert  FAT32 TO NTFS File System Without Loosing Data

• Open Window Explorer and note the drive letter of which you wan to convert file system
• In search bar type CMD and right click on it, Select Run As Administrator.

• Now Run “chkdsk G: /f “ (without quotes) here G is the drive letter. This checks the drive for errors and fixes them automatically.
• Run “Convert G: /FS:NTFS” (without quotes).
• Wait for some time, then a message will display on the command prompt stating Conversion Complete.

• To verify right click on the drive and select properties.

NOTE:- This trick works on Windows 7, windows Vista, Windows XP.

How to Change the Logon Screen Background in Windows 7 !

How would you like to change the logon screen background in Windows 7 so as to give your Windows a customized look and feel? With a small tweak it is possible to customize the Windows 7 logon screen and set your own picture/wallpaper as the background. Changing logon screen background in Windows 7 is as simple as changing your desktop wallpaper. Well here is a step by step instruction to customize the logon screen background.

1. The image you need to set as the background should be a .jpg file and it’s size should not exceed 245KB.

How to change the USB port number in Windows XP

1. To change the Port Number of the USB COM Port open Devive Manager by clicking

    Start -> Control Panel -> System (or hold down the "Windows" key and press "Pause-Break"
    select the Hardware Tab and click the Device Manager button.
    or
    Click Start -> Run...
    and enter devmgmt.msc

2. The USB Serial Port (COMX) is in the Ports section

    To change the Port number right-click the USB Serial Device and select Properies

     

How to use Pen Drive/Hard Disk as Ram to Speed Up Computer in Windows 7, XP, Vista, Linux

Introduction:-
             PC requirement of RAM is huge and because ram is very expensive memory so we try to minimize it by either using Hard Disk or PenDrive as RAM. Thou using hard disk and pen drive as RAM is very economical option but they are not as fast as the actual ram is so the ram space which is created through these opteration are used to store data of applications that are not currently active that is which have been stopped ,not closed but which we are not using currently.
           Among the two type of external ram, pen drive is faster one because pen drive is created using much faster disk technology then hard disk.

How to use Hard Disk as RAM:-

1.  Goto "My Computer"
2. Now Right Click on Blank Space in My Computer or simply Right Click on My Computer Icon
3. Now on right click menu that appears Left Click on  Property
4. Now new windows will pop up here. if you are using XP then goto Advanced Tab and if you are using Higher Version then Goto Advanced System Setting option on the right in the window that appeared and then Goto Advanced Tab of the next window.
5. here you can see number of Setting Button, click the setting button which is under performance section

Trick to clean temp folder automatically

Trick to clean temp folder automatically in Windows xp.Sometimes your computer might have become slow,or your net connection might got slow.Mostly its is because of unwanted files in temp folder . Here  is a simple trick to clear temp folder automatically in windows XP.

The steps are as follows:

• Go to Start

• Run

• Type gpedit.msc

Change Mouse settings

 You can customize your mouse in a variety of ways, such as swapping the functions of your mouse buttons, making the mouse pointer more visible, and altering the scroll wheel speed.

 

 

 

 

To change how the mouse buttons work

1. Open Mouse by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Hardware, and then clicking Mouse.
2. Click the Buttons tab, and then do any of the following:
   • To swap the functions of the right and left mouse buttons, select the Switch primary and secondary buttons check box.