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Laphan
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 Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject: Laptop not NTFS before being added to domain |
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Hi All
I support a number of schools and we have just installed a Win2k3 server
with AD infrastructure at one of them.
Everything was fine apart from one thing, added a laptop to the domain and
then realised that even though the laptop was running WinXP Professional
SP2, the file structure of the HD is FAT32 and not NTFS.
I know that I need to do the convert command to change the HD from FAT32 to
NTFS, but is there any adverse affects adding the laptop to the domain
before the conversion?
Should I put the laptop back to a workgroup and then re-add it to the domain
after conversion?
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Meinolf Weber
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: Laptop not NTFS before being added to domain |
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Hello Laphan,
No, has no effect to convert the filesystem as a domain member. If you are
not sure, just remove the network cable before, logon as local administrator,
convert, reboot, see if everything is fine and reconnect the machine to the
network.
Also a good idea will be, to make backup from the important data BEFORE converting.
Best regards
Meinolf Weber
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| Quote: | Hi All
I support a number of schools and we have just installed a Win2k3
server with AD infrastructure at one of them.
Everything was fine apart from one thing, added a laptop to the domain
and then realised that even though the laptop was running WinXP
Professional SP2, the file structure of the HD is FAT32 and not NTFS.
I know that I need to do the convert command to change the HD from
FAT32 to NTFS, but is there any adverse affects adding the laptop to
the domain before the conversion?
Should I put the laptop back to a workgroup and then re-add it to the
domain after conversion?
Thanks
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Pegasus (MVP)
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: Laptop not NTFS before being added to domain |
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"Laphan" <admin@DontSpam.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hi All
I support a number of schools and we have just installed a Win2k3 server
with AD infrastructure at one of them.
Everything was fine apart from one thing, added a laptop to the domain and
then realised that even though the laptop was running WinXP Professional
SP2, the file structure of the HD is FAT32 and not NTFS.
I know that I need to do the convert command to change the HD from FAT32
to
NTFS, but is there any adverse affects adding the laptop to the domain
before the conversion?
Should I put the laptop back to a workgroup and then re-add it to the
domain
after conversion?
Thanks
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The file system is completely irrelevant when joining a machine
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