How do I convert my hard drive from GPT to MBR?

[Sgt_Strider]

I really regret setting my secondary hard drive as a GPT drive. Every computer in the house uses Windows XP, but my main computer which uses Vista so I formatted it with GPT. Unfortunately, GPT cannot be viewed from Windows XP. Anyways, I need to convert it to MBR. Does anyone here know how to convert a drive to use MBR instead of GPT from Vista? I understand that all data will be erased, but that's ok as I have already backed up all of my data. Thanks!

[Gee]

Do you want to convert it to NTFS?

MBR is the Master Boot Record, not a disk format

Here is what you need to do

Start
Run
cmd
diskpart
list disk
select disk c (unless it is a different drive)
clean

Go back to disk management and you will then be able to format the hard drive and re-select NTFS

[lifeflayer]

^ gpt not a file format either... i don't think OP talked about file formats at all.

[Gee]

It is getting late, I am not thinking straight.

I actually use GPT (FreeNAS) and on my Windows 2008 Server.

[ShadowVlican]

surely WinXP can read the shared GPT drives over the network..

[Sgt_Strider]

Nevermind guys, I've figured out how to convert it to MBR from GPT.

[Gee]

surely WinXP can read the shared GPT drives over the network..

Of course it can. The problem is when you put that drive in to an XP Pro 32 Bit machine as a slave