If you've upgraded your PC from an earlier version of Windows, there's a chance you're still using the FAT32 filesystem. Assuming you don't need to keep FAT32 for compatibility with other operating systems, you should convert your drive to NTFS. The process is easy, relatively quick, and won'tharm your data (although you should back up beforehand just to be safe).
Windows Vista provides the FAT to NTFS Conversion Utility (convert.exe) for this purpose. To convert drive C:, for example, just open a Command Prompt window (cmd.exe) and type:
convert c: /fs:ntfs
Include the /v option to run in "verbose" mode, which provides more information as it does its job. Type convert /? for other, more esoteric options.
Note that this is a one-way conversion, at least when using the software included with Windows Vista. If you need to convert an NTFS drive to FAT32 for some reason, you'll need a third-party utility such as Disk Director (http://www.acronis.com/).
How To Convert your drives from FAT to NTFS in Windows Vista
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