Formatting a drive in XP as FAT32

[Aidan Power]

I have a new Maxtor 120gig and I have it divided into an
80gig and a 40gig partition. I want to format the 80gig as
FAT32, but XP only gives me the NFTS option.

Any ideas on how to get around this?

[Nicholas]

Format it NTFS! Here's why:

NTFS Preinstallation and Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/storage/ntfs-preinstall.asp

Benchmarking on Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/performance/benchmark.asp


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Nicholas

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"Aidan Power" > wrote in message:
...

| I have a new Maxtor 120gig and I have it divided into an
| 80gig and a 40gig partition. I want to format the 80gig as
| FAT32, but XP only gives me the NFTS option. =20
|=20
| Any ideas on how to get around this?

[Squire]

A couple of different ways,

1. Reduce the size of the 80 gb into smaller partitions.
2. Obtain a copy of Partition Magic or BootIT NG.

--
Jerry

Politicians are like Diapers
They both need to be changed often,
And for the very same reason.

"Aidan Power" > wrote in message
...
> I have a new Maxtor 120gig and I have it divided into an
> 80gig and a 40gig partition. I want to format the 80gig as
> FAT32, but XP only gives me the NFTS option.
>
> Any ideas on how to get around this?

[Aidan Power]

It's going to be a shared data drive for XP and Mandrake
Linux, so it has to be FAT32. Thanks for those links though.


>-----Original Message-----
>Format it NTFS! Here's why:
>
>NTFS Preinstallation and Windows XP
>http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/storage/ntfs-preinstall.asp
>
>Benchmarking on Windows XP
>http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/performance/benchmark.asp
>
>
>--
>Nicholas
>
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>"Aidan Power" > wrote in message:
> ...
>
>| I have a new Maxtor 120gig and I have it divided into an
>| 80gig and a 40gig partition. I want to format the 80gig as
>| FAT32, but XP only gives me the NFTS option.
>|
>| Any ideas on how to get around this?
>.
>

[R. C. White]

Hi, Aidan - and Jerry.

....or boot from a Win9x/ME floppy boot disk and run Format.exe.

Microsoft limits Win2K/XP's ability to format FAT32 to 32 GB. However,
Win9x/ME can format FAT32 volumes as large as ~127 GB. After formatting -
by Win9x/ME or some other OS - WinXP will happily use the whole 40 or 80 GB
FAT32 volume.

For details, see the free online version of the WinXP Pro Resource Kit,
starting with this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/TechNet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/prkc_fil_tdrn.asp

Win98's maximum format ability is documented in the Win2K Pro RK:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/default.asp?url=/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/prork/prdf_fls_pxjh.asp

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Squire" > wrote in message
...
> A couple of different ways,
>
> 1. Reduce the size of the 80 gb into smaller partitions.
> 2. Obtain a copy of Partition Magic or BootIT NG.
>
> --
> Jerry
>
> "Aidan Power" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a new Maxtor 120gig and I have it divided into an
> > 80gig and a 40gig partition. I want to format the 80gig as
> > FAT32, but XP only gives me the NFTS option.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to get around this?

[Aidan Power]

Thanks for that... i'll get onto it...

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Aidan - and Jerry.
>
>....or boot from a Win9x/ME floppy boot disk and run
Format.exe.
>
>Microsoft limits Win2K/XP's ability to format FAT32 to 32
GB. However,
>Win9x/ME can format FAT32 volumes as large as ~127 GB.=20
After formatting -
>by Win9x/ME or some other OS - WinXP will happily use the
whole 40 or 80 GB
>FAT32 volume.
>
>For details, see the free online version of the WinXP Pro
Resource Kit,
>starting with this page:
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=3D/TechNet/pro=
dtechnol/winxppro/reskit/prkc_fil_tdrn.asp
>
>Win98's maximum format ability is documented in the Win2K
Pro RK:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/default.asp?u=
rl=3D/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/prork/prdf_fls_pxjh.asp
>
>RC
>--=20
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX

>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"Squire" > wrote in message
...
>> A couple of different ways,
>>
>> 1. Reduce the size of the 80 gb into smaller partitions.
>> 2. Obtain a copy of Partition Magic or BootIT NG.
>>
>> --=20
>> Jerry
>>
>> "Aidan Power" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > I have a new Maxtor 120gig and I have it divided into an
>> > 80gig and a 40gig partition. I want to format the
80gig as
>> > FAT32, but XP only gives me the NFTS option.
>> >
>> > Any ideas on how to get around this?
>
>
>.
>

[Bill]

Thanks Nicholas
I just spent the better part of an evening trying to find
out about NTFS vs Fat32 and how to start partion my new
system! Bill V
>-----Original Message-----
>Format it NTFS! Here's why:
>
>NTFS Preinstallation and Windows XP
>http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/storage/ntfs-
preinstall.asp
>
>Benchmarking on Windows XP
>http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/performance/benchm
ark.asp
>
>
>--
>Nicholas
>
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>"Aidan Power" > wrote in message:
> ...
>
>| I have a new Maxtor 120gig and I have it divided into an
>| 80gig and a 40gig partition. I want to format the
80gig as
>| FAT32, but XP only gives me the NFTS option.
>|
>| Any ideas on how to get around this?
>.
>