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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Basics / February 2008How to format FAT32 in Windows XP?
Hello, I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in FAT32. XP Disk Management offers only NTSF format. I know I can do that when booting to A:\ command prompt but I really would like to do that from within Windows XP. Is that possible? Jack > Hello, > I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Is that possible? > Jack If the partition is over 32 GB then you can only do NTFS.  Signaturelive, or leave & let live. :-) >> Hello, >> I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > If the partition is over 32 GB then you can only do NTFS. Well, not quite - he can use a third party tool, like Partition Magic. So that may be an option for him to consider. But yeah, not with "XP Disk Management". > >> Hello, > >> I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Magic. So that may be an option for him to consider. > But yeah, not with "XP Disk Management". He is running XP. He can also do it with Linux, however NT might crash on him. Signaturelive, or leave & let live. :-) The Windows XP Disk Management tool can only format drives to the FAT32 file system if they are 32GB or smaller, if the drive is bigger than 32GB you will have to use other tools to format it FAT32. Windows XP will be able to mount a bigger than 32GB FAT32 drive, it just can't format them. John > Hello, > I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in FAT32. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Is that possible? > Jack > Hello, > I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in FAT32. > XP Disk Management offers only NTSF format. > I know I can do that when booting to A:\ command prompt but I really would > like to do that from within Windows XP. > Is that possible? You need an external tool or different operating system: http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtrouble_e.html#format Once formatted there is no problem with large FAT32 drives under Windows. Uwe > I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in FAT32. May I ask why FAT32, what prevents you to format in NTFS ? >> I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in FAT32. > > May I ask why FAT32, what prevents you to format in NTFS ? This is a decision that Microsoft have taken to limit FAT32 partition sizes to 32 Gb, and written the tool accordingly. Why they have taken this decision is a good question. > >> I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in FAT32. > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > to 32 Gb, and written the tool accordingly. Why they have taken this > decision is a good question. I know that My question (to: Jack): you want to format FAT32... why not NTFS ? >> >> I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in > FAT32. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > My question (to: Jack): > you want to format FAT32... why not NTFS ? Maybe he wants a partition for files to share with Win98 or ME. Or with a Mac. >>> >> I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in >> FAT32. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Maybe he wants a partition for files to share with Win98 or ME. You may :) I am using VPC (Virtual PC) and I am in need to to use ghost to restore very old backup. It can be done only in DOS, and I am not sure whether NTSF system allows me to access command prompt at bootup. Does it? Jack >> I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in FAT32. > > May I ask why FAT32, what prevents you to format in NTFS ? > You may :) > I am using VPC (Virtual PC) and I am in need to to use ghost to restore very > old backup. It can be done only in DOS, and I am not sure whether NTSF > system allows me to access command prompt at bootup. > Does it? > Jack that explains that ! well, you can create a partition larger or same size as your old back, surely that is not larger than 32GB ... or is it ? once you have created your partition under the 32GB limit, you should be able to format FAT32 >Hello, >I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in FAT32. >XP Disk Management offers only NTSF format. Probably because the partition is larger than 32GB. WinXP won't create a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB because NTFS is available and is a MUCH better choice for such large partitions. >I know I can do that when booting to A:\ command prompt but I really would >like to do that from within Windows XP. >Is that possible? You can create such a partition by using 3rd party tools. BootitNG, Partition magic, or (I think and depending on the size of the partition) FDISK from Win98, which you can probably find on a Win98 boot disk at www.bootdisk.com. XP won't create a FAT32 partition that large, but it will use one that's been created by other tools. SignatureTim Slattery MS MVP(Shell/User) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt >> Hello, >> I have unused partition on my drive C: and I need to format it in FAT32. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > boot disk at www.bootdisk.com. XP won't create a FAT32 partition that > large, but it will use one that's been created by other tools. And should you select the first option (Bootitng from www.terabyteunlimited.com), install it, pay the modest registration fee and live happily ever after. Dave Cohen |
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