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<blockquote data-quote="warrenbert" data-source="post: 89092"><p>In Windows XP how did you perform the format? Did you use a third-party disk utility because you wanted to save some data when you converted to FAT32?</p><p></p><p>You can easily format any hard disk using the FAT32 file system in Windows XP, but you cannot "convert" a disk formatted in NTFS to FAT32 (I don't believe this is possible with 3rd party utils. either). To be clear, were you trying to "convert" an NTFS partition or just erase and format a partition to FAT32? When you format, all data of course, is lost.</p><p></p><p>To format a partition to FAT32, Click START>Control Panel>Administrative Tools.</p><p></p><p>In the Explorer window, expand "storage" if necessary then click on "disk management".</p><p></p><p>You should see a graphical representation of your valid partitions. In this case, you may wish to delete the partitions created with your 3rd-party utility (esp. if created with a Symantec product!). Just right click on the partitions and select "delete" (remember ALL DATA WILL BE LOST). Also, make sure you can accurately identify which partitions are on which hard disk so you don't make a major error you'll regret.</p><p></p><p>Create new partitions by right clicking on "unallocated" disk space and selecting "new partition". A wizard will guide you through the process. </p><p></p><p>First, click "next.</p><p></p><p>Second, select the partition type. The first partitions should be "primary" and subsequent partitions "extended".</p><p></p><p>Third, select the partition size. Remember, FAT 32 partitions have a maximum size of 32 GB. You will have to create multiple partitions because or the size of your hard drive.</p><p></p><p>Select the file system. The DEFAULT file system is NTFS. Change it to FAT32 from the drop-down menu. Assign a volume label if desired.</p><p></p><p>Then click "finish".</p><p></p><p>Finally, right click on each partition and select "format". You should see a formatting progress notation on the partition showing the percentage progress of the formatting process.</p><p></p><p>I hope this works better for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="warrenbert, post: 89092"] In Windows XP how did you perform the format? Did you use a third-party disk utility because you wanted to save some data when you converted to FAT32? You can easily format any hard disk using the FAT32 file system in Windows XP, but you cannot "convert" a disk formatted in NTFS to FAT32 (I don't believe this is possible with 3rd party utils. either). To be clear, were you trying to "convert" an NTFS partition or just erase and format a partition to FAT32? When you format, all data of course, is lost. To format a partition to FAT32, Click START>Control Panel>Administrative Tools. In the Explorer window, expand "storage" if necessary then click on "disk management". You should see a graphical representation of your valid partitions. In this case, you may wish to delete the partitions created with your 3rd-party utility (esp. if created with a Symantec product!). Just right click on the partitions and select "delete" (remember ALL DATA WILL BE LOST). Also, make sure you can accurately identify which partitions are on which hard disk so you don't make a major error you'll regret. Create new partitions by right clicking on "unallocated" disk space and selecting "new partition". A wizard will guide you through the process. First, click "next. Second, select the partition type. The first partitions should be "primary" and subsequent partitions "extended". Third, select the partition size. Remember, FAT 32 partitions have a maximum size of 32 GB. You will have to create multiple partitions because or the size of your hard drive. Select the file system. The DEFAULT file system is NTFS. Change it to FAT32 from the drop-down menu. Assign a volume label if desired. Then click "finish". Finally, right click on each partition and select "format". You should see a formatting progress notation on the partition showing the percentage progress of the formatting process. I hope this works better for you. [/QUOTE]
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