formating with fat32

I want to use my xp x64 professional disk to create a fat32 partition and format with fat32. I am only able to format with ntfs. What's MS got against fat32 now? I am using ntfs and it's fine but I want to use fat32 instead. How can I format a new partition with fat32?

 

https://www.google.com/#q=can+I+format+a+partition+to+fat32+if+the+rest+is+ntfs,+winxp

you can read up on this at the above search page, the link below has some utilities that will do as you need:

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/format-fat32-drives-beyond-32gb-limit/

 

did those links help??

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Well I haven't tried the fat32format.exe file yet. I zero'd out the first 1.6 GB of my HD to clear things and used a tool called "parted magic" a very good tool. But it's not an MS util. The reason I haven't tried fat32format.exe yet is because I can't format a mounted partition. That happens to be ntfs. I think your first link explained why my x64 DVD isn't formatting the entire 200GB HD with fat32 without hanging. A MS instituted 32 GB boundary. I formatted a new partition with fat32 and everything installed then the installation hung on me. So I assume I will need to create a new partition formatted using the fat32format.exe util. I also had grub 2 in my boot record so I had to use fixmbr and fixboot and that still didn't work.

So I haven't tried the util yet but I definately will. I guess I could create a first partion of less than 32 GB and fat format that. Have you ever used fat32format.exe the CLI or GUI version?

Bill

 

No, I have not, I have only ever formatted with ntfs.

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And it's not that I have anything against ntfs; but then again I don't have anything against fat32 either. And it seems to be more universally identified such as for SD cards and USB sticks.

 

https://www.google.com/#q=ntfs+vs+fat32

you can read about it on the link above, from what I have read it seems that to use fat32 would be for compatibility between things like linux and mac