Author: Ernst Walet
Date: 01:54:08 11/10/02
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On November 10, 2002 at 04:47:41, Ernst Walet wrote: >On November 09, 2002 at 21:32:02, Peter Skinner wrote: > >>On November 09, 2002 at 12:19:27, Ernst Walet wrote: >> >>>Both my partitions (10GB+70GB) are FAT32 without any problem, both using 8K >>>clusters. >>> >>>Ernst. >> >>I knew I wasn't losing my mind. I know that I read somewhere that FAT32 had >>limits, but forgotten where: >> >>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q154997 >> >>NOTE: Microsoft Windows 2000 only supports FAT32 partitions up to a size of 32 >>GB >> >>Thus Windows XP would have the same problems. >> >>I use Windows XP and can not use more than 32 gb of FAT32 per disk > >I use XP on a 70Gig FAT32 partition... > >Ernst. It's a limitation in creating a FAT32 partition, not utilizing it. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314463 This is a highlight from this article: You cannot format a volume larger than 32 gigabytes (GB) in size using the FAT32 file system during the Windows XP installation process. Windows XP can mount and support FAT32 volumes larger than 32 GB (subject to the other limits), but you cannot create a FAT32 volume larger than 32 GB by using the Format tool during Setup. If you need to format a volume that is larger than 32 GB, use the NTFS file system to format it. Another option is to start from a Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Startup disk and use the Format tool included on the disk. Ernst.
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