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Partitioning using Fat32
Name: Larkina Date: November 8, 2006 at 17:38:18 Pacific OS: Windows XP Pro CPU/Ram: 1.80/1G. Product: Dell Dimension 4500
Comment:
Can you Partition your OS using NTFS for the C: directory and Fat32 as your other partitions for misc usage? If so can it be done using the dynamic disk setup?
Name: king faisal Date: November 13, 2006 at 12:57:02 Pacific
Reply:
their is no need using dynamic disk setup. during installation of your os,just specify the size of the disk you want to be ntfs and format the partition with ntfs file system. after the installation,you can format the remaining unallocated space with fat32 file system from disk management in administrative tools in control panel.
Summary: I have winxp pro and home and neither winxp install gives me a choice to use fat32 unless I first do an fdisk and format it myself using the fat32 partition. Then winxp will give me a choice to use th...
Summary: Just got a notebook with XP home. I would like to reformat and do a clean install but would also like to create a partition using fat32. How do I go about this? ...