Re: "Volume too big" when formating in Fat32

What floppy disk don't you have?

And how does that relate to converting or formatting a hard drive to NTFS?

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:OrvSovYIHHA.2632@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Jonny <spamyourself@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
"I would like to format a hard disk that is bigger than 32GB. I have XP
and don't have a floppy disk. Please tell me what to do. Thanks."

Response:
"How to convert a FAT16 volume or a FAT32 volume to an NTFS file system in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881


NOTE: When you attempt to format a FAT32 partition that is larger than 32
GB during the Windows XP installation process, the format operation fails
near the end of the process, and you may receive the following error
message:

Logical Disk Manager: Volume size too big.

Limitations of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314463

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User"

<mikesmith9999@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1166322265.578553.222930@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I used the info provided on the link. And it worked! Thanks.


How did you create the partition in excess of 32GB to begin
with????????????????????
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Jonny

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