Install on FAT32

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darkrats

Can someone tell me if Vista will install on a HD formatted FAT32, and is
there an option to keep the file system FAT32 after installation?
 
Vista won't install on a FAT32 partition. It will recognize and use other
FAT32 partitions but it must be installed on a NTFS partition.
 
No and No.

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