"Volume too big" when formating in Fat32

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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.
 
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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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.
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A pain isn't it? I have used the free program fat32format.exe a few
times with perfect results on drives up to 200gB. It is especially
useful with a USB-connected drives that are to be shared among various
operating systems.

http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm

But if you are formatting a drive which is to be used strictly with
WinXP or Win2K I'd suggest that you use the default NTFS format for it
for the extra reliability and security if provides.

John McGaw
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"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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Wes
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I used the info provided on the link. And it worked! Thanks.
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How did you create the partition in excess of 32GB to begin
with????????????????????
 
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.
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Format the hard disk as NTFS. By design, WinXP cannot create and
format a new partition greater than 32 Gb. This is because NTFS is the
superior file system, and not nearly as wasteful of drive space. (If
you make a FAT32 partition larger than 8 Gb, you're "throwing away"
significant amounts of storage capacity.


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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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Jonny said:
"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"



How did you create the partition in excess of 32GB to begin
with????????????????????
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At the Command Prompt, I wrote FDISK E: and pressed Enter. It took five
minutes to "check the system". The I used the format E: function.

Maybe I should have told you that I did that on a slave hard disk..
 
Forget about the floppy disk. I was confused. :)

Wesley said:
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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Well, that made at least two of us. ;-)

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