Can I create FAT32 partitions from NTFS?

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I've got Windows 2000 installed.
I have the whole hard drive as an NTFS partition.
I want to create a FAT32 partition so that I can backup the image of
the NTFS and store it there.

I only have access to the laptop by floppy on bootup.
CD ROM is not possible.

Thanks.


OM
 
OM said:
I've got Windows 2000 installed.
I have the whole hard drive as an NTFS partition.
I want to create a FAT32 partition so that I can backup the image of
the NTFS and store it there.

I only have access to the laptop by floppy on bootup.
CD ROM is not possible.

Thanks.
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Don`t bother to create an Image, on the same drive !.
If the drive `falls over` (dies), your image is gone too.
 
Don`t bother to create an Image, on the same drive !.
If the drive `falls over` (dies), your image is gone too.
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It can still be useful, being a laptop there is more
difficulty hooking up an alternate backup/restoration source
so if the image is there it will cover windows related
problems at least, then this back can also be put elsewhere
to cover the possible failed-drive issue.

The problem now is that the drive is one NTFS partition.
With partition magic he might boot a floppy, resize the NTFS
partition smaller, create an extended partition and a FAT32
partition in the extended partition. Without partition
magic, he'll need to find another utility that can do same
thing (none come to mind at the moment).
 
The problem now is that the drive is one NTFS partition.
With partition magic he might boot a floppy, resize the NTFS
partition smaller, create an extended partition and a FAT32
partition in the extended partition. Without partition
magic, he'll need to find another utility that can do same
thing (none come to mind at the moment).
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I read from one of the newsletter that ExtremeTech sent me sometime ago.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1918391,00.asp

It teaches you to re-partition your hard disk for free with Knoppix built-in
utility (QTpart I suppose).
 
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