Max partition size under FAT32

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Please, is there any way to exceed the 32gb limit for partition size using
FAT32 on a win2k server? Need FAT32 for compatability and some old progs.
Currently a 320gb disk has way too many partitions and some movie creations
are more than 32gb initially.

Many thanks
 
Create and format the partitions with another operating system (Windows
9x fdisk) or use a third party partioning tool like Partition Magic or
BootItNG.

John
 
Thanks, but being ''server'' version, no other partitioning programs work.

Also have large amount of data that will need copying around. Just hoped
there
was an easier way. Will 2kserver recognise these larger partitions???
ta
JR
 
What program that cares about the file system? NTFS is the native file
system of Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista and is always recommended. Might be
time for an application upgrade.


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Please, is there any way to exceed the 32gb limit for partition size using
| FAT32 on a win2k server? Need FAT32 for compatability and some old progs.
| Currently a 320gb disk has way too many partitions and some movie
creations
| are more than 32gb initially.
|
| Many thanks
 
some legacy programs (mainly DOS) from programming days. Doesn't actually
need ALL partitions to be fat32, just one data and the windows one. Was just
the easy way to set up originally.

Is there any easy way of win2k seeing more than 32k? tried 1st to create
larger partitions with fdisk, but w2k wouldn't work with them (even after the
problem of correcting for large drives/128k limit

rgds
 
As John said you must format using something other than an NT'ish operating
system. Sounds like you created the partition but didn't format it.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| some legacy programs (mainly DOS) from programming days. Doesn't actually
| need ALL partitions to be fat32, just one data and the windows one. Was
just
| the easy way to set up originally.
|
| Is there any easy way of win2k seeing more than 32k? tried 1st to create
| larger partitions with fdisk, but w2k wouldn't work with them (even after
the
| problem of correcting for large drives/128k limit
|
| rgds
 
This may help....here's an excerpt from the MS article in link below:

"The Windows 2000 Fastfat driver enables you to mount and fully support a FAT32
volume larger than 32 GB that was created by another operating system."

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...serv/reskit/prork/prdf_fls_dxob.mspx?mfr=true

It appears that the cluster size is critical in the format.

| some legacy programs (mainly DOS) from programming days. Doesn't actually
| need ALL partitions to be fat32, just one data and the windows one. Was just
| the easy way to set up originally.
|
| Is there any easy way of win2k seeing more than 32k? tried 1st to create
| larger partitions with fdisk, but w2k wouldn't work with them (even after the
| problem of correcting for large drives/128k limit
|
| rgds
|
| "Dave Patrick" wrote:
|
| > What program that cares about the file system? NTFS is the native file
| > system of Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista and is always recommended. Might be
| > time for an application upgrade.
| >
| >
| > --
| >
| > Regards,
| >
| > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
| > Microsoft Certified Professional
| > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
| > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
| >
| > "JR" wrote:
| > | Please, is there any way to exceed the 32gb limit for partition size using
| > | FAT32 on a win2k server? Need FAT32 for compatability and some old progs.
| > | Currently a 320gb disk has way too many partitions and some movie
| > creations
| > | are more than 32gb initially.
| > |
| > | Many thanks
| >
| >
| >
 
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