Formatting your drive with Fat32
Windows XP normally refuse to format a partition higher than 40 GB with FAT32. however this operation performs properly with
NTFS
The solution for this issue is to boot your installation CD and use the Console Recovery by pressing the key “r”. Once the safe mode show
C:\> type the following command :
format x: /fs:fat32
Replace the letter x by the partition that you are actually formatting , e.g . partition D:.
Important Notice : Formatting from
FAT32 is refused whenever the we type cmd in the run. Another important information is thaty. administrator password is required for formatting under console recovery. If you have forgotten your administrator password, the only solution is to format using a software which enable you to format in FAT32 , e.g , FAT32FORMAT.