Microsoft KB Archive/300030

= The &quot;FAT32&quot; Option Is Unavailable in Disk Management =

Article ID: 300030

Article Last Modified on 12/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

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This article was previously published under Q300030





SYMPTOMS
When you create a partition in Disk Management, the file allocation table (FAT)32 option is unavailable in the File System menu. The only option that is available is the NTFS file system option.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, format a FAT32 partition:
 * 1) Open Disk Management and create an unformatted partition.
 * 2) Assign a drive letter to the partition.
 * 3) Close Disk Management.
 * 4) Format the partition by means of Windows Explorer.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Keywords: kbprb kbui KB300030

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