Microsoft KB Archive/226492

= Cannot Select FAT16 or FAT32 File System During Setup =

Article ID: 226492

Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q226492



SUMMARY
During Setup, you cannot choose whether to format a volume with the FAT16 or FAT32 file system. This is done automatically based on the size of the partition you are formatting.



MORE INFORMATION
If the partition to be formatted is smaller than 2048 megabytes (MB), it is formatted using FAT16. If the volume is equal to or larger than 2048 MB, it is formatted using FAT32.

For additional information about file systems, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

184006 Limitations of FAT32 File System with Windows 2000

211249 Default File System Choices During Windows 2000 Setup

Keywords: kbenv kbinfo kbsetup KB226492

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