Can I format Vista to FAT32 If yes how

Can I format Vista to FAT32 If yes how

Say that your drive shows up as G:. Open a command prompt - start / all programs / accessories (right click), and then click Run as a qualification and enter the command:

G: FAT32 format C:\

Or change the drive letter to match what you have.

Here's a Miccrosoft article with a more detailed explanation: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Convert-a-hard-disk-or-partition-to-FAT32-format which can be more useful if the above does not work as I think it should.

It will be useful,

Good luck!

P.S. If you're talking about formatting the drive in FAT32 Vista system, do not.  Vista works better in NtFS and there is no reason to format in FAT32 (if it was still possible without a re-installation, repartitionaing and the reorganization of each partition of sepapate).

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