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Hello Matt - 

JE>>>> If you install XP or 2000 and use the NTFS file system
JE>>>> rather than the older 98 or earlier file system (FAT32)
JE>>>> it is a pain to revert back to FAT32. 

CA>>> XP and W2K use NTFSv5, not the older NTFS of WinNT. AFAIK
CA>>> there _is_ no way to revert back to FAT32 from NTFSv5
CA>>> other than reformatting the drive and a complete
CA>>> reinstall. 

RT>> Yeah! how'n the heck do you format a partion that you
RT>> cannot read, and that WIN95/98's FDISK will not touch. 

MM> Boot from a Western Digital "DiskManager" V6.02 or later
MM> floppy. Follow the instructions for _removing_ the
MM> DiskManager partition and zero out the first 63 sectors.
MM> Works like a champ. Some of this ancient DOS stuff still
MM> has value! :-)) 

Russell was just being facetious. He knows how to do this. :-\ 

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