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No, XP can work with a mix of FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS disks.
The only real limitation is that the format routine native to XP cannot format a FAT32 disk to a partition larger than 32 Gig. If you want a single FAT32 partition (yours will work out to 37.6 Gig.) boot with a Win98SE boot diskette and use it to fdisk and format the drive before installing it under Disk Management under XP.
The only real limitation is that the format routine native to XP cannot format a FAT32 disk to a partition larger than 32 Gig. If you want a single FAT32 partition (yours will work out to 37.6 Gig.) boot with a Win98SE boot diskette and use it to fdisk and format the drive before installing it under Disk Management under XP.
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