formatting software

[samusaran]

I've got a 256gb pendrive which I'm trying to format to fat32 in windows but it doesn't give me the option to do this.
Is there any other software I can use?

 

[trm]

This guy has a tool that'll let you get past MS's attempts to push you onto NTFS.

http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm

and http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/guiformat.htm

 

[simonden]

You just have to format in DOS if the pen drive i larger than 32GB.

Open a DOS window (Start->Run->"cmd")

type "format /FS:FAT32 F:"

(without all quotes and assumes that you pen drive is the F drive)

 

[samusaran]

Cheers guys will see if they work.

 

[samusaran]

You just have to format in DOS if the pen drive i larger than 32GB.

Open a DOS window (Start->Run->"cmd")

type "format /FS:FAT32 F:"

(without all quotes and assumes that you pen drive is the F drive)

its saying

format is not recognized as an internal or external command

 

[samusaran]

all sorted the link tim gave worked first time

 

[simonden]

its saying

format is not recognized as an internal or external command

That means that your autoexec is not set up to look in your system32 folder, all you would need to do in that case is change your directory in DOS to c:windowssystem32 but I see you are now sorted