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Already ran into this
I already had to deal with this Vista defect.

My ACER notebook came with XP pre-installed on a FAT32 partition.

I did the convert as I don't do anything important in Windows but this situation can cause huge problems.

What if an average user runs into this and does not read zdnet? They will be spending a few frustrating hours on the phone to MS tech support in India.

Microsoft recommends backing up all data before converting to avoid data corruption. What if the user has a nearly full HDD? How exactly is the average user going to back-up 20, 40, or even 100 GB of data? Will they be forced to go out and buy a removable USB HDD to accomplish this task?

After performing a Vista upgrade it's clear that Vista has no idea how to deal with FAT32 partitions.

The upgrade process was the most convoluted thing I've seen in a while. 5 years, $5 billion and that's the best they could do?
Posted by: Tim Patterson   Posted on: 02/14/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Already ran into this  Tim Patterson | 02/14/07
Consience design choice.  ShadeTree | 02/14/07
Why not include in install process?  fyao | 02/15/07
Why?  jlhudg23 | 02/15/07
i find a clean install better  SO.CAL Guy | 02/15/07
WOW! That has to be...  kodakmak | 02/21/07
Vista  jcohee2@... | 02/16/07
Since Windows Xp launched you have not ...  ShadeTree | 02/14/07
Implication  perryroyce@... | 02/14/07
They use other tools  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 02/14/07
I was wondering about that  voska | 02/14/07
No expaination  perryroyce@... | 02/14/07
For years OEMs that do network ...  ShadeTree | 02/14/07
Re: They use other tools  Cat Ketch | 02/15/07
FAT32 & NTFA  puppadave | 02/15/07
just one more reason to switch to Linux!  Linux Geek | 02/14/07
Well that didn't take long....  rock06r | 02/15/07
Indeed it is unrelated...  Mitch 74 | 02/15/07
Cutting off your nose to spite your face.  ShadeTree | 02/15/07
Might not be easier but just the same  voska | 02/15/07
To equate the difficulty from upgrading to Vista...  ShadeTree | 02/15/07
As long as you don't have an ATI video card...  Steven J. Ackerman | 02/15/07
Ubuntu.  ehwood | 02/15/07
Almost..  ben162005@... | 02/15/07
Given the choice...  ehwood | 02/15/07
big fat IF  shraven | 02/15/07
So?  ehwood | 02/15/07
also, if you go the upgade route...  Arm A. Geddon | 02/14/07
oops...I mean upgrade (nt)  Arm A. Geddon | 02/14/07
Vista Upgrade on XP Pro  tyost@... | 02/15/07
Not the only failed upgrade....  rick1947 | 02/15/07
Vista/XP/SuSe triple boot.any problems?  michael_orton@... | 02/15/07
Vista Problems  jwanger@... | 02/15/07
Vista  typhoon93 | 02/15/07
Vista trashes existing XP partitions  r7di697 | 02/15/07
I have never seen this or even heard of it  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/07
Saw it first hand, Ed  r7di697 | 02/15/07
It was a PM problem not a Vista problem  TasteeWheat | 02/15/07
Note  r7di697 | 02/15/07
That's a Partition Magic problem  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 02/16/07
PM 8  r7di697 | 02/16/07
May have to do with Paritiion Magic  r7di697 | 02/15/07
Save your sweat  bmgoodman | 02/16/07
Not me  r7di697 | 02/16/07
Too much credit  bmgoodman | 02/16/07
Yeah Right  r7di697 | 02/16/07
Sorry Dude  rob_cluett@... | 02/17/07
One more suggestion  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/18/07
test  donar27 | 07/12/07
Vista  Darkomen1 | 07/19/07
Partition size  Darkomen1 | 07/19/07
Anymore  christine.jarrell@... ZDNet Moderator | 07/30/07

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