FAT32 formatting???

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notoriousz

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I got this message when trying to convert my HDD in Command prompt: Access Denied as you do not have sufficient privileges.
You have to invoke this utility running in elevated mode.

I did get it working after I did Run as administrator and it worked, but it takes ages formatting........

The external HDD I was converting is 500GB, due to how long it was taking I cancelled it.

Does anyone know how I can do a quick fat32 formatting or conversion in vista?
 

My Computer

System One

Do you mean change the fat32 to something like ntfs? If so then download G-Parted Live.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway T-6836
    CPU
    T-5750 @ 2.00GHz
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    SigmaTel High Definition Audio
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    250 GB
it is currently formatting from NTFS to FAT32 in Command prompt and it has only done 7% in 40 minuets, want to stop it and format it in a different way, a way which will be faster.
 

My Computer

System One

Download GParted Live and put it on a CD. Then restart your computer and insert the disk.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway T-6836
    CPU
    T-5750 @ 2.00GHz
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    SigmaTel High Definition Audio
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    250 GB
Fat32 is a bad idea for Vista. You will potentially run into all kinds of problems - even if you use the disk only for backups. As far as timing is concerned, my guess would be that for 500GBs it may take about 8 hours. Let it run in the background. It is not much in the way.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
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