The B partition is probably setup as hidden, containing the XP installation
startup files.
If you intend to create other partitions, you will need a 3rd party
partition manager such as Partition Magic or BootIt NG to change partitions
on the fly without losing programs already installed.

Jerry

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A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...
but a true friend will be sitting beside you saying,
"Damn... that was fun!"


"JM" <jm@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I'm working on a computer that has a Western Digital Caviar SE 7200RPM
> 160gb HDD. It has two partitions of roughly equal size. The A partition
> is NTFS and where all the files are, Windows XP, apps, etc. The B
> partition is FAT32 and shows nothing on it, even with all hidden folders
> set to view. It looks blank in Windows Explorer. However, the properties
> show 4.5gb used, with 68.5gb free.
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> Is this simply and "XP thing?" Is it showing 4.5gb used as a result of
> how XP reads larger hard drives or FAT32? Or is there actually 4.5gb
> worth of data on that partition that's not showing up?
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> thank you for any input.
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