Q. How does FAT32 handle formatting my floppy disks?
A. Floppy disks are formatted as FAT12, even if you have formatted your hard disk to FAT32. The utility, Format.com is prohibited from making a FAT32 file system on a floppy disk. Since FAT16 and FAT32 are compatible, either file system is capable of reading the data from the floppy disk.
FAT is the normal file system for floppies, however if you have a utility installed to enable NTFS floppies then you can select NTFS from the drop down menu,
how to format a floppy,
http://www.helpwithpcs.com/tipsandtr...isk-win-xp.htm
Windows NT has never supported NTFS floppy disks, because Microsoft claims that floppy disks are too small for NTFS data structures. NTFSFlp, a program that will both format and enable NTFS support on floppy disks, proves this to be wrong. Now you can see for yourself why NTFS on floppies, while possible, is not a great idea
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr...fsfloppy.shtml
hope that helps
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