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Old 20-12-2008, 06:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi,

I don't understand this, why are the options for creating and deleting grayed out? I created more(fat32) using Linux, but only the first partition ( named Bootstick) is read by Windows, rest are not mounted at all. So I deleted all other paritions using Linux and now this.



All I can do is format this parition, but not delete, and can't do anything on the free(unallocated) space.

Sorry if I have forgotten any basic things for Windows. Any ideas?
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Old 20-12-2008, 08:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: USB partitioning on XP_sp3

i think this is ur Problem...See this page

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2008/05...ows-and-linux/
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Old 20-12-2008, 08:08 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Oh alright, so that is the problem. Thanks.

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By default, flash drives contain a removable media bit (RMB) that tells Windows XP/Vista that the flash drive is removable media. In order for Windows to see more than one partition on the flash drive, we must flip the removable media bit on the flash drive to off.
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@Hitboxx.. are those linux partitions? how many distros do you have?
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Default Re: USB partitioning on XP_sp3

A similar question was asked here: partition on pen drive

Look at my post #11. Use it to flip the removable bit.
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@Charan, 3 Linuses, 1 Windows

@infra, ya thanks.
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