Hello all,I have a Windows XP 32bit with SP3 with up to date patches. When I try to access data from a Western Digital 250G external USB HD (which is formatted as exFAT) it says that it is not formatted and asks me to format it now. This same drive works fine when I attach it to a Win7 64bit workstation.On the XP machine, I chose to format the drive using exFAT. I get the message 'windows was unable to complete the format'.Now if I format the drive using NTFS I am OK. Free babyz serial number lookup. I even formatted the HD using exFAT on a Win7 64bit machine.

1. Can Windows Xp Read Exfat

Can Windows Xp Read Exfat

Thanks for keeping the Windows XP exFAT update here. Now I can use my old XP machine to backup pics from my new camera that uses exFAT. I don’t understand why Microsoft deleted all things XP. Operating Systems that Support the exFAT File System. What operating systems support the exFAT file format? Download Service Pack 2 (with exFAT support) Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or 3) No longer supported by Microsoft. ExFAT patch is no longer available for Windows XP systems. Did this problem occur after a XP reinstall? Or did drive come from another system with latter windows? Why are you using exFat? Is there any data on it? Internal or external drive? If you can extract data on another PC Repartition and format as NTFS unless very good reason.

When I place the HD back to the XP machine it sees the drive and the drive letter but keeps saying that it needs to be formatted.In conclusion, the drive works on my Win7 both no matter what filesystem I use but in XP it only works as NTFS. I have no trouble seeing the drive or any drive letters. I even changed around the drive letters around from F to Z and I tried disabling the firewire connection (I read this on another site).Normally I would just use NTFS and be done with it. However I wanted to use this drive to backup some things on my XBOX360 which does not recognize NTFS. Also (if im not mistaken) I wanted to attach this to a MAC and MAC won't recognize NTFS either but I believe it does recognize exFAT.The HD is a little old but it does work fine. Hah, the strangest thing.

I just worked around it. I no longer have a workstation that would allow me to format it to a FAT32 so that is one test I could not do. I decided to take my exFAT HD and backup some things from the xbox360 and lo and behold the 360 formatted the HD to Fat32. I can now access the data across all the machines I am using this drive for.For poops and giggles I have a state of the art 512mb USB flash drive (sarcasm) and I formatted it exfat. It seems my XP won't recognize anything exFAT. This isn't too much of a big deal since I worked around my issue but if anyone knows how to get exFAT working on an XP box, I would gladly like to know for troubleshooting sake.

If you don't have any files over 4Gb, I would use FAT32. I've actually had this exact same issue - what I did was partition the drive (160Gb) into 2 FAT32 partitions both formatted at 31Gb, then the rest of the disk space as NTFS. All three drives were recognized by both systems. Of course, the best way would be to purchase separate drives for each different file system you wish to use.

Cheers.I posted my reply without seeing yours. The problem is I cant format to Fat32. It isn't even an option for me on any of my workstations (XP and 7). I believe since I am up to date the option isn't there. Luckily my 360 did the job for me. It is a strange workaround but it did work.

Microsoft released an update for the Windows XP operating system that adds support for the extended File Allocation Table (exFAT).The exFAT file system is the successor to FAT32 in the FAT family of file systems. The exFAT file system is a new file system format that addresses the growing needs of mobile personal storage on different operating systems. It handles large files, such as those that are used for media storage, and it enables interoperability between desktop computers and devices, such as portable media devices. Because of this functionality, you can copy files between the desktop and external devices or between the desktop and other operating systems.Users of Windows XP SP2 and SP3 are currently able to download the xFat driver.After you download the file, you will be able to format external media in the exFAT format. Additionally, you will be able to format external media that is larger than 32 GB, and exFAT-formatted media will be recognized on the computer.The exFAT file system incorporates several improvements over FAT32. These improvements include the following advances:- Support for very large files and storage devices- Support for performance improvements- Support for extensibility features for future innovation- Added compatibility for flash mediaThe exFAT file system uses 64 bits to describe file size.

This allows for applications that depend on very large files. The exFAT file system also allows for clusters as large as 32MB, effectively enabling very large storage devices.The exFAT file system has been already adopted in the latest 'SDXC' standard released by the SD association.