Windows 2000 DVD-ROM Drive Cannot Read Windows XP-Formatted FAT32 DVD-RAM Media (304841)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q304841

SYMPTOMS

After you format a DVD-RAM media to the FAT32 file system and you then write files to it by using a DVD-RAM drive in Windows XP, you may be unable to read the RAM media in Windows 2000 by using a DVD-ROM drive. You may receive one of the following error messages:
Drive not accessible
or
Insert media
Note that this behavior occurs only in Windows 2000; you can read the media in Windows 98.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Windows 2000 does not support DVD-RAM media that uses the FAT32 file system.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/29/2003
Keywords:kbenv kberrmsg kbpending kbprb KB304841
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