I am using VMWare Workstation 6.5. I have checked the vmware.com site and have ran into references that a manual operating system installation should be used if you DO NOT want to install Windows XP using NTFS.
However, the easy setup wizard used in Workstation doesn't really have a toggle to allow you to choose the FAT32 partition method vs. NTFS. One you put in the key, attached your ISO to the CD-ROM, the setup wizard lauches right into installing the OS. I haven't found a method in which you can attache a drive, set the size and then make the format a FAT32 partition.
Any thoughts?
I did find a method that does allow you to get a FAT32 partition but it is a very long process. The reason why I am doing this is for a proof of concept virtual machine that is setup with an enctriped hard drive with an outer layer "fake" OS and a innter layered "real" OS that only you knows exists.
One of the requirements is that the Outer layered "fake" OS has to be using FAT32. The inner layered OS can use FAT32 or NTFS.
However, the easy setup wizard used in Workstation doesn't really have a toggle to allow you to choose the FAT32 partition method vs. NTFS. One you put in the key, attached your ISO to the CD-ROM, the setup wizard lauches right into installing the OS. I haven't found a method in which you can attache a drive, set the size and then make the format a FAT32 partition.
Any thoughts?
I did find a method that does allow you to get a FAT32 partition but it is a very long process. The reason why I am doing this is for a proof of concept virtual machine that is setup with an enctriped hard drive with an outer layer "fake" OS and a innter layered "real" OS that only you knows exists.
One of the requirements is that the Outer layered "fake" OS has to be using FAT32. The inner layered OS can use FAT32 or NTFS.