geek squad help (vista)

[adamx1x]

so i have a 10 GIG file i need to drop into my external Hard drive
its formatted to fat32 only because my blue ray (sony) can recognize the external
this way i can watch and listen to anything up to a size of a dvd..

when its formatted to ntfs there is no restrictions on size except for the fact that when i hook up to the blue ray usb it does not see the drive at all

now that its formatted to fat32 it sees it but i have a size limitation...

am i sol here? is there a free software out there that can help?

 

[Cobster]

Better Google that information before DJ gets on your ass about posting a question/seeking advice or an answer for a technology related question in the proper forum.

 

[adamx1x]

i did google i thought someone could help me out here..
plus after googling for soo long my head is spinning. there are restrictions on size but is there a way out....

 

[Cobster]

Keep searching, don't post here, it's not right.

 

[WoodPeckr]

...am i sol here? is there a free software out there that can help?

That sounds like an interesting question I had never had to deal with. Doesn't M$ have 'help Forums' like Linux and Apple for this? They may be very helpful answering questions for something like that.

 

[cancowboy2001]

You might be SOL. Under FAT32 files are limited to 4GB.

Check to see if there are any firmware upgrades for your Blu-Ray player that would let it recognize NTFS.
Otherwise start looking for a new player that will support NTFS.

 

[enyaw]

can the file be broken up into parts aka compressed? and still play on your blue ray device? You might want to look at a media streaming device as well.

 

[adamx1x]

enyaw - yes the files can be compressed or split up winzip7 into the hard drive but cannot be put back together on the external hard drive

 

[enyaw]

Can you burn the file to a dvd? Something the size of a dual layer which will hold 8g's. What other formats does your player read ie avi mp4 etc? If it can read other formats I have a free program that can convert the file. That will decrease the size of the file. But I'm not at home at the moment

 

[enyaw]

http://download.cnet.com/Any-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-10661456.html

Let me know if this program is of any use