Cannot assign a letter to a FAT32 partition

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Published on 2010-03-14T17:12:58Z Indexed on 2010/03/17 2:41 UTC
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I have an external hard disk where I have created many partitions to use also in Linux.

First two partitions are FAT32. The third is a Truecrypt partition. I cannot assign a letter to the second partition.

When I go to Manage disk and right-click on the unassigned partition, most of the options are not enabled.

shot of the partitions

What have I to do to see this partition on my XP PC?

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