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How can I convert a binary number to hexadecimal?
John Savill
October 7, 1999
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A. There are some operations in Windows NT where you need to give avalue as hexadecimal rather than binary or decimal, for example setting whichdrives should be excluded from a users view (see 'Q. How can I hide drive x from users?')
The easiest way to convert is to use the Calculator application in Scientificmode:
Start Calculator (calc.exe)
From the view menu select 'Scientific'
Select 'Bin' and set the data type to 'Dword' (Dword is 4 bytes (32 bits), the biggest possible in calc)
Enter you binary string
Select 'Hex' and your binary number is converted to Hex
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Hexadecimal is base 16 and each digit can therefore be between 0 and 15 (0-9,A-F). Binary is base 2 and each digit can therefore be 0 or 1.
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